Living Books Curriculum

Living Books Curriculum
A Charlotte Mason education for the 21st century
For Kindergarten through Grade 5 (6-8 forthcoming) • Available from Living Books Curriculum • 5497 S. Gilmore Road, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 • www.livingbookscurriculum.com

Living Books Curriculum is the only complete curriculum inspired by the work of British educational reformer, Charlotte Mason. The curriculum focuses on the use of high-quality literature, real-life experiences and oral language skills. Charlotte Mason believed these three modes of learning should be the primary sources for education.

The program currently provides books and materials for grade levels Foundation Year (kindergarten) through Grade Five, with future levels through Grade Eight being developed. Each grade level is a separate program in itself and is designed as a four term, 36-week academic year with the first eight weeks of each term used for instruction and the ninth week being used for completion of prior work and student assessment.

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BENEFITS OF A LIVING BOOKS CURRICULUM
Ease of teaching

An easy to use Week-by-Week detail of work for the week. Allows you to schedule the day and time that works best.
Notes for each grade which provide important information for the parent on how to get maximum benefit from the books
Support materials, such as a planner for scheduling, sample day and week schedule, maps, supplementary readings lists, poetry and more.
A CD which contains many helpful articles and useful tools, as well as a complete year of picture study for grades three and up
Integrated, complete curriculum that teaches children to love learning and to be self-motivated learners. Example: curriculum pulls you through history, language arts & geography all at the same time!!

Ease of learning

Child is seen as a person
Narration used extensively
Living books used extensively
Short lessons used to teach attentiveness
Emphasizes the value of habit training
Art, picture study, music, and nature study are part of the core curriculum
Elimination of textbooks and workbooks
Use of local resources as teaching tool
Use of orality (speaking and listening) as a key to learning and literacy
Forms of oral language experiences: narration, storytelling, recitation, discourse, reading aloud, logopoeia.

Ease of planning

LBC has developed a Planning for Learning™ system which utilizes a 36-week school year with four terms of eight weeks each. The ninth week of each term is a flex week in which no new material is taught and the end-of-term assessment questions are used to assess learning.
Ability to teach multiple grade levels (e.g. Gr.1 & Gr. 2)
Adaptable to child’s interests/ abilities

Ease of assessment

LBC uses end-of-term narration questions in each grade-level syllabus just as Charlotte Mason did to ensure the learning has taken place.

Ease of purchase

Customers can purchase as few or as many books as they wish.
LBC offers an easy payment option of four equal payments billed to your credit card every 4-5 weeks. You will need to contact us and request this option.
We guarantee you will love our curriculum. We have a 60-day, 100% refund policy on all books and materials, less shipping costs. However, if you should decide our curriculum is not for you, the books must be returned in resalable condition.

Return Policy

Living Books Curriculum has a 60-day, 100% refund policy on all books and materials, less shipping costs. If you decide Living Books Curriculum is not for you, the books must be returned in resalable condition.

Payment Plan

Living Books Curriculum offers an easy payment option of equal payments billed to your credit card. If you would like this option, please contact us and we will set it up for you.