Simply Classical Level 2
Comprehension, Calculations, and Character | Ages 6-8
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Comprehension, Calculations & Character is part of 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 2 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.
The lesson plans are broken up into individual tasks for each subject for each day. For example, on Monday of Week 1, assignments are given for the subjects/periods: opening & recitation, phonics & spelling, arithmetic, reading & writing, extended lit (optional), Bible/copywork, cursive, Wonder/Beauty/Imagination (literature, science, history, geography, world, art and music), and an organiz ation/closing prayer. Each task has a checkbox to easily keep track of which assignments were completed.
A pre-test assessment is provided along with a rubric for parents to assess skills to be developed during the program.
Please note that this is a lesson plan book that helps parents plan and assign a group of resources (not included and sold-separately); it does not contain the teaching content itself.
253 pages, spiral-bound, paper cover.
Gently-paced, Simply Classical Level 2 encourages students to grow steadily in reading comprehension, arithmetic, and the cultivation of character. With intensive phonics, students will hone skills for reading and spelling. They will also receive practice with reading fluency through carefully selected stories. Features of this level include:
- Literature resources adapted for special needs
- Step-by-step exercises for successful writing
- Arithmetic lessons enhanced by "living books"
- A new oral spelling program
- 4-day lesson plans with optional 5th-day "Review" or "Delve Deeply" assignment
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Phonics & Spelling is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these phonics & reading lesson plans. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- Memoria Press Phonics Flashcards
- Classical Phonics
- Core Skills Phonics Level 2 (Steck-Vaughn)
- Simply Classical Spelling: Step by Step Words
This set of "Phonics and Spelling" lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with all assignments included in the daily box. Lesson plans for an 8-week summer review (which uses Core Skills Phonics 3 and Core Skills Phonics 1) are also included.
25 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
Simply Classical Spelling: Book Two - Step by Step Words is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness program.
The spelling series gives struggling writers an incremental, multi-sensory approach with an oral/aural emphasis. Each week includes targeted Word Study exercises to promote linguistic awareness, cognitive flexibility, and improved spelling skills through writing words, seeing words in context, and doing a short word study. Thirty-four weeks of instruction are included, including standard spelling list weeks, review, and a mixed test at the end. 154 pages, softcover. Consumable and non-reproducible. Designed for ages 6-8 (whether chronological age or skill level).
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Math is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these math/arithmetic lesson plans. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- Rod and Staff Arithmetic 1 Workbook, Part 2
This set of "Math" lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list. Lesson plans for an 8-week summer review (which uses Busy Kids Add and Subtract) are also included.
18 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Reading & Writing is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these reading & writing lesson plans. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- Moose Moments Short Vowels
- Moose Moments Silent E
- Moose Moments Consonant Digraphs
- At the Farm (ALS -American Language Series)
- Simply Classical Storytime Treasures
- Simply classical writing: Step by Step sentences
- Little Bear
- Little Bear's Visit
- Caps for Sale
- Blueberries for Sal
This set of Reading and Writing lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list. Lesson plans for an 8-week summer review (which includes attempting Make Way for Ducklings) are also included.
24 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
The writing series gives struggling writers an incremental, multi-sensory approach with an oral/aural emphasis. Each week students are read aloud a recommended book from a list in the appendix of the (sold separately) Simply Classical Writing Book 2: Step-by-Step Sentences Teacher's Guide (Read-Aloud Edition).
The lessons are written in an orderly sequential language, and include copy work, grammar study, and composition practice. Students will learn how to recognize the main idea and details of a sentence, then progressing to composing their own sentences. Thirty-four weeks of instruction are included, with suggested schedule plans, from one-day to four-day schedules for beginning writers. 145 pages, softcover. Consumable and non-reproducible. Designed for ages 6-8 (whether chronological age or skill level).
This teacher's guide accompanies the Memoria Press' sold-separately Simply Classical Writing Book 2: Step-by-Step Sentences Student Guide (Read-Aloud Edition) 156 pages, softcover.
This teacher's guide accompanies the Memoria Press' sold-separately Simply Classical Writing Book 2: Step-by-Step Sentences Student Guide (Bible Story Edition) 157 pages, softcover.
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Extended Literature is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these extended literature lesson plans. Please be aware that the teacher notes at the beginning of this guide recommend parents develop comprehension exercises using "Calvin the Comprehension Caterpillar" and/or "Question Word Pictures" "in your Appendices;" this note refers to resources in the appendix of the full curriculum manual which are NOT included with this lesson plan. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- Nate the Great
- Amelia Bedelia
- Frog and Toad are Friends
- The Boxcar Children
This set of extended literature lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list. Lesson plans for an 8-week summer review (where the same books are re-read) are also included.
8 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Bible and Copybook 2 is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these Bible & Copybook 2 lesson plans. Please be aware that the teacher notes at the beginning of this guide recommend parents use the "Question Word Pictures" "in your Appendix;" this note refers to resources in the appendix of the full curriculum manual which are NOT included with this lesson plan. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- A Child's Garden of Bible Stories
- Simply Classical Copybook II
This set of Bible and Copywork lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list.
15 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Cursive is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these cursive lesson plans. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- New American Cursive 1
- Cursive Practice Sheets
- Optional: New American Cursive StartWrite Software (for the summer review) - or you could use the cursive practice sheets.
This set of cursive lesson plans organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list. 8-week summer review also included
12 pages, comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.
Simply Classical Curriculum: Level Two - Wonder, Beauty, and Imagination is part of the Memoria Press special-needs classical readiness "Simply Classical" 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 set of lesson plans is taken from the full Simply Classical Level Two Curriculum Manual (sold-separately), which contains a full-year of lesson plans that include multiple subjects, including these Wonder, Beauty, and Imagination lesson plans. Note that this guide simply schedules work found in other resources that must be purchased in order to use this; the following resources are required for this lesson plan:
- Two Little Gardeners
- Seven Little Postmen
- Best Little Word Book Ever!
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
- Stellaluna
- Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats
- How People Learned to Fly
- Benny's Pennies
- The Little Island
- The Reasons for Season
- The Planets
- A Time to Keep
- A Children's Treasury of Lullabies
- A Children's Treasury of Poems
- Roxaboxen
- Norman the Doorman
- Cactus Hotel
- The Pumpkin Book
- Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
- The Little House
- Christmas Around the World
- Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend
- It's Snowing
- Katy and the Big Snow
- Groundhog Day!
- A-B-See
- The Frogs and Toads All Sang
- How a House is Built
- How Do Birds Find Their Way?
- Make Way for Ducklings
- Second Grade Art Cards
- Animal Tales CD by Jim Weiss
This set of wonder, beauty, and imagination lesson plans (covering literature, science, history, geography, world, art, and music) organizes tasks in an easy-to-follow grid-box layout. Individual boxes cover Monday-Friday for each of the 34 weeks covered by this lesson plan, with assignments and checkboxes included in the daily list. An 8-week summer review also included.
Comb-bound, paper cover. Ages 6-8.