Charlotte Mason homeschool science curricula, compared

What this list holds

Charlotte Mason programs use living books, short lessons, narration (the child tells back what was read), copywork and nature study.

Science curricula range from read-and-narrate books for young children to high school courses with lab work. Many elementary programs cover one topic a year, such as plants or the human body, rather than a little of everything.

This list holds programs sold for science on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.

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 3 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $84.60 to $255.95.
• How the child works: 3 books and workbooks.
• 1 of the 3 has 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 2 reach high school.

Each program in a line

• 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.

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.

Look for what the experiments need: some programs sell a supply kit, others list household items. For high school, check whether a lab course counts toward the credits you plan to give.

Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.

Related lists

• Charlotte Mason homeschool curricula 9
• Homeschool science curricula 8
• Faith-based Charlotte Mason homeschool curricula 7
• Homeschool science curricula for middle school 7
• Charlotte Mason homeschool all-in-one curricula 5
• Homeschool science curricula for high school 5
• Print homeschool science curricula 5
• Secular homeschool science curricula 5
• Traditional homeschool science curricula 5
• Faith-based homeschool science curricula 3
• Every program, with a filter for any combination

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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