We are pleased to present to you the tentative book list for SC Levels 5 and 6!
This is the title:
Simply Classical Levels 5 and 6: Grammar, Greece, and Gratitude
You may wonder why this is divided into two levels, 5 and 6, yet it has one title! This is the reason:
Most of our students will spend two years covering this material. Although sold as one package with one set of teaching resources, it is two years of study. We realize that by SC 5, some older SC students are entering (or firmly inside of) the teen years and want to tackle the material more quickly. For this reason we offer two options for 5-6:
One-Year Accelerated
OR
Two-Year Standard
We intend to do this for 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Note that the two-year standard is the pace for most. This means that you will need to purchase only one set of materials for two years. Unless you want to add any of the optional supplements, your costs will be minimal the second year.
Two-Year Advantages
For students who need the standard two-year pace, the two-year arrangement will have many benefits. First, it allows you to expand your enrichment offerings to make them truly teachable with no rushing. (See Creating Art, Music Appreciation, and Read-Aloud Set). Second, not only will this save money for families over two years, it will most closely approximate the well-crafted progression of Highlands Latin School and Memoria Press with curriculum continuity. We preserve our intent of a more gentle pacing, more incremental and explicit teaching, less required writing, and more multi-sensory components, but we do this while emphasizing remediation in a context of both classical and Christian studies. The advanced content places this curriculum far above and beyond what would normally be taught in middle school special education, yet with visually uncluttered materials and a pace at which students can truly learn.
Breaking it down further:
The One-Year Accelerated will be for these students
1) Older SC students who can manage a more rigorous, full day with a faster pace.
2) College-bound SC students who will need to quicken the pace of their SC studies.
3) SC students with higher intelligence or great stamina who can process information quickly and memorize well, but whose primary difficulty is mild ADHD, mild specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia), or mild autism.
4) SC students who are ready to progress more quickly than the typical SC pace, but who are not ready for all of the writing and rigor of MP Third.
5) SC students who wish to follow the One-Year Accelerated pace even if modifying it somewhat (e.g., slowing the one-year to create one-and-a-half years).
The Two-Year Standard is for these students:
1) SC students who thrive with a slow-and-steady approach to learning with ample time for everything to "sink in."
2) SC students for whom the age matches the ability level.
3) SC students with intellectual disability or borderline intellectual disability, including our students with Down syndrome.
4) SC students in busy families/classrooms with multiple children at different levels who cannot logistically be accelerated every day for an entire year.
5) SC students for whom medical conditions, immaturity, stamina, behavioral difficulties, or moderate-to-severe specific learning disabilities prevent studying multiple subjects daily.
We intend to offer these one- and two-year options for 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. After SC 11-12, an older student may graduate from this modified high school, and a younger student can transfer to MP 7 for his high school. (This is advanced material!)
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Q: Is SC 5-6 the same as MP Third?
A: No. Here are some differences:
Spelling
We continue our phonics and word-study approach to spelling through Traditional Spelling Book Two. Suffixes, prefixes, syllabication, phonetic patterns, homonyms, and more will be covered with an in-depth approach as in Book One. The format will be familiar to returning SC students and learned quickly by our newcomers.
Science
SC 5-6 Science covers natural and physical science through lessons and experiments. Science also includes lessons on health (nutrition, manners, germs), self-care (exercise, posture), keeping one's body (skin, hair, nails) and room clean. The unit on health & self-care is only one of seven units but will serve us well to review and reinforce everything taught in Myself & Others. We covered Mammals in SC 4. (Anyone who missed this, would like to add Mammals, or who would prefer to study Mammals may simply Customize.)
Math & Latin
We add multi-sensory and movement games to our teaching and review of both math & Latin. We divide Latin into smaller "bites" per day, rather than teaching only 3 days per week.
Writing Instruction
Our Grammar, Literature, and Composition will be covered within all of these:
- Introduction to Composition, which correlates perfectly with the Literature selections. We chose this over ATFF to assist our SC students' comprehension of Literature. All outlining, dictation, and other writing in this program comes directly from the student's Literature reading.
-Core Skills: Language Arts 3, which follows CS:LA 1 and 2 from SC 4.
- Latina Christiana, in which we retain all of the written components. This will include writing, translating, spelling, and learning both semantics and syntax of language.
- NAC 3 Scriptures & Manners, in which the student reviews cursive and then writes sentences and full paragraphs in cursive
- My Thankfulness Journal, in which the student practices reflective gratitude through writing
- Timeline Composition & Sketchbook, in which events "come alive"
- States and Capitals -- by now our SC students have spent two full years with these states and capitals, so they will be well-prepared to use (and may enjoy!) the maps and labels in the Student Book.
Oral Responses
We omit the hefty written components of Christian Studies, Classical Studies, Literature, and Science. The Golden Children's Bible will be taught orally, for example, with flash cards used for memory verses; yet it retains its pre-eminence in the curriculum. Similarly, Greek Myths will not require the writing of those unfamiliar names, but we cover all of the material orally and with flash cards. The beautiful Timeline program will give students a visual, historical reference for all events. We plan to omit the Literature Student Guides, but teach orally from the Literature Teacher Guides. Students will receive vocabulary studies, answer discussion questions orally, and work on the board or copy onto tablet paper whenever writing might be desired. (Of course anyone is free to add the Student Guides from Christian Studies, Greek Myths, and Literature, but they are optional for SC 5 and 6, not required.)
Listening
We add Courage and a Clear Mind: True Adventures of the Ancient Greeks, CD, Jim Weiss, to enhance our study of the Greeks, Greece, and the ancient world.
Enrichment
With the omission of so many writing components, this frees us to add Music Appreciation and Creating Art! Music Appreciation will include many of the selections with which SC students are now familiar, but we can delve deeply into the composers, historical context, musical significance, and theory. Creating Art links color, design, and theory with the Christian and Classical Studies, Literature, and seasons covered in SC 5-6.
Read-Alouds
We removed some of the read-alouds that some SC students might find troublesome, and we substituted with some that my children and I found especially soothing and inspiring, namely Shadrach and The Little Lame Prince. The Two-Year plan especially allows for Read-Alouds to feature prominently in your school day and home life.
Best of all, with the Two-Year approach, we hope to hear fewer concerns about not having sufficient time. We hope to hear something more consistent with our desires: "He made noticeable progress, and we completed everything with depth and delight!" We WANT this to be multum, non multa, studied deeply over time. We never want to short-change music, art, and read-alouds due to perceived or actual scrunched time; rather, we want to make these enriching parts of every day. And we want everything to be truly teachable for you.
We will announce when One- and Two-Year Lesson Plans are fully formatted and available for purchase.
In the meantime, here is the book list for Simply Classical Curriculum Levels 5 and 6: Grammar, Greece, and Gratitude
SC 5-6 Book List
SC 5-6 Curriculum Manual
Latin
Latina Christiana Basic Set
Latina Christiana Teacher Manual
Latina Christiana Student Book
Latina Christiana CD
Latina Christiana Review Worksheets
Math
R&S Grade 3 Math Set
Teacher Manual with worksheets key
Student Book with supplemental worksheets
Blacklines
Speed Drills
Spelling
Traditional Spelling Book Two Set
Traditional Spelling Book Two Teacher Manual
Traditional Spelling Book Two Student Book
Traditional Spelling Book Two Practice Sheets
Literature, Grammar, Composition
Core Skills: Language Arts 3
Introduction to Composition Teacher Key
Introduction to Composition Student Guide
Core Skills: Language Arts 3
Farmer Boy, novel
Farmer Boy, Teacher Guide
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, book
Charlotte’s Web, novel
Charlotte’s Web, Teacher Guide
A Bear Called Paddington, novel
A Bear Called Paddington, Teacher Guide
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, novel
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Teacher Guide
Cursive
New American Cursive 3: Scriptures and Manners
My Thankfulness Journal
Christian and Classical Studies (History)
Christian Studies I Teacher Manual
Christian Studies Memory Verses Flash Cards
Classical Studies I Teacher Manual
Golden Children’s Bible
Timeline Program (Timeline Handbook, Composition & Sketchbook, Timeline Wall Cards)
Courage and a Clear Mind: True Adventures of the Ancient Greeks, CD, Jim Weiss (Well-Trained Mind Press)
Art, Music Geography, Science
Creating Art
Music Appreciation Book One
Music Appreciation Book One CD or playlist
States & Capitals Teacher Manual
States & Capitals Student Book
God’s Protected World Teacher Manual (R&S)
God’s Protected World Student Book (R&S)
Required Supplements (sold separately or previously in other SC packages)
Demo Clock
States & Capitals Flash Cards
Prima/Latina Christiana flash cards
Classical Phonics
Phonogram Cards
Recommended Supplements
SC 5-6 Read-Aloud Set*
Latina Christiana DVD
Lingua Angelica CD
Christian Studies I flash cards
Classical Studies I flash cards
D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths flash cards
StartWrite CD
Optional Supplements for Additional Writing
Christian Studies I Student Book
Classical Studies I Student Book
D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths Student Book
Farmer Boy, Student Book
Charlotte’s Web, Student Book
A Bear Called Paddington, Student Book
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Student Book
*Read-Aloud Set
Mary Poppins, by P. L.Travers
James Herriott’s Treasury for Children
The Saturdays, by Elizabeth Enright
Shadrach, by Meindert DeJong
The Secret Garden, by Francis Hodgson Burnett
The Little Lame Prince and His Traveling Cloak, by Miss Mulock
This is the title:
Simply Classical Levels 5 and 6: Grammar, Greece, and Gratitude
You may wonder why this is divided into two levels, 5 and 6, yet it has one title! This is the reason:
Most of our students will spend two years covering this material. Although sold as one package with one set of teaching resources, it is two years of study. We realize that by SC 5, some older SC students are entering (or firmly inside of) the teen years and want to tackle the material more quickly. For this reason we offer two options for 5-6:
One-Year Accelerated
OR
Two-Year Standard
We intend to do this for 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Note that the two-year standard is the pace for most. This means that you will need to purchase only one set of materials for two years. Unless you want to add any of the optional supplements, your costs will be minimal the second year.
Two-Year Advantages
For students who need the standard two-year pace, the two-year arrangement will have many benefits. First, it allows you to expand your enrichment offerings to make them truly teachable with no rushing. (See Creating Art, Music Appreciation, and Read-Aloud Set). Second, not only will this save money for families over two years, it will most closely approximate the well-crafted progression of Highlands Latin School and Memoria Press with curriculum continuity. We preserve our intent of a more gentle pacing, more incremental and explicit teaching, less required writing, and more multi-sensory components, but we do this while emphasizing remediation in a context of both classical and Christian studies. The advanced content places this curriculum far above and beyond what would normally be taught in middle school special education, yet with visually uncluttered materials and a pace at which students can truly learn.
Breaking it down further:
The One-Year Accelerated will be for these students
1) Older SC students who can manage a more rigorous, full day with a faster pace.
2) College-bound SC students who will need to quicken the pace of their SC studies.
3) SC students with higher intelligence or great stamina who can process information quickly and memorize well, but whose primary difficulty is mild ADHD, mild specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia), or mild autism.
4) SC students who are ready to progress more quickly than the typical SC pace, but who are not ready for all of the writing and rigor of MP Third.
5) SC students who wish to follow the One-Year Accelerated pace even if modifying it somewhat (e.g., slowing the one-year to create one-and-a-half years).
The Two-Year Standard is for these students:
1) SC students who thrive with a slow-and-steady approach to learning with ample time for everything to "sink in."
2) SC students for whom the age matches the ability level.
3) SC students with intellectual disability or borderline intellectual disability, including our students with Down syndrome.
4) SC students in busy families/classrooms with multiple children at different levels who cannot logistically be accelerated every day for an entire year.
5) SC students for whom medical conditions, immaturity, stamina, behavioral difficulties, or moderate-to-severe specific learning disabilities prevent studying multiple subjects daily.
We intend to offer these one- and two-year options for 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. After SC 11-12, an older student may graduate from this modified high school, and a younger student can transfer to MP 7 for his high school. (This is advanced material!)
More …
Q: Is SC 5-6 the same as MP Third?
A: No. Here are some differences:
Spelling
We continue our phonics and word-study approach to spelling through Traditional Spelling Book Two. Suffixes, prefixes, syllabication, phonetic patterns, homonyms, and more will be covered with an in-depth approach as in Book One. The format will be familiar to returning SC students and learned quickly by our newcomers.
Science
SC 5-6 Science covers natural and physical science through lessons and experiments. Science also includes lessons on health (nutrition, manners, germs), self-care (exercise, posture), keeping one's body (skin, hair, nails) and room clean. The unit on health & self-care is only one of seven units but will serve us well to review and reinforce everything taught in Myself & Others. We covered Mammals in SC 4. (Anyone who missed this, would like to add Mammals, or who would prefer to study Mammals may simply Customize.)
Math & Latin
We add multi-sensory and movement games to our teaching and review of both math & Latin. We divide Latin into smaller "bites" per day, rather than teaching only 3 days per week.
Writing Instruction
Our Grammar, Literature, and Composition will be covered within all of these:
- Introduction to Composition, which correlates perfectly with the Literature selections. We chose this over ATFF to assist our SC students' comprehension of Literature. All outlining, dictation, and other writing in this program comes directly from the student's Literature reading.
-Core Skills: Language Arts 3, which follows CS:LA 1 and 2 from SC 4.
- Latina Christiana, in which we retain all of the written components. This will include writing, translating, spelling, and learning both semantics and syntax of language.
- NAC 3 Scriptures & Manners, in which the student reviews cursive and then writes sentences and full paragraphs in cursive
- My Thankfulness Journal, in which the student practices reflective gratitude through writing
- Timeline Composition & Sketchbook, in which events "come alive"
- States and Capitals -- by now our SC students have spent two full years with these states and capitals, so they will be well-prepared to use (and may enjoy!) the maps and labels in the Student Book.
Oral Responses
We omit the hefty written components of Christian Studies, Classical Studies, Literature, and Science. The Golden Children's Bible will be taught orally, for example, with flash cards used for memory verses; yet it retains its pre-eminence in the curriculum. Similarly, Greek Myths will not require the writing of those unfamiliar names, but we cover all of the material orally and with flash cards. The beautiful Timeline program will give students a visual, historical reference for all events. We plan to omit the Literature Student Guides, but teach orally from the Literature Teacher Guides. Students will receive vocabulary studies, answer discussion questions orally, and work on the board or copy onto tablet paper whenever writing might be desired. (Of course anyone is free to add the Student Guides from Christian Studies, Greek Myths, and Literature, but they are optional for SC 5 and 6, not required.)
Listening
We add Courage and a Clear Mind: True Adventures of the Ancient Greeks, CD, Jim Weiss, to enhance our study of the Greeks, Greece, and the ancient world.
Enrichment
With the omission of so many writing components, this frees us to add Music Appreciation and Creating Art! Music Appreciation will include many of the selections with which SC students are now familiar, but we can delve deeply into the composers, historical context, musical significance, and theory. Creating Art links color, design, and theory with the Christian and Classical Studies, Literature, and seasons covered in SC 5-6.
Read-Alouds
We removed some of the read-alouds that some SC students might find troublesome, and we substituted with some that my children and I found especially soothing and inspiring, namely Shadrach and The Little Lame Prince. The Two-Year plan especially allows for Read-Alouds to feature prominently in your school day and home life.
Best of all, with the Two-Year approach, we hope to hear fewer concerns about not having sufficient time. We hope to hear something more consistent with our desires: "He made noticeable progress, and we completed everything with depth and delight!" We WANT this to be multum, non multa, studied deeply over time. We never want to short-change music, art, and read-alouds due to perceived or actual scrunched time; rather, we want to make these enriching parts of every day. And we want everything to be truly teachable for you.
We will announce when One- and Two-Year Lesson Plans are fully formatted and available for purchase.
In the meantime, here is the book list for Simply Classical Curriculum Levels 5 and 6: Grammar, Greece, and Gratitude
SC 5-6 Book List
SC 5-6 Curriculum Manual
Latin
Latina Christiana Basic Set
Latina Christiana Teacher Manual
Latina Christiana Student Book
Latina Christiana CD
Latina Christiana Review Worksheets
Math
R&S Grade 3 Math Set
Teacher Manual with worksheets key
Student Book with supplemental worksheets
Blacklines
Speed Drills
Spelling
Traditional Spelling Book Two Set
Traditional Spelling Book Two Teacher Manual
Traditional Spelling Book Two Student Book
Traditional Spelling Book Two Practice Sheets
Literature, Grammar, Composition
Core Skills: Language Arts 3
Introduction to Composition Teacher Key
Introduction to Composition Student Guide
Core Skills: Language Arts 3
Farmer Boy, novel
Farmer Boy, Teacher Guide
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, book
Charlotte’s Web, novel
Charlotte’s Web, Teacher Guide
A Bear Called Paddington, novel
A Bear Called Paddington, Teacher Guide
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, novel
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Teacher Guide
Cursive
New American Cursive 3: Scriptures and Manners
My Thankfulness Journal
Christian and Classical Studies (History)
Christian Studies I Teacher Manual
Christian Studies Memory Verses Flash Cards
Classical Studies I Teacher Manual
Golden Children’s Bible
Timeline Program (Timeline Handbook, Composition & Sketchbook, Timeline Wall Cards)
Courage and a Clear Mind: True Adventures of the Ancient Greeks, CD, Jim Weiss (Well-Trained Mind Press)
Art, Music Geography, Science
Creating Art
Music Appreciation Book One
Music Appreciation Book One CD or playlist
States & Capitals Teacher Manual
States & Capitals Student Book
God’s Protected World Teacher Manual (R&S)
God’s Protected World Student Book (R&S)
Required Supplements (sold separately or previously in other SC packages)
Demo Clock
States & Capitals Flash Cards
Prima/Latina Christiana flash cards
Classical Phonics
Phonogram Cards
Recommended Supplements
SC 5-6 Read-Aloud Set*
Latina Christiana DVD
Lingua Angelica CD
Christian Studies I flash cards
Classical Studies I flash cards
D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths flash cards
StartWrite CD
Optional Supplements for Additional Writing
Christian Studies I Student Book
Classical Studies I Student Book
D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths Student Book
Farmer Boy, Student Book
Charlotte’s Web, Student Book
A Bear Called Paddington, Student Book
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Student Book
*Read-Aloud Set
Mary Poppins, by P. L.Travers
James Herriott’s Treasury for Children
The Saturdays, by Elizabeth Enright
Shadrach, by Meindert DeJong
The Secret Garden, by Francis Hodgson Burnett
The Little Lame Prince and His Traveling Cloak, by Miss Mulock
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