Homeschool Curriculum Overview and Descriptions

Written from a Christian worldview, Epi Kardia is literature-based, homeschool curriculum using Charlotte Mason methods that is organized chronologically into nine historical units integrating history, science, language arts and fine arts.

Our curriculum methodology, especially successful with younger students, applies the study of history from Creation to Modern each year.

Beginning again every year allows students to:

• move to fresh material more quickly
• stay more engaged
• recall information learned more easily, as it hasn't been years since it was introduced
• allows a layering effect to take place, making it easier to connect new knowledge to already-learned information, which according to experts, is the way we learn

The flow of history and connections between historical events become clear as history is studied in this relevant manner.

Using whole, living books and reading exciting, well-written literature about characters to whom they can relate and emulate draws students into historyin a way that textbooks cannot!

We offer two curriculum options...plus our high school courses...

1. Complete Programs -- our most cost-effective option, Complete Programs can be used for three years each following our methodology. Using unit overviews, history, science and music/fine arts booklists divided by topic, along with the suggested projects and activities, we provide the tools enabling you to write your own lesson plans - or not!

Read more about our Complete Programs and view samples...

2. Daily Lesson Plans -- Do you love homeschooling (or want to homeschool) but you know you are nota planner,  are not very organized or you have a hard time following through? Our Daily Lesson Plans are perfect for the mom who wants to provide a high-quality, biblically-based education for her children using whole, living books. For history, science, language arts and fine arts, all daily lessons are already-planned-in-advance. They include weekly goals and objectives for each subject and daily lessons planned integrating the studies of history, science (K-8), language arts and projects.

Read more about our Daily Lesson Plans and view samples...

High School Courses

In addition to our Complete Program for grades 9-12, Epi Kardia also offers high school courses to homeschool and private school students by subject. Our courses cover literature, history, composition and speech.

All student assignments and teaching instructions are included within, along with special sections about how to evaluate and grade each assignment.

Read more about our high school courses for homeschool students here...

Although primarily used in homeschool settings, Epi Kardia's innovative methodology is also currently being utilized by private Christian and Cottage schools.

Benefits of Epi Kardia Homeschool Curriculum

• Homeschool the way children naturally learn - making homeschooling exciting and fun, rather than boring and dry! Based on Charlotte Mason methodologies include reading whole, living books, short lessons, oral narration, using copy work and dictation to teach grammar and composition, and more. 
• Expose your children to superior children's literature without fear of politically-correct, anti-Christian agendas. All books listed in our biblically-based homeschool curriculum have been read and evaluated from an evangelical Christian worldview by at least one of the authors.  
• Have time for the fun parts of homeschool, like art, projects and field trips! By integrating the subjects of history, science, language arts (including reading, grammar, composition, phonics, poetry, literature studies, spelling, vocabulary) and fine arts, your homeschooling day is shorter and your children stay more engaged! We incorporate art, music, nature study and projects - the fun stuff! 
• Know you can teach to each of your children's strengths with one curriculum. You are given plenty of activity and project ideas for each unit geared to YOUR child's learning style. 
• You can relax knowing that Epi Kardia has curricula from Kindergarten through 12th grade - instead of trying to learn a new method every couple of years. Our biblically-based homeschooling curriculum is available from Kindergarten through 12th grade.  
• You don't have to be an expert in history to teach with our curricula - we provide (in our Complete Programs) overviews of each historical period . Provided in our Complete Program components are historical overviews of each time period, written from a Christian perspective, for teachers and/or older students. 
• Feel confident teaching all the subjects Epi Kardia covers with our K-5th grade and 6th -12th Manuals (included in our Complete Programs or sold separately with our Daily Lesson Plans) . The 100+ page teacher's manuals include abundant information about teaching covered subjects at each age level as well as how to organize your materials and your day; how to choose copy work, different teaching styles and many assignment ideas to boot. Plenty of graphic organizers, planning forms and other helpful tools are included as well.  See the Table of Contents for our lower and upper grades manuals here. 
• Continue homeschooling through high school with assurance. The 6th - 12th grade manual includes helpful tips and information about those scary parts of teaching high school -- what courses are required? How do I keep high school records? Will my students be able to get into college?  How in the world do I teach high school writing? Should you choose our high school courses for homeschool students, everything you need to teach and evaluate your student is included.

Our Sample Teaching Schedule

Click to see a sample of our suggested Epi Kardia schedule for one school year. Of course, we want to remind you that ANY home school curriculum should be used as a tool to fit your family, schedule and teaching style. Feel free to modify the schedule as needed!

How do some families modify our schedule?

• If your students love the Medieval period, feel free to spend more time there. The next year, consider skipping or shortening the Medieval unit if you would like to spend more time in another unit.
• As well, many Epi Kardia families just start the school year where they left off the year before, preferring to move at their own pace. 
• Many families are used to studying history in larger "chunks," simply studying three our units each year.

Epi Kardia can be used any way that fits your family.

Also, remember that if you are teaching older students, especially in high school, you may want to follow the two year schedule suggested in the Epi Kardia manuals (or your own schedule!) to allow for more in depth study. To read more about scheduling and planning courses for the high school student, go to Secondary Complete Program.

Subject Descriptions

Subject Descriptions  --Click here to view descriptions of the subjects incorporated into Epi Kardia: Bible (for our Kindergarten Program and Complete programs), history, science, language arts and fine arts.