Charlotte Mason organized her schools into forms rather than grades. Find your child's form below to see what their day looks like and which living books fit — then generate a complete, printable plan in seconds.
No formal lessons yet — outdoor life, read-alouds, and the first habits. Here's how to "do school" before school begins.
Ages 6–8 · Grades 1–3Short 10–20 minute lessons, oral narration, and the first reading lessons — all wrapped up by lunchtime.
Ages 9–11 · Grades 4–6The richest CM years: self-reading, written narration, dictation, and the arrival of Shakespeare and Plutarch.
Ages 12–13 · Grades 7–8A wider feast carried with growing independence — two history streams, formal science, and meatier books.
Ages 14–15 · Grades 9–10High school the Mason way: original sources, essays grown from narration, and lab sciences.
Ages 16–18 · Grades 11–12The capstone years — great books read whole, substantial essays, and a student who directs their own study.