A planning companion for Charlotte Mason mothers

“Education is an atmosphere,
a discipline, a life.”

Tell us your child's age, and we'll build a complete Charlotte Mason plan: a short-lesson morning timetable, a living-books reading plan, artist & composer rotations, and gentle guidance for the method — ready to print and put on the kitchen wall.

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Eleanor's Morning — Form I MON TUE WED THU FRI 9:00 BibleBibleBibleBibleBible 9:20 MathMathMathMathMath 9:50 ☼ Break — free play outdoors 10:05 HistoryNatureGeog.HistoryTales 10:35 PictureCraftMusicNaturePoetry ❦ Afternoons free for nature, handicrafts & play

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The Plan Builder

Answer a few questions and receive a full schedule with details. You can adjust and rebuild as often as you like.

Sets your artist, composer & habit rotation

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Living Books

Children learn from whole, literary books written by people who love their subject — not from dry textbooks. A living book gives ideas, and ideas are the mind's food.

Narration

After one careful reading, the child tells back what they heard. This single act replaces comprehension worksheets, builds composition skill, and trains the habit of attention.

Short Lessons

Fifteen minutes of full attention beats an hour of dawdling. Lessons stay short and varied, so the whole feast fits in a morning — and afternoons stay free.

Nature Study

Hours outdoors, a weekly nature walk, and a personal nature journal form the foundation of science — and of wonder.

Habit Training

“The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days.” One habit at a time, one term at a time.

The Feast

Picture study, composer study, poetry, handicrafts, Shakespeare, Plutarch — the “riches” aren't extras. They are the curriculum, spread generously before every child.

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About SoCharlotteMason

SoCharlotteMason.com is a free planning tool for homeschool mothers following the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason (1842–1923), the British educator whose twenty-volume legacy still guides families around the world. We translate her principles — short lessons, living books, narration, and generous afternoons — into a concrete weekly plan you can actually use on Monday morning.

This tool offers a faithful starting point, not a rulebook. Mason herself adjusted timetables to the child. So should you.