Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 

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Directions: 

1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
2. Print the Kindergarten 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Kindergarten Curriculum Manual (optional) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.

​Do 1 lesson per day for a complete Christian curriculum. 

Key:  *Free online   ❶  Our Pick!   ❷ Christianbook

​Kindergarten
For Ages 4 to 7
My Community & General History
40 Week Schedule, PDF File

King James Bible

Bible Study

• Easy-to-read bible story books from the library.  Figure on 1 a week.

Devotions

• Keys for Kids or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals or other devotions of your choice*

Arithmetic. Choose 1.

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 1*
• Ray's New Primary Arithmetic* ❷
• Math program of your choice, purchased separately
  
  

Science

• The History of Insects*
• The Insect Folk*
• The Burgess Animal Book for Children* ❶
• Burgess Bird Book for Children* ❶

​Library Skills

• Go to the library once a week, learn how it all works. If you go on Fridays then you can check out the books you'll need for the following week.

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Language Arts

• Purchase Handwriting for Beginners Workbook of choice ❶
• Word Mastery: A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades* pp. 1-25
• McGuffey's Eclectic Primer*  ❶ ❷
• When appropriate begin writting 1 short story a week (4 or more sentences, as you deem fit)
  
  

Literature

• All the best Easy-to-Read books from the library, 1 per week.
• Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
  • The Yellow Fairy Book *
  • The Violet Fairy Book*
  • The Red Fairy Book* ❶
  • The Pink Fairy Book*
  • The Orange Fairy Book*
  • The Lilac Fairy Book*
  • The Grey Fairy Book*
  • The Green Fairy Book*
  • The Crimson Fairy Book*
  • The Brown Fairy Book*
  • The Blue Fairy Book* ❶
• Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings *
• Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit *
• The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne*
• The Real Mother Goose*
  
  

History

• All the best easy-to-read history books from the library, figure on 1 or 2 a week.  
• Make a Family Scrap Book & a Family Tree.
  
  

Biography

• The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition*

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Geography & Social Studies

• Easy-to-read books from the library about neighborhoods, maps, foreign countries, immigration, and our government. Figure on 1 or 2 a week.

Read Alouds (FREE at library or build your library - 1 picture book per week) 

Term 1 (Weeks 1-12)

1. The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown*
2. A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry*
3. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman*
4. Frederick by Leo Lionni*
5. Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis*
6. Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall*
7. Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor*
8. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf*
9. Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle*
10. Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban*
11. This First Thanksgiving Day by Laura Krauss Melmed​*
12. My Thank You Book
    by Mary M. Landis

Term 2 (Weeks 13-24)

1. The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown*
2. The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett*
3. Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry*
4. The Christmas Story, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin*
5. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen*
6. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening illustrated by Susan Jeffers*
7. Gregory’s Shadow by Don Freeman*
8. Walter the Baker by Eric Carle*
9. Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton*
10. The Frogs and Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel*
11. Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran*
12. Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson*​

Term 3 (Weeks 25-36)

1. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish*
   
2. Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt*
3. All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander*
4. A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor*
5. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page*
6. A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle*
7. An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni*
8. The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman*
9. Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse*
10. Wonders of Nature by Eloise Wilkins*
11. Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure by Bill Peet*
12. Abe’s Fish by Jen Bryant *

Need additional picture books?  Little Jewel Books (Christian) and Letter-of-the-Week Booklist (Classic)

Kindergarten Syllabus

1. For Kindergarten, continue to build literacy, by filling your home with living books , both Christian and Classic. You can begin to build your own Living Book Library with our booklist (above).
2. Turn-off screens [1] as a 30-minute show like Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood per day is more then enough, and, instead, enjoy story-time and outdoor play [2].  
3. A Kindergarten program is required in America, and although we study a wide array, the focus should be the basics: (1) reading, writing, arithmetic (2) language development, and (3) personal development.

The Kindergarten Weekly Schedule focuses on a daily learning time, plus habit training and outdoor play.

Kindergarten Weekly Schedule

coming soon

Have kindergarten questions or comments?  See FAQ's

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Notes
*Indicates free online or at library
^Consumable books less than 10%