THE COTTAGE LEARNING COLLECTION YEAR 2 • THE FAMILY GUIDE

Continue your family’s journey through history with Year 2 of The Cottage Learning Collection—a gentle, Christ-centered homeschool curriculum designed to bring the whole family together around beautiful books, meaningful ideas, Scripture, history, nature, and everyday life. Year 2 begins with the Early Church after the Apostles and carries your family through the fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire, medieval kingdoms, the Vikings, castles and cathedrals, the Crusades, Magna Carta, the Renaissance, Gutenberg, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Age of Exploration, ending at the beginning of the 1500s. Rather than teaching every child an entirely separate curriculum, The Family Guide gives your family one shared historical journey while allowing each child to learn at their own level. Preschoolers through high school students can gather around the same stories, Scriptures, conversations, maps, people, and ideas—then complete work appropriate to their individual abilities. Inspired by the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason, Montessori practical life, and Latter-day Saint faith, Year 2 encourages short lessons, living books, narration, Scripture study, hymns, habit formation, copy work, spelling, mathematics, nature study, poetry, Shakespeare, classical music, handicrafts, practical skills, outdoor exploration, and plenty of room for childhood. Inside, you’ll find a complete 36-week Biblical • LDS • World History timeline, three historical terms, Scripture and hymn connections, history companions, habits to gently develop throughout the year, weekly family learning pages, preschool Three-Period Lesson guidance, maps and chronology, important people and developments to explore, and an optional master book list for preschool through high school. The books are suggestions—not requirements. Families are encouraged to use books already on their shelves, visit the library, use audiobooks, follow interesting rabbit trails, and choose what works for their children.

This curriculum was created for the homeschool family who wants less rushing, less juggling, and more learning together.  You do not need to recreate a classroom at home.

Read good books. • Study Scripture. • Tell back what you have learned. Build good habits. • Work with your hands. • Go outside. Ask questions. • Seek truth. • Leave room for childhood. One family. One journey. 36 weeks of learning together.

YEAR 2 Early Church • Middle Ages • Renaissance • Exploration

DIGITAL FILE ONLY. No physical product will be shipped. This curriculum is designed to be flexible and adaptable to your family rather than a rigid daily program. Use the weekly guidance to create a rhythm that works in your home. Non-refundable.

The Cottage Learning Collection is an independently created homeschool curriculum and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Charlotte Mason organizations, Montessori organizations, or the authors and publishers referenced within the curriculum.