Memoria Press Simply Classical

With Simply Classical, a classical education is possible for children with special needs.  This guide provides parents and teachers with help in navigating the process of obtaining a diagnosis and techniques for modifying existing resources to fit your child’s needs. In this new edition, there are updated resources, more strategies, an additional chapter, an enhanced appendix, as well as more personal stories to encourage and renew your vision for your student with special needs. 303 pages, softcover.

Developed specifically for children with special needs and learning difficulties, Myself & Others workbooks are designed to teach early social skills, including healthy hygiene habits, guidelines and cautions for staying safe in various situations, social rules and social understanding for daily life, instruction on and practice with good manners, and more. Each workbook covers 14 weeks and features daily lessons that are short and easy to understand, and use characters from classic children's literature (sold separately) to reinforce the social skill being taught.

Level A: Readiness, Rhythm & Rhyme is designed to teach beginning readiness skills. Lessons emphasize oral language through reading aloud children's classic literature (sold separately) that incorporate animal sounds, counting, and nursery rhymes. Intended for children ages 2 - 3 or special-needs children.

Simply Classical Curriculum: Level B -Essentials, Etiquette, and Ear Training Lesson Plans for One Year is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness program.

Level B is designed for those with the approximately mental age of 3-4 and focuses on manners, letter identification, music, counting, art, crafts, and Bible stories.

Simply Classical Curriculum: Level C - Animals, Alphabet, and Aesop is a year-long level in the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness program. Please note that the levels for this program are: Level A (Ages 2-3), Level B (Ages 3-4), Level C (Ages 4-5), Level 1 (Ages 5-6), Level 2 (Ages 6-8). The age ranges refer to either chronological age or skill level.

This lesson plan guide contains only the lesson plans to use with the full set of books recommended for the Memoria Press Simply Classical Level C course. It cannot be used independently. For the full list of required resources, please see the "More Images" link above under the product image or the Book List (PDF) link.

In Level 1: Sentences, Sums, & Stories, your special-needs student is introduced to literature, poetry, music, art, history, geography, science, and the world. Lessons include tactile/sensory and movement/kinesthetic activities to aid learning and memory in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Nature study, copywork, and recitation exercises to help strengthen language abilities, memory, and knowledge.

Level 2 Comprehension, Calculation & Character is written for children with ages or skill level of 6 - 8 years old, who are already beginning readers. Lessons in language arts, arithmetic, and character continue. Intensive phonics for reading fluency and spelling, step-by-step exercises for writing, and an oral spelling program are part of the 4-day lesson schedule, with an optional Day 5 to "Review" or "Delve Deeply." New literature resources are adapted for special needs, and arithmetic lessons are enhanced by living books (sold separately).

Level 3 Literature, Latin & Liberty is for students with the age or skill level of 7 to 9 years old, who are building their reading and writing skills. Arithmetic lessons are mastery based and enhanced by living books. Language arts skills include literary analysis, reading, grammar, and composition skills. Lessons also include American history, Latin, science, art, music, penmanship, memory work, and Christian studies.

Simply Classical Level 4 Mozart, Maps & Myths is written for children ages 8 to 10 or special needs children with writing, reading, and arithmetic skills at that grade level. Grammar-level studies include classic children's literature and poetry, drawing, music by Mozart, and drawing along with spelling, phonics, arithmetic, grammar, and composition.

Simply Classical Levels 5 & 6 Grammar, Greece & Gratitude is written for children ages 9 to 12 or special needs children with writing, reading, and arithmetic skills at those grade levels. At this level, many lessons are conducted orally, since often students with special needs may have difficulty with writing despite the ability to learn challenging content. Students will use classic children's literature in their language arts studies (vocabulary, grammar, outlining, composition) and practice cursive writing. Art and music appreciation is also included. Science covers hygiene, nutrition, and natural sciences. Additional subjects are Greek myths, Latin, and Christian Studies.

Simply Classical Levels 7 & 8 Poetry, Pleiades & Promises is written for children ages 11 to 14 or special needs students with writing, reading, and math skills at that grade level. Students continue to work on spelling, grammar, composition, and math, while learning linguistic patterns through poetry and Latin. They will cover Astronomy for science and Ancient Rome for history. Lesson plans are available in a One-Year Accelerated pace or Two-Year schedule.

Crafts are an essential part of the Simply Classical curriculum. Activities reinforce number and letter recognition, strengthen fine motor skills, encourage creativity, and build confidence. Some activities require adult help. Softcovers.

This set of Simply Classical Desk Charts includes charts with upper and lower-case letters (along with pictures representing beginning sounds) and numbers with illustrations that provide a concrete visual. Four 17" x 4" & Two 8.5" x 11" charts included.