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The Heart of the SCM Curriculum Guide

Our heart here at SCM is to make it simple for you to use Charlotte Mason’s wonderful ideas and methods in a modern Christian homeschool setting. And our Curriculum reflects that heart with an emphasis on family, the Bible, and…

How to Get Started

So you want to use the Charlotte Mason approach in your home school? We’re happy to help you get started. 1. Get familiar with Charlotte Mason methods. The thing to understand about the Charlotte Mason approach is that it is…

Five Major Homeschool Styles Compared

Which homeschool style is right for your family?

Discover the homeschool style that fits your unique family Homeschooling doesn’t have to look like public school at home. You have homeschool curriculum choices. Yes, there are certain subjects that you want to make sure you teach, but how you…

Preschool Academics

Academics are not your priority during the preschool years. Instilling good habits and feeding your child’s heart with good, loving, noble ideas are your top priorities. Remember that children develop at different rates. Some will be ready for A-B-C’s and…

Preschool Foundations

If you do nothing else during the preschool years, focus on giving your child these four foundations. Academics can wait; good habits and right ideas cannot. As Charlotte Mason emphasized: “We know that to form in his child right habits…

Preschool and Kindergarten Guide

Many moms have asked us, “What should I be doing with my 3- to 5-year-old children?” Instead of academic or social pressures, Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers to give their little ones a full six years of developing good habits, getting…

Math, Science, Language Arts

Here are our suggestions for math, science, and language arts for each grade. Feel free to mix and match between grades’ suggestions in order to best accommodate your individual child’s level in each subject. Young students vary widely in readiness…

Modern Times, Epistles & Revelation

Summary With these wonderful living books your family will study recent history—both World and American—and get to know the people and events of Modern Times (1850 to 2012). Geography will focus on Asia. Bible lessons will include several epistles. Older…