Modern World
Without Doors: Modern 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 of the modern world.
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 modern 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
9X12 Watercolor Paper
Thin Sharpie
Travel Watercolor Set
Nature Journal
Copywork Notebook
Narration Notebook
Book of Centuries (age 10+)
Commonplace Book (age 10+)Family Book List
A Child’s History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer (*important to use BN Publishing version with 91 chapters)
Children’s Atlas of God’s World, by Craig Froman
Geographical Reader (Book 2), by Charlotte Mason
Hero Tales Volume I, by Dave and Neta Jackson
Hero Tales Volume II, by Dave and Neta Jackson
Stories of the Nations, Volume 2, by Simply Charlotte Mason
Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan
Wildlife Anatomy, by Julia Rothman
Window on the World, by Molly WallElementary Book List
Anna Hibiscus, by Atinuke
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri
Little Pear, by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Little Wanderers, by Margaret Warner Morley
Louis Braille, by Margaret Davidson
Rickshaw Girl, by Metali Perkins
The Family Under the Bridge, by Natalie Savage CarlsonMiddle Book List
A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Snow Treasure, by Marie McSwiggon |or| Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne
Star of Light, by Patricia St. John
The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis
The Singing Tree, by Kate Seredy
The Secret of Everyday Things, by Jean Henri Fabre
The Night Diary, by Veera HiranandaniChallenge Book List
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge
Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preuse
Red Scarf Girl, by Ji-li Jiang
Silver People, by Margarita Engle
The Endless Steppe, by Esther HautzigAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.
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Without Doors: Modern World highlights the miracles of Jesus. The weekly scripture memory coordinates with the miracle.
The original “Worship Around the World Song” will inspire the entire family to worship in other languages!
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The weekly history lessons begin in The mid-1600’s and go through the end of the 20th century. The living history spines are engaging for families as they navigate through the overview of the modern world together.
Older students add suggested dates to their Book of Centuries.
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Without Doors: Modern World includes weekly lessons, reading, map questions, and map-drawing assignments that highlight the geography of the world. It also includes a weekly missionary study and a prayer focus for people around the world.
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Students will read six living books that coordinate with the modern world.
Without Doors: Modern World also includes one poet study per term including Rudyard Kipling and Christina Rossetti.
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.
In addition to a narration prompt after each short reading, there is a weekly narration prompt for students to add to 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: Modern 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 Beethoven and Tchaikovsky
Artist Study includes Katsushika Hokusai, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, and Piet Mondrian.
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The nature lore readings delight families while grounding students in scientific knowledge.
Out-of-door nature walks and nature journaling prompts inspire an interest in God’s beautiful creation.
Students will also look closely at the wide range of animals found across the world and brush-draw them into their nature journal.
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Coming Soon!
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A Grain of Rice, by Helena Clare Pittman
Big Book of History: A 15-Foot Fold-Out Timeline from Creation to Modern Computers, by Laura Welch
Brother’s Keeper, by Julie Lee
Christian Heroes Series by Janet and Geoff Benge
Geography from A to Z, by Jack Knowlton
National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling, edited by Eileen Gillooly
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Smithsonian Natural History
The Natural History Story Book, by Ethel Talbot
The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss
Usborne Timelines of World History
Usborne Big Picture AtlasAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.
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King Louie's Shoes, by D. J. Steinberg
Peter the Great, by Diane Stanley
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale, retold by Arthur Ransome
Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros... by Emily Arnold McCully
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, by Selene Castrovilla
Napoleon vs. the Bunnies, by J. F. Fox
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, by David A. Adler
Little Rabbit: A Story of Simon Bolivar, by Rachel Smith
George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists), by Mike Venezia
The Wonder Child, by Diane Stanley
A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale, by David A. Adler
Anno's China, by Mitsumasa Anno
Gustave Eiffel's Spectacular Idea: The Eiffel Tower, by Sharon Katz Cooper
Samuel Morse, That's Who!, by Tracy Nelson Maurer
On a Beam of Light: The Story of Albert Einstein, by Jennifer Berne
Marie Curie, by Demi
Africa is Not a Country, by Margy Burns Knight
An Arctic Story: The Animals of the Frozen North, by Jane Burnard
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, by John Hendrix
Mother Teresa, by Demi
Hold On to Your Music: The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Lane, by Emil Sher
The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart
The Hindenburg, by Patrick O'Brien
Boxes for Katje, by Candace Fleming
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Antibiotics, by Anne Rooney
A Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
This is Israel, by Sasek
The Impossible Voyage of Kon-Tiki, by Deborah Kogan Ray
To the Top: Climbing the World's Tallest Mountain, by S. A. Kramer
The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond, by Clive Gifford
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany, by Kristen Fulton
The Corgi and the Queen, by Caroline L. PerryAs an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra expense to you.