Our story

Hi, I'm Kristi

A homeschool mom who found Charlotte Mason and never looked back. This guide grew out of years of scribbled schedules, dog-eared poetry anthologies, and the slow discovery that a gentle rhythm really does change everything.

We're a family of readers and history lovers — three kids spanning nearly every season of childhood, from a graduating senior to a high schooler deep in the great books to an eight-year-old who still wants every story read aloud twice.

Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God, but only he who sees, takes off his shoes.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Open the Rhythm Guide
Kristi Robbins
Sunset at the beach with family

Learning happens everywhere.

Some of our best history lessons have happened far from any desk — at the shore, in a museum, on a trail. That's the Charlotte Mason way.

Kristi with her older kids at a museum

How we got here

From overwhelmed to in rhythm

I came to Charlotte Mason the way most of us do — exhausted by curriculum that felt like school-at-home and hungry for something more alive. The first time I read about living books and short lessons and narration, something clicked.

But the planning was hard. A CM day has a particular flow — Morning Time, short lessons, narration woven in, outdoor time that isn't optional — and I couldn't find a tool that understood that. So I built one, first for myself, then for anyone who needed it.

Our family

Three kids, every season at once

We have a senior finishing his last year at home, a high schooler working through history and literature in earnest, and an eight-year-old who is just beginning to fall in love with stories. Planning for all three at once is its own kind of art.

Poetry teatime, history spines, Shakespeare, nature journals — these are the threads that run through every age and every year. The Rhythm Guide is built to hold all of it.

PoetryHistoryLiteratureNature studyTeaching classic lit to highschoolersLiving books
All three kids together on an autumn forest trail
Kristi with her kids after a performance, holding flowers
The whole family in bike helmets, smiling together
Boy on a boat holding a fish he caught
Young girl running toward the sunset on the beach
Teenage boy on a rocky overlook during a hike
What we believe

A rhythm that serves your family

Charlotte Mason believed that children are born persons — full human beings deserving of a rich, living education. Not a conveyor belt of worksheets, but a feast of ideas, beauty, and real books that speak to the whole child.

The Rhythm Guide was born from a simple frustration: I couldn't find a planning tool that understood how a CM day actually flows — the short lessons, the narration, the outdoor time, the Morning Time that anchors everything. So I built one.

Whether you're brand new to Charlotte Mason or years into the journey, I hope this tool helps you spend less time planning and more time living the education you've envisioned.

Living books

Real literature over dry textbooks — stories that linger long after the lesson ends.

Short lessons

Focused attention in small doses keeps minds fresh and curious all day long.

Outdoor time

Nature is not a reward. It is the classroom that teaches wonder and observation.

Ready to plan your rhythm?

Head back to the guide and build a daily schedule that fits your family — no account needed.

What we believe

A living education for the whole child

  • Living books over dry textbooks — stories that linger.
  • Short lessons that keep minds fresh and curious all day.
  • Outdoor time as a classroom, not a reward.
  • Narration as the natural proof of understanding.

Free to use

The Daily Rhythm Guide and Plan My Week are free — no account needed.