FONTESACADEMYConnect ↗THE GENEROUS FEAST
Bring living subjects
into ordinary life.
You do not need to teach every subject every day. Choose one doorway, use what you already have, and let knowledge grow through repeated encounters and real relationships.
The simple pattern
Meet a worthy book, object, work of art, place, person, or idea. Give it full attention. Let the child tell or respond. Return often enough for a relationship to grow.
Choose only one
Which doorway would
nourish your family now?
There is no prize for doing the largest number of subjects. Open one that fits your family’s season, try its smallest step, and leave the rest waiting peacefully.
01Living Books+
Read one excellent book aloud. Stop before attention fades. Narrate occasionally; converse naturally.
GOOD FIT: Library, bedtime, weekendOpen one free doorway →02Bible & Discipleship+
Read Scripture as living truth, narrate the passage, pray from it, sing, and connect doctrine to ordinary life.
GOOD FIT: Breakfast or bedtimeOpen one free doorway ↗03Picture Study+
Look silently at one masterwork for several minutes, hide it, describe it from memory, then look again.
GOOD FIT: 10 minutes weeklyOpen one free doorway ↗04Hymns+
Choose one hymn for several weeks. Hear it, learn a stanza at a time, sing together, and discover its scriptural truth.
GOOD FIT: Car, dishes, family worshipOpen one free doorway ↗05Poetry+
Read one poem aloud without requiring analysis. Read it again another day; keep favorites where children can find them.
GOOD FIT: Dinner, tea, bedtimeOpen one free doorway ↗06Composer Study+
Listen repeatedly to a small selection of one composer’s work. Learn a little about the person after the music is familiar.
GOOD FIT: Car or quiet workOpen one free doorway ↗07Nature Study+
Go outside regularly. Notice before naming. Follow one interest, sketch or list discoveries, and use field guides as needed.
GOOD FIT: Weekend or after schoolOpen one free doorway ↗08Shakespeare+
Our current 12-week course follows Much Ado About Nothing in ten manageable readings, with narration, discussion, acting, and free Folger texts.
GOOD FIT: Fontes course · family or classOpen one free doorway →09Handicrafts+
Choose useful, beautiful work that develops skill over time: sewing, carving, cooking, gardening, knitting, repair, or paper craft.
GOOD FIT: One longer weekly blockOpen one free doorway ↗10Geography+
Let maps serve stories. Trace journeys, sketch maps from memory, notice landforms, and connect places to real people and books.
GOOD FIT: Beside readingOpen one free doorway ↗11History+
Build relationships with people and eras through biographies, primary sources, maps, timelines, museums, and narration.
GOOD FIT: Read-aloud or outingOpen one free doorway ↗12Commonplace & Recitation+
Keep beautiful words worth remembering. Copy a passage carefully; learn poems, Scripture, and speeches by heart.
GOOD FIT: 5 minutes at a timeOpen one free doorway ↗The printable cabinet is growing
Guides families can
actually use.
Next additions will include a narration invitation deck, picture-study looking guide, nature-walk page, family beauty loop, mealtime conversation cards, commonplace pages, and subject-by-subject starter sheets.
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