Ambleside Online — Year 1: Assigned Reading
Ambleside Online is a free, Charlotte Mason–style homeschool curriculum built around "living books." Below is the assigned literature for Year 1 (Grade 1 (ages 6–7)) — the novels, tales, and poetry children read this year. (History spines, science, nature study, and artist/composer study are part of the full curriculum but listed separately on Ambleside Online.)
7 books · Grade 1 (ages 6–7).
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Assigned literature from the Ambleside Online Year 1 booklist (amblesideonline.org). View the official Ambleside Online booklist. Last verified 2026-06-29.
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