Charlotte Mason homeschool curricula, compared
9 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 29, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Charlotte Mason programs use living books, short lessons, narration (the child tells back what was read), copywork and nature study.
Not sure this approach suits your family? The homeschool style quiz asks ten questions about your goals and time and gives a starter week for the closest match.
At a glance
- All 9 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $677.06, and 1 is free.
- How the child works: 9 books and workbooks.
- 6 of the 9 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
- Grades: all reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and 8 reach high school.
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmblesideOnlineAmblesideOnline Advisory | All subjects | K–12 | Charlotte Mason | Books and workbooks | Free | Faith-based |
| Apologia ScienceApologia | Science | Pre-K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Traditional | Books and workbooks | $84.60 | Faith-based |
| Beautiful Feet BooksBeautiful Feet Books | History and geography, Science | K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $255.95 | Faith-based |
| Blossom and RootBlossom and Root | Language arts, Science | Pre-K–6 | Charlotte Mason, Waldorf | Books and workbooks | $162 | Secular |
| Build Your LibraryBuild Your Library | All subjects | K–12 | Literature-based, Charlotte Mason | Books and workbooks | $39.95 | Secular |
| Heart of DakotaHeart of Dakota Publishing | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Unit studies | Books and workbooks | $677.06 | Faith-based |
| Master BooksMaster Books (New Leaf Publishing Group) | All subjects | K–12 | Charlotte Mason | Books and workbooks | $194.34 | Faith-based |
| My Father's WorldMy Father's World | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Classical, Unit studies, Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $385.74 | Faith-based |
| Tapestry of GraceLampstand Press | History and geography, Language arts | K–12 | Classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit studies | Books and workbooks | $60 | Faith-based |
Each program in a line
- AmblesideOnline: A family that wants a free, book-centered Charlotte Mason plan, with a parent who enjoys reading aloud and is happy to choose a math program.
- Apologia Science: A family teaching several children who wants one science topic at a time, read together from a textbook with hands-on activities, and then a structured textbook course for each teen.
- Beautiful Feet Books: A family that wants to teach history and geography through real books read aloud together, with discussion rather than worksheets, across several grades at once.
- Blossom and Root: A family that wants a gentle, hands-on year built around nature, books and art, and is happy to choose its own math.
- Build Your Library: A family that wants a book-centered year planned for them at low cost, with time to read aloud together.
- Heart of Dakota: A parent who wants open-and-go daily plans built on living books, with a known length of school day and a choice of math program.
- Master Books: A family that wants low-cost, open-and-go printed courses with short lessons and a Charlotte Mason flavor.
- My Father's World: A family teaching several children that wants one plan for history, science and the arts, with books, notebooking and hands-on projects.
- Tapestry of Grace: A family with children of several ages who wants one shared history and literature plan built on living books and discussion, and is willing to plan each week.
Before you buy
Look at how much the parent reads aloud and whether the program schedules the books or only lists them. Many leave math to a separate program.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
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How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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