Ancient World
Without Doors: Ancient World includes the overall framework to successfully implement 28 weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, literature, poet study, nature study, artist study, composer study, and hymn study for students in 1st-8th grade. One printed book per family combined with the items noted on the supply list provides a rich study for Creation through Ancient Rome (highlighting Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome).
Conveniently included in the book are artist study paintings, poetry, links to hymns, copywork, and more. The lessons are simple and clearly laid out in a weekly plan.
The content in each subject area is coordinated around the ancient world, creating a rich, immersive study and a harmony of lessons. Your student will develop good habits in nature journaling, narration, map-drawing, recitation, copywork, dictation, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and more!
This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your family!
Charlotte Mason recommends beginning with the history of the student’s native country. However, if that doesn't work for your family, or if you prefer to begin with a different book, each book includes a full feast of appropriate content for students in 1st-8th grade.
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Student Supplies
Watercolor Paper 9X12
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Narration Notebook
Elementary Copywork Notebook
Middle Copywork Notebook
The Book of Centuries (ages 10+)
Commonplace Book (ages 10+)
World Map or GlobeFamily Supplies
Bible
A Bunch of Wildflowers for the Children, by Ida Prentice Whitcomb
A Child's History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer
Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors, by Lorene Lambert
City, by David Macaulay
Herbal Handbook, by Rachel Federman (Clarkson Potter Publishers)
Herodotus and the Road to History, by Jeanne Bendick
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
The Student Bible Atlas, by Tim DowleyElementary Book List
Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Milo Winter
Boy of the Pyramids, by Ruth Fosdick Jones
Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago, by Julia Cowles
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children, by Thornton W. Burgess
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Great Escape (Book 3), by M.J. Thomas
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Shepherd’s Stone (Book 5), by M.J. ThomasMiddle Book List
Adara, by Beatrice Gormley
Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book 5 (Fourth Edition), by Wendy Kramer
God King, by Joanne Williamson
Glaucia the Greek Slave, by Emma Leslie
Joel: A Boy of Galilee, by Annie F. Johnston
Plutarch’s Lives for Boys and Girls, by W.H. Weston
The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare
The Cat of Bubastes, by G.A. HentyChallenge Book List
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2
The Iliad, by Homer
The Odyssey, by HomerAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.
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Without Doors: Ancient World highlights Old and New Testament Bible stories that correspond with Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The weekly scripture memory coordinates with the Bible story.
The original “Books of the Bible Song” will inspire the entire family to learn the books of the Bible!
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The weekly history lessons begin with the 7 Days of Creation account in Genesis to the fall of Ancient Rome. The living history spines are engaging for families as they navigate through the ancient world together.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
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Without Doors: Ancient World includes weekly lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments that highlight the geography of the ancient world.
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Students will read six living books that coordinate with Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Without Doors: Ancient World also includes one ancient poet study per term including King David’s Psalms and King Solomon’s Proverbs.
Copywork selections coordinate with weekly lessons, building a strong foundation in spelling and grammar.
Older students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.
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Students develop the habit of narration by responding to literature with narration.
The weekly narration prompt rotates between history, geography, literature, nature study, and enrichment topics.
Students will respond to the narration prompt in their Narration Notebook, a notebook with lines for writing and a blank space for drawing. Narration expectations (amount of words and/or paragraphs) should be different for younger vs. older students.
A Narration Notebook is a keepsake!
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Without Doors: Ancient World includes rotating enrichment activities including: Composer Study, Artist Study, Hymn Study, and Handicrafts.
The two composers, four artists, four hymns, and four handicrafts are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the ancient world.
Composer Study includes George Frideric Handel and Hildegard von Bingen.
Artist Study includes Rembrandt, Qian Xuan, Giotto di Bondone, and Giovanni Paola Panini.
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The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge of wildflowers and ocean life.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Students will also look closely at the importance of herbs in the ancient world and brush-draw them into their Nature Journal.
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Complementary Resources
Bible (Tree of Life Version)
Pages of History: Secrets of the Ancients (Volume One), by Bruce Etter and Alexia Detweiler
Pyramid, by David Macaulay
Rose Chronological Guide to the Bible
Seven C’s of History Timeline by Answers in GenesisComplementary Living Books
Archimedes and the Door of Science, by Jeanne Bendick
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, by Jeanne Bendick
Stories of the History of Rome, by Mrs. Beesly
The Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks, by F.J. Gould
The Children’s Plutarch: Tales of the Romans, by F.J. Gould
Plutarch’s Lives for Boys and Girls, by W.H. Weston
The Story of the Greeks, by Helene A. Guerber
The Story of the Romans, by Helene A. GuerberAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.
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Creation, by Cynthia Rylant
The True Story of Noah's Ark, by Tom Dooley
The Tower of Babel, adapted by
Alison Greengard
Hiding Baby Moses, by Judith L. Roth
We're Sailing Down the Nile, by Laurie Krebs
Pyramid, by David Macaulay
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile, by Tomie dePaola
Pharaoh's Boat, by David Weitzman
Pepi and the Secret Names, by Jill Paton Walsh
The Egyptian Cinderella, by Shirley Climo
Temple Cat, by Andrew Clements
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs, by Gail Gibbons
The Little Hippo, by Geraldine Elschner
Alexander the Great, by Demi
This is Greece, by Sasek
It’s Easy as ABC!: Ancient Greek and Phonecian Alphabet, by Baby Professor
Game On in Ancient Greece, by Linda Bailey
The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides, by Susan Reynolds
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, by Kathryn Lasky
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?, by Julie Ellis
Ancient Greece for Kids, by Oldrich Kuzicka
This is Rome, by Sasek
Eat Your Peas, Julius! by Shirin Yim Bridges
Cleopatra, by Diane Stanley
The Donkey Who Carried a King, by R.C. Sproul
Escape from Pompeii, by Christina Balit
The Boy Who Would Be King, by Ryan Holiday
Octavia and the Cats of Rome, by Claudia CerulliAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.