Welcome to Old Fashioned Education's FREE online K-12 curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement.
Give your children an enjoyable education with the joy of living books!
Our program of study is designed to help you homeschool your whole family together using Old Fashioned methods, living books [1], and day-by-day lesson plans (optional teacher guides) for a peaceful morning schedule with free afternoons! Do 1 lesson per program per day for a complete curriculum.
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Enjoy a peaceful morning schedule.
Just 3 lessons per day covers all the subjects!
9:00 am - Do 1 lesson from Christian Study with the family.
9:00 am - Do 1 lesson from Christian Study with the family.
10:00 am - Do 1 lesson from Enrichment Study with the family.
11:00 am - Do 1 lesson from Individual Study per grade (guided or independent).
Optional: Add our Enjoying Science Together for a simpler schedule!
Plus, you have an extra day for co-op, classes, library, or activities.
Plus, you have an extra day for co-op, classes, library, or activities.
Getting Started
We get asked a lot, "Do I need to enroll?" No. Our curriculum is free for you and your family to use. If you are new to homeschool, check your state's homeschool laws, then get started in 3 steps:
- Step 1: Choose a plan to fit your family. Choose 1 time period for Program 1: Christian Study plus 1 time period for Program 2: Enrichment Study to enjoy as a family. Add 1 volume per child of Program 3: Individual Study (by grade-level) for a complete curriculum. See Teaching Series Bundle & Save.
- Step 2: Gather the booklist for each program of study. Use the top navigation bar to access the FREE online books or build a living book library, plus purchase a few extra books separately.
- Step 3: Get started learning together! Use our lesson plans or plan your own lessons using the FREE resources under each program.
You might be wondering about . . .
Program Cost
The online syllabi, schedules, printables, and articles presented here are FREE for use under the terms of our License Agreement.
Lesson Plans (Publication Schedule)
Our lesson plan handbooks include daily lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key and are made affordable through commercial printing. For those who prefer to make their own lesson plans, we've provided a FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet.
When will lesson plan handbooks be available? Old Fashioned Education is a free service to home school parents (co-ops, cottage, private, public schools). As time allows more lesson handbooks will be made available.
Our expected publication dates are as follows:
When will lesson plan handbooks be available? Old Fashioned Education is a free service to home school parents (co-ops, cottage, private, public schools). As time allows more lesson handbooks will be made available.
Our expected publication dates are as follows:
- 2022 - Volume I (Christian Study, Enrichment Study), Individual Study 1
- 2023 - Volume II (Christian Study, Enrichment Study), Individual Study 2
- 2024 - Volume III (Christian Study, Enrichment Study), Individual Study 3
- 2025 - Volume IV (Christian Study, Enrichment Study), Individual Study 4
- 2026 - Volume V (Christian Study, Enrichment Study), Individual Study 5
- 2027 - Individual Study 6-8
- 2028 - Individual Study 9-12
- 2029 - TBA
Enrollment & Record Keeping
Our curriculum is free to use and does not require enrollment. See getting started. Parents are responsible for their own record keeping, however a space for record keeping is provided in each Teaching Guide handbook.
Parental Time
Our program includes a peaceful morning schedule from 9:00 to 12:00. No additional prep time is required if you are using our optional lesson plans. Parents are involved and enjoy reading living books and listening to narrations with their children in Programs 1 and 2, plus guide or assign independent work in Program 3 (as determined by you and your child's growth).
Involvement is easy and enjoyable!
Involvement is easy and enjoyable!
Our Method
We believe method is best determined by you and according to the needs of your child. Generally, our lesson plans can be described as gentle classical. We encourage the use of a Recitation Notebook for mastery of memory work. We also incorporate many Charlotte Mason and Old-Fashioned methods into our lesson handbooks.
You can learn about our method here.
You can learn about our method here.
Notes
[1] Old Fashioned Education utilizes textbooks and living books from the 1900's which are not dumbed down, do not contain political propaganda, and are in the FREE domain. We selected many books from Miss Maggie's original source to create a family together program of study to share.
[2] In addition to Music Study, we suggest instrument lessons.
[3] Language Arts includes Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Grammar.
[4] Classical Studies include Latin, Logic, and Rhetoric, an option for older students.
[2] In addition to Music Study, we suggest instrument lessons.
[3] Language Arts includes Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Grammar.
[4] Classical Studies include Latin, Logic, and Rhetoric, an option for older students.