“If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest,

simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good.”

                                      ~ Beatrix Potter

Slow Down Kindergarten
One Book. All Subjects. One Full Year of Education


Slow Down Kindergarten

Slow Down Kindergarten is a gentle curriculum for the Preschool and Kindergarten learners, focusing on literature and nature as a base, focusing on slow moments in nature. Encouraging character growth, discovery, and exploration, this curriculum will create a memorable year of learning for both the student and the teacher. The complete curriculum contains 50 full weeks of intentional lessons.

Each week you will join together to investigate a new character trait, read thoughtful and well-written literature and picture books, as well as a travel through a new slow moment in Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature by Rachel Williams, exploring basic phonics, mathematical investigations, and invitations and discoveries with a developmentally appropriate hands-on approach. Large and fine motor skill development as well as project-based learning is found within the lessons each week. And each lesson embraces both play and progress while remaining flexible yet thorough. 

Every Friday you will break in your lessons for a special gathering time for review, connection, and remembering. At this time your child might share both what he or she has thoughtfully created as well as what has filled up his or her little heart and mind that week. A slow adventure recommendation is also given each Friday for bridging what you have learned in stories, resources, and creativity with what your child will find in the world around them.

Slow Down Kindergarten covers all of your learning and core subjects for an entire year of Preschool and/or Kindergarten and you will only need to add an additional phonics program, if desired, though this is not necessary.

Slow Down Kindergarten is the perfect accompaniment to our Slow Down Family Learning Collection, Slow Down Biography Collection, and Slow Down Character and Devotion Collection if you wish to include the whole family in these learning invitations. These collections include more materials, printables, resources, and applications for older (and younger) learners. They are ideal for gathering all together to explore slow moments.

Slow Down Kindergarten was created with both the Charlotte Mason Attainments and standard requirements in mind but please know you will need to check your own requirements for education where you are located.

It is a gentle, thematic nature and nurture based learning guide. 


Only one book must be read and purchased and that one will guide every lesson, Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature by Rachel Williams.

Includes over 2,500 pages of digital material.

Slow Down Kindergarten | Price: $99.00   $69.00

Collection Overview

You will receive the following items as a PDF Digital Download:

  • Parent Guide
  • Full Book List
  • 50 Weekly Lessons
  • Full Weekly Grids
  • Weekly Supply Lists
  • Daily Pages (Monday-Friday) for each week
  • Devotion and Hymn
  • Curated Devotion for Every Slow Moment
  • Coordinating Scripture and Hymn
  • Character Study
  • Character Affirmations, Invitations, Lessons
  • Literature and Language 
  • Read Aloud Invitations with Optional Book Lists
  • Poetry and Fables
  • Finger Plays
  • Sequencing
  • Oral Narration
  • Handwriting
  • Rhyming 
  • Syllables 
  • Vocabulary
  • Phonics
  • Letters A-Z (uppercase and lowercase letters, in written form, the sounds they make)
  • Common Digraphs
  • Word Families, Most using C-V-C Words
  • Mathematics
  • Basic Number Recognition 1-20 (as a numeral, in written form, visually with objects)
  • Addition Through 10
  • Analog Time
  • Basic Measurements
  • Calendar
  • Colors
  • Comparing, Classifying, Sequencing
  • Estimation
  • Even and Odd Numbers
  • Fractions 
  • Graphing Data and Sorting Objects
  • Money/Coins
  • More Than/Less Than/Equal To
  • One Hundred Chart 
  • Ordinal Numbers
  • Patterns
  • Pairs and Sets
  • Position and Placement
  • Seasons
  • Shapes, 2D and 3D 
  • Skip Counting 
  • Temperature
  • Weather
  • Community
  • Important Information
  • Community Helpers
  • Your Family Community
  • Nature Study
  • Animal Anatomy, Behavior, Life Cycle (35 animals)
  • Plants Anatomy, Behavior, Life Cycle (10 plants)
  • Biome Studies (Meadow, Ocean, Pond, and Woodland Forest)
  • Clouds, Storms, Weather
  • The Water and Snow Cycles
  • The Earth, Moon, and Sun
  • Asteroids, Comets, Meteors
  • History and Geography
  • Biography Studies from around the world and different times in history (50 people to explore)
  • Artist Study (5 artists to learn about with art pieces connected to several slow moments)
  • Natural Geography and Mapping Invitations (10 invitations)
  • Growth and Development
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Large Motor Skills
  • Drawing Instruction
  • Handcrafts
  • Paper Crafts
  • Recipes
  • Slow Adventures 
  • STEM 

Are You Ready Journey Through

Slow Down Kindergarten

Get your copy of Slow Down Kindergarten | Retail Price: $99.00   $69.00
Please be sure to read our FAQ & Disclosure page and ask any questions before you purchase.


PLEASE NOTE: The curriculum is a digital download only


Only one book must be read and purchased: Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature by Rachel Williams.


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