The Toolshed

Outcomes

• Navigate TCT curriculum with expert guidance
• Build a lesson plan that works for your family
• Access video training on classical subjects

What's included?

• Video Training Series

  A 20-part series covering classical subjects including Shakespeare, Latin, and multi-grade teaching strategies for TCT families.

• The Great Conversation

  This course will take you through the IHP's original syllabus, expanded and clarified by what James Taylor outlined in Poetic Knowledge, and at a pace that makes sense for parents with busy lives.

• The Ladder of Learning

  Introduction to TCT Year by Year

• Habits of a Poetic Household

  A course on cultivating the rhythms, atmosphere, and daily practices that bring the poetic mode of learning to life at home.

• John Senior and the Restoration of Realism Book Club

  A reading group on one of the foundational texts behind TCT's educational philosophy.

• Discussion Community

  Organized spaces covering the full breadth of TCT — The Philosophy, The Hearth, Knowledge of God, Man, and the Universe, Timetables and Lessons, Good Books, Tutorials & Co-Ops, and Upper Years.

Courses

The Great Conversation: An Integrated Humanities Program

21 sections • 69 lessons

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Introduction

1.About This Course

2.The Odyssey Cohorts Schedule

3.Introduction - Integrated Humanities Program, Part I

4.Introduction - Integrated Humanities Program, Part II

5.Optional Prepatory Reading

6.Poetry Printable (IHP Year 1)

7.A Good Conversation (with Autumn Kern!)

The Odyssey, Week I

1.Read: Book I, “A Cat and a Cock” and “A Wolf and a Lamb”

2.Read: Book II, “A Cock and a Diamond”

3.Read: Book III, “A Frog and a Mouse” and “A Lion and a Bear”

4.Memorize: Shakespeare, "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week II

1.Read: Book IV, “A Dog and a Shadow”

2.Read: Book V, “A Lion, an Ass, etc. A Hunting”

3.Read: Book VI, "A Wolf and a Crane”

4.Memorize: Shakespeare, "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week III

1.Read: Book VII, "A Countryman and a Snake"

2.Read: Book VIII, "A City Mouse and a Country Mouse"

3.Read: Book IX, "A Lion and a Ass"

4.Memorize: Shakespeare, "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week IV

1.Read: Book X, "A Crow and a Muscle"

2.Read: Book XI, "An Ass and a Whelp"

3.Read: Book XII, "A Fox and a Raven"

4.Memorize: Shakespeare, "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week V

1.Read: Book XIII, "An Old Lion"

2.Read: Book XIV, "A Lion and the Mouse"

3.Read: Book XV, "A Swallow and Other Birds"

4.Memorize: Ben Jonson, "To Celia"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week VI

1.Read: Book XVI, "A Sick Kite and Her Mother"

2.Read: Book XVII, "The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons"

3.Read: Book XVIII, "The Frogs Chuse a King"

4.Memorize: Ben Jonson, "To Celia"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week VII

1.Read: Book XIX, "A Dog and a Thief"

2.Read: Book XX, "A Wolf and a Sow"

3.Read: Book XXI, "A Mountain in Labor"

4.Memorize: Ben Jonson, "To Celia"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week VIII

1.Read: Book XXII, "The Hares and the Frogs", "An Ass, an Ape, and a Mole"

2.Read: Book XXIV, "An Old Dog and His Master"

3.Read: Book XXIII, "An Ass and an Ungrateful Master"

4.Memorize: Ben Jonson, "To Celia"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Odyssey, Week IX

1.Listen: The Odyssey I

2.Listen: The Odyssey II

3.Memorization Review: Shakespeare "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd", Ben Jonson "To Celia"

4.Mother Academia: Journal Prompt

The Odyssey, Week X

1.Listen: Odyssey III

2.Memorization Review: Shakespeare "The Quality of Mercy is Not Strain'd", Ben Jonson "To Celia"

3.Mother Academia: Journal Prompt

The Iliad, Week I

1.The Iliad Cohort Schedule

2.IHP Poetry Printable (Year 1)

3.Read Book I, “An Old Dog and His Master”

4.Read Book II, “A Dog, A Sheep, and a Wolf”

5.Read Book III, "A Fox and a Stork"

The Iliad, Week 2

1.Read Book IV, "A Wolf, Kid, and Goat"

2.Read Book V, "A Fox and a Carv'd Head"

3.Read Book VI, "A Daw and Borrow'd Feathers"

4.Memorize: "Westron wynde when wyll thow blow"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Iliad, Week 3

1.Read Book VII, "An Ant and a Fly"

2.Read Book VIII, "A Frog and an Oxe"

3.Read Book IX, "An Ass and a Wolf"

4.Memorize: "My luve's like a red, red rose"

5.Add to Your Mother Academia Notebook

The Iliad, Week 4

The Iliad, Week 5

The Iliad, Week 6

The Iliad, Week 7

The Iliad, Week 8

The Iliad, Week 9

The Iliad, Week 10

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The Ladder of Learning: Introduction to TCT Year by Year

1 section • 5 lessons

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Introduction to TCT Year by Year

1.Year 1

2.Year 2

3.Year 3 (Part 1)

4.Year 3 (Part 2)

5.Year 4

Who is this for?

• Families using The Children's Tradition curriculum
• Homeschool mothers seeking classical education guidance
• Parents new to Charlotte Mason philosophy