Classical Core Curriculum - Summer 2022

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FEATURED ARTICLES What We Have Forgotten About Teaching

by Martin Cothran

Memoria Press Curriculum

by Leigh Lowe

The Forgotten Art of Teaching Latin

by Cheryl Lowe

NEW Henle Latin Third Year Traditional Spelling III American History Outline First Start Reading Storybooks Manner of the Week Flashcards NLE: Intermediate Reading Comprehension Henle Latin First Year Instructional Videos The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

What We Have Forgotten About Teaching

by Martin Cothran

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“There was once a wellunderstood body of literary and historical works that everyone was expected to know.”

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Letter from the Editor

was asked to speak to a gathering of classical educators recently on the issue of "pedagogy," the science of how to teach and a word to which modern educators are very attached.

One of the major points I made in my speech was this: Pedagogy is not the most important thing in education. It's not that learning how to teach is unimportant; it's just that as educators­—whether we're professional teachers or homeschoolers—we need to remind ourselves that the "how" of education is a secondary and not a primary thing.

Within the context of a traditional classroom, the most important thing in education is not the how, but the what. Classical educators should be most concerned with what children learn, not how they are to learn it.

"The aim of education," said H. I. Marrou, is "the formation of adults, not the development of the child." For classical educators, the method of educating children is pretty straightforward. It involves two things: First, taking the knowledge we want children to learn and getting it into their heads and, second, taking the skills we want them to master and training their minds to use them. That's what is meant by the "arts and sciences." The "sciences" are the various bodies of knowledge to be learned and the "arts" are skills to be mastered. Everything else in education follows from this.

There was once a well-understood body of literary and historical works that everyone was expected to know, stories of history and imagination that gave us good examples to follow and bad examples to avoid. But the emphasis on so-called "thinking skills" and "problem-solving" and test prep has pushed books out of the curriculum in many schools. It was once taken for granted that students read books in school. Those days are gone.

And not only have teaching techniques supplanted the teaching of content, but this emphasis on the "how" has done something else: It has encouraged us to forget the things our children should know. This is not too pronounced in mathematics and the natural sciences because our culture still values these things. But when it comes to history and literature—the subjects that bear most closely on our development as human beings who are created in the image of God and on our roles as citizens—the obsession over method has been almost fatal.

In the early grades, a focus on the "arts and sciences" means memorizing basic arithmetical procedures and grammatical paradigms (best done in the study of Latin) and learning how to write. It also means memorizing facts and dates and snatches of poetry and literature. These basic skills of memorization and drill are the foundation for the study of higher arithmetic, history, and literature in the grammar school, and then in high school for the study of mathematics, the sciences, and an increasingly sophisticated study of the history and great literature of our cultural heritage—literature that students are expected to read and understand, and then imitate in their own writing.

In fact, one way of summarizing classical education is to say that it is the imitation of great things.

None of these things—memorization, drill, imitation—require any kind of expertise in developmental psychology. All they require is a little common sense.

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Letter from the Editor by Martin Cothran

The Forgotten Art of Teaching Latin by Cheryl Lowe

Memoria Press Curriculum by Leigh Lowe

CURRICULUM

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Classical Core Curriculum Packages Latin Classical Studies Christian Studies Phonics, Reading, & Spelling

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Penmanship Composition & English Grammar Literature Curriculum Map

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Primary Enrichment Greek Logic & Rhetoric Science

Geography & American/Modern Studies

Classical Education Resources

The Great Books:

A Journey Through 2,500 Years of the West's Classic Literature

by Anthony O'Hear

Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin

by Tracy Lee Simmons

Orthodoxy

The Schools We Need:

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by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

by G. K. Chesterton

And Why We Don't Have Them $17.95

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From Achilles to Christ:

Simply Classical:

Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics

by Louis Markos

A Beautiful Education for Any Child

by Cheryl Swope

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Seven Myths About Education

Medieval Literacy:

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A Compendium of Medieval Knowledge with the Guidance of C. S. Lewis

by James Grote

Fundamentals of the Faith

by Peter Kreeft $17.95

Early Christian Writings

by Andrew Louth and Maxwell Staniforth $15.00

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WEEK 4

MONDAY

CALENDAR TIME CHRISTIAN STUDIES

PHONICS

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

□ Kindergarten Morning Work

□ Arts Recitation □ Manner of the Week (Be respectful of

□ Kindergarten Morning Work

□ Calendar Time

□ Calendar Time

□ The Story Bible

□ Christian Studies Enrichment Kindergarten, Week 4

□ First Start Reading Book A, pp. 14-15 (Nn) □ Phonics Flashcards: n-nest (#14) □ Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook, p. 19 (Nn)

□ First Start Reading Book A, pp. 16-17 (a, an) □ Phonics Flashcards: Common Word an (#194) □ First Start Reading Book A, pp. 18-19

MORNING WORK & □ Lesson 4.1 OPENING RECITATION □ Recitation through Week 4

□ Sin Enters the World (pp. (pp. 29-32) 29-32)

*For weeks where 2 letters are introduced, the coloring pages in Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook are scheduled as optional. For this week, p. 18 and p. 22 are optional.

parents, teachers, and adults.)

*Teach your student that you use the describing word a in front of a word that begins with a consonant and an in front of a word that begins with a vowel.

□ Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook, p. 20 (Nn) □ Manuscript Practice Sheets, p. 14 (L. 4.1,

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

□ Scripture / Poetry Recitation

□ Recitation through Week 4

□ Calendar Time

□ Calendar Time

□ Calendar Time

□ Read and discuss “N is for Newt” (Lesson 14) and “R is for Raccoon” (Lesson 18) in Christian Liberty Nature Reader, Book K. □ Cut & Paste Book (Nn) □ Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook

□ First Start Reading Book A, pp. 20-21 (Rr) □ Phonics Flashcards: r-ram (#18) □ Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook, pp. 23-24 (Rr) □ Discuss and color N and R animals in Animal Alphabet book. □ Manuscript Practice Sheets, p. 14

□ First Start Reading Book A, pp. 22-23 □ Introduce rhyming words; start with the endings –am and –an. □ Cut & Paste Book (Rr) □ Kindergarten Phonics Supplemental Workbook

□ Lesson 4.2

□ Recitation through Week 4

□ p. 21 (Nn) (Nn) □ Optional: p. 18 (Nn) (Nn)

(L. 4.1, Rr only)

□ p. 25 (Rr) (Rr) (Rr) □ Optional: p. 22 (Rr)

□ Manuscript Practice Sheets, p. 15 (L. 4.2)

Nn only)

□ Memoria Math Challenge

□ Memoria Math Challenge

□ Memoria Math Challenge

□ Memoria Math Challenge

□ Arithmetic 1: Lesson 6 □ Mathematics Enrichment □ Skip Counting □ Introduce 5s to 100

□ Numbers Book, Part 1: pp. 20-21 □ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets

□ Arithmetic 1: Lesson 7 □ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets

□ Numbers Book, Part 1: pp. 24-25 □ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets

□ Skip Counting 5s to 100

□ Skip Counting 5s to 100

□ The Story Bible

□ Copybook, Genesis 1:5, p. 28

□ Copybook, Genesis 1:5, p. 29, Step 4 (Copy/Trace)

□ Level A: Drill 4.1

MATH

(Copybook Step I: Bible Story Time)

□ Review the Creation story (pp. (pp. 21-25) 21-25) *Memory verse/Bible story listing is included in Appendix.

COPYBOOK/ MEMORY

□ Level A: Drill 4.2

□ Count and Write #6-7 (L. (L. 6) 6)

□ Step 2 (Language (Language Lesson) Lesson) □ Step 3 (Memorization) (Memorization)

*This is a good time to review and reinforce letter identification, punctuation, capitalization, etc.

□ Level A: Drill 4.3

□ Dot-to-Dot #4 (L. (L. 7) 7)

*This will depend on your child’s ability to copy letters that have not been taught in our Phonics program yet.

□ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets □ Writing Practice #6 (L. (L. 6) 6)

□ Level A: Drill 4.4

□ Draw and Count #3 (L. (L. 5) 5) □ Scrambled Numbers #3 (L. (L. 6) 6)

□ Numbers Book, Part 1: pp. 22-23, 26-27 □ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets

□ Form A (L. (L. 6) 6) (Students (Students write write 0-4 0-4 row row by by row.) row.)

□ Skip Counting 5s to 100

□ Skip Counting 5s to 100 □ Copybook, Genesis 1:5, p. 29, Step 5 (Proofreading and Correction)

*If your child has not written the verse, you may want to spend this time on the first pages of the copybook, practicing letter strokes.

□ Copybook, Genesis 1:5, p. 28, Step 6 (Illustration) □ Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets □ Writing Practice #7 (L. (L. 7) 7)

□ Recite Genesis 1:5. □ Practice public speaking: stand up straight, no fidgeting, talk slowly and loudly.

□ Review Memory Work: address, telephone number, and Morning Prayer. □ Copybook: Review Genesis: Step 7 (Review previous lessons.)

History & Culture: □ Kindergarten Enrichment Guide, Week 4

Science: □ Kindergarten Enrichment Guide, Week 4

□ 1:3 □ 1:5

Read-Aloud Book for the Week: □ The Important Book

by Margaret Wise Brown

Curriculum Manual

LITERATURE & ENRICHMENT

Grades Preschool-10

$30.00 ea.

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Every day, every subject, every exercise: planned for you.

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*The theme of this book can be used throughout the curriculum. You can make it a point to discuss the most important thing about a variety of topics as they are studied in Kindergarten. What is the most important thing about Columbus? Christmas? Bats?

Music Enrichment Guide: □ Biography: Gioachino Rossini □ The Barber of Seville: “Overture” Art for the Week: □ Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Poetry for the Week: □ “Little Wind”

(A Child’s Book of Poems, p. 50)

Resource:

□ Inside Your Outside (The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

(discuss portrait art)

The Book of Crafts: □ The Important Book craft, p. 11 AND/ OR Mona Lisa craft, p. 49

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Latin develops the mind of the young student as no other subject can. It is the next step after phonics and it is the most efficient means of teaching grammar, making concrete what is abstract in English. What arithmetic provides to the sciences Latin provides to the humanities: mental discipline, structure, and foundational skills necessary for advanced subjects. The study of Latin is the core of a classical education.

We begin Latin as early as second grade and continue every year, culminating in the translation of Latin literature in grades 9-12. Prima Latina, Latina Christiana, and the Latin Forms Series focus on the memorization of the Latin grammar by the time-tested method of oral recitation and form drills. This is followed by a Latin translation course in which students master the syntax that was gradually introduced throughout the Latin Forms Series. Our Latin sequence then culminates in the reading of the literature of Caesar, Ovid, Vergil, and Cicero in the original Latin in upper school. A student starting in fifth grade or later can begin with the Latin Forms Series.

Latin Highly recommended as a companion to Latina Christiana!

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crux crucis crucial

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lex legis legislature

Prima Latina: An Introduction to Christian Latin

Latina Christiana: An Introduction to First Form Latin

by Leigh Lowe | Grades 1-4

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades 3-6

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Student $16.50 | Teacher $16.50 | CD $9.50

Student $17.50 | Teacher $21.95 | CD $9.50

Review Worksheets $10.95

Videos $55.00 | Flashcards $15.95

Videos $55.00 | Flashcards $15.95

Review Worksheets Key $5.50

Latina Christiana Review Worksheets Grades 3-6

Latin Forms Series

A grammar-based approach to learning Latin.

Year One through Year Four

$131.78 complete set ea. (all 5 books, CD, videos, flashcards)

$71.16 basic set ea. (all 5 books + CD)

Text $15.00 ea. | Workbook $16.50 ea.

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Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00 ea.

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Classical Studies covers Greek mythology, ancient history, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. We begin in third grade with Greek myths, fantastical stories that appeal to young students and are suited to their age level. Next we study Rome and then the Middle Ages in our Famous Men Series, saving the complexity of the Greek civilization for later in the grammar school.

This sequence considers the appropriateness of the content for each age. Students are then prepared to read Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in middle school as they review each time period with Dorothy Mills' ancient history series. This cyclical approach to Classical Studies prepares students to read and understand the Greek and Roman epics and British literature and poetry in upper school, and to gain insight into the modern world.

Classical Studies

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths $60.69 set (text, student, teacher, flashcards)

Grades 3-8 Text $19.99 | Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95 | Flashcards $13.50

• Geography & Timeline Review Worksheets • Ancient Civilization Wall Maps

Grades 3-7

$45.74 set (sketchbook, handbook, wall cards, flashcards)

Timeline Composition & Sketchbook $10.95 Timeline Handbook $10.95 Timeline Wall Cards $14.95 Timeline Flashcards $13.95

Famous Men Series:

Rome, Greece, Middle Ages, & Modern Times $52.43 set ea. (text, student, teacher, flashcards)

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Timeline Program Events from Ancient to Modern Times

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• The Trojan War

The Iliad & The Odyssey Samuel Butler translation | Grades 7+

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Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00 ea.

• The Adventures of Odysseus & the Tale of Troy • The Aeneid for Boys & Girls • Horatius at the Bridge • The Divine Comedy • On Obligations • The Republic & The Laws • Greek Tragedies

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Dorothy Mills' Histories:

Ancient World, Ancient Greeks, Ancient Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation Grades 6+

$45.12 set ea. (text, student, teacher) Text $18.50 ea. | *eBook $14.00 ea.

Student $18.95 ea. | Teacher $18.95 ea. (*not avail. for Renaissance & Reformation)

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The Aeneid David West translation | Grades 8+

$92.57 set (text, student, teacher, videos) Text $16.00 Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95 Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00

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Christian Studies

The Story Bible & Christian Studies Enrichment Grades K-2 The Story Bible $29.99 Christian Studies Enrichment $13.95

Christian Studies I-III Grades 3-6 Christian Studies I: All Major Bible Stories up to the Entry into Canaan Christian Studies II: The Rise and Fall of Israel and the Period of the Prophets Christian Studies III: All Major New Testament Stories

$168.83 complete set (Christian Studies I-III student & teacher, Golden Children's Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, and Memory Verse Flashcards)

Golden Children's Bible $19.99

Biblical literacy is just as important as cultural, moral, and functional literacy, and the programs we use to teach it reflect this. In our Christian Studies program, students learn Bible stories, prayers, and memory verses in the primary years with our Copybook series, and read through the major Bible stories with The Story Bible.

In Christian Studies I-III in grades 3-7, students work through the Bible timeline from Creation to Christ, memorize Bible geography, the books of the Bible, people and events in order, and discuss vocabulary and basic theological concepts that are common to all Christian faith traditions. In these years students are thoroughly grounded in the knowledge necessary for advanced study in Christian history, culture, ethics, and apologetics in the upper school.

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Memory Verse Flashcards $16.95 Old Testament Flashcards $13.95 | New Testament Flashcards $13.95

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• Christian Studies IV: A Chronological Overview of the Bible • The Story of Christianity • Acts of the Apostles: King James Version • The Wars of the Jews: The Fall of Jerusalem • Christian Studies Wall Maps

City of God

by St. Augustine, Vernon J. Bourke ed.

Grades 10+

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Memoria Press Curriculum

by Leigh Lowe

What is a classical education?

The essential core of classical Christian education includes the study of Latin and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.

— Cheryl Lowe

What is the goal of classical education?

Classical education focuses on the development of the whole student— heart, mind, and soul. It strives to give students a broad and rich education that enables them to fulfill God's plan for their lives, whatever that might be.

Rather than emphasizing vocational training and specialization, classical education prepares students to think deeply about the books and ideas that humanity has contemplated for generations. It resists the fad to focus merely on the functionality of a person. It strives to make the best human out of every human. Classical education encourages a lifelong pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, and nurtures the habits that enable that meaningful way of life.

What distinguishes classical education?

In the traditional classical model, being "educated" means something objective. In classical education, content is not subject to whimsical standards or temporary fancies of the time. To have a true classical education, a student has learned Latin (and possibly Greek), has a thorough understanding of history and ancient cultures, and has read from the canon of Great Books broadly. A student who receives a classical education shares a common body of knowledge with his ancestors and is prepared to pass down that culture to future generations. Because he has learned what has already been said, the student is able to make meaningful comments about the modern era and participate in the Great Conversation—the ongoing dialogue about the best that's been thought and said.

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Why is Latin the core of a classical curriculum?

We believe Latin must be studied to justify the word "classical" in classical Christian education.

The study of Latin and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome has defined classical education for over 2,000 years. The standard has been set; we are not at liberty to change it. Latin offers many practical benefits, but, more than anything, Latin trains the mind and integrates the skills necessary to learn any subject like no other subject can. Latin demands careful, detailed thinking—it is cumulative, systematic, and finite. Latin requires drill work.

It requires repetition and consistency. It requires students to mentally organize information into readily accessible groups. It requires perseverance until mastery is achieved. Latin is beautiful and purposeful, which is why it is the core of our curriculum.

Who is served by a classical curriculum?

Everyone. Every person is worthy of and can benefit from a classical education. A well-planned curriculum is one that prioritizes for students not simply knowledge, but wisdom, and affords not only content, but character. The Memoria Press curriculum consistently reflects a classical, Christian, traditional identity and successfully serves homeschools, cottage schools, Christian schools, charter schools, students with special needs, and adults.

How was the Memoria Press curriculum developed?

The Memoria Press curriculum was conscientiously designed within the classical framework. The goals were defined first, based on the well-established high standards of the past, and then the necessary steps to get there were put in place. This top-down approach matters because it identifies a finish line for students before they take off at the start. Every component of the Memoria Press curriculum is intentional and is routinely scrutinized and refined as we shepherd students through our own brick-and-mortar school, Highlands Latin School. Rather than being merely a collection of well-meaning parts, our curriculum is a cohesive plan that exalts connectedness and pursues an identifiable end. Importantly, this end is not only an academic summit; it is the development of a whole, Leigh Lowe consults on curriculum, trains teachers, and speaks publicly about classical education and the vision of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School. Leigh is the daughter-in-law of Cheryl Lowe, founder of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School. Leigh worked closely with Cheryl for years as a teacher, editor, and writer.

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thoughtful person, cognizant of his duty to contribute to the world and confident in his ability to do so.

How does the Memoria Press curriculum support the success of every student?

Memoria Press honors students by believing they are capable of great achievement and preparing them well for their tasks. Students can read Shakespeare, Augustine, Dante, Homer, and Vergil, as well as study logic, rhetoric, metaphysics, and apologetics because our materials are thoughtful about pacing and preparation. Because our end goals are lofty, the primary program is an essential piece of the plan. It is the foundation upon which the house is built. Students are judiciously trained in accuracy, attention to detail, and mastery from the very beginning. They are encouraged to read well-curated literature repeatedly and contemplatively. They are trained to seek the truth. They are immersed in classical art and music.

They memorize and recite beautiful poetry every year.

With slow, conscientious planning and dedication to a purposeful goal, students can become educated.

How does Memoria Press support the success of every teacher?

Cheryl Lowe, Memoria Press' founder, sought to develop a classical curriculum that is authentic, but also accessible. Our program is for parents and teachers who wish to give students a rich classical education regardless of their own educational background.

Memoria Press strives to offer a classical education that is genuinely achievable. Our boxed curriculum packages offer open-and-go practicality. They include student workbooks, teacher manuals, and curriculum manuals that include daily and weekly lesson plans, supplemental resources, suggested support materials, and a layout that includes checkboxes for accountability. Memoria Press' curriculum is complete and dependable, but more than anything it is flexible and can easily be customized for every parent and every school.

How does a classical curriculum inspire a lifelong pursuit of wisdom?

Borrowing from the wisdom of Socrates, the classically educated person achieves what Cheryl Lowe joyfully referred to as "Ignorance Awareness"— that is, the humility and gratitude that accompanies high academic achievement and the counter-cultural self-recognition that there is always a lot more to learn. Memoria Press believes the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty is inexhaustible. We are committed to helping each student and teacher develop God-given talents so that he or she will be wellprepared to honor ongoing callings throughout life.

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The primary goal of the kindergarten year is to teach students to read. Our program for phonics instruction is First Start Reading. Phonics is most effective when taught methodically, thoroughly, intensively, and logically. We begin with one sound for each letter and start blending consonants with short vowels immediately to form the three-letter phonetic words that children learn first.

Additional sounds for letters are taught in the context of word families. Common sight words that break phonetic rules are taught and reviewed throughout the year.

Formal phonics instruction continues after kindergarten within the Traditional Spelling program and literature guides.

Our approach to reading includes systematic phonics and daily exposure to good literature in the form of readaloud books. These are scheduled in our Enrichment Guides and lesson plans.

In an effort to promote a lifelong love of literature, we offer good books that captivate the imagination of children and motivate them to want to be readers.

We capitalize on the enthusiasm of the budding reader by emphasizing that all books can teach—including vocabulary, geography, history, science, and, most importantly, the condition of human life.

Phonics, Reading, & Spelling Alphabet Book Part One & Part Two

by Leigh Lowe Recommended for Ages 4-5

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First Start Reading A-D: Phonics, Reading, & Printing

by Cheryl Lowe | Grade K

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Phonics, Reading, & Spelling

Traditional Spelling I-III

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades

1-3

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$38.49 III set (student, teacher, practice sheets)

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Penmanship, both manuscript and cursive, is an important part of education. Neat, legible penmanship is a crucial factor in the development of accuracy in spelling and arithmetic, and it is also an everyday courtesy that the student can delight in offering to others. The physical act of writing requires focus, discipline, and patience of students—values that cross over to all of their other academic subjects. Our manuscript copybooks teach penmanship, basic grammar, spelling, literature, accuracy, attention to detail, and memory—all through the simple skill of copying.

Starting cursive in first grade means that students are learning this new skill after they have a solid grasp of manuscript writing but before they encounter the heavier demands of written work in the grammar school years, when cursive will allow students to write more efficiently and with greater accuracy. Writing at a high level begins with the humble skills of speed, accuracy, and beauty in writing letters and words.

Penmanship

Copybooks I-III

New American Cursive

by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe | Grades K-2

by Iris Hatfield

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Grades 1+

$15.50 ea.

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New American Cursive 1 New American Cursive 2: Scripture & Famous Quotations New American Cursive 2: Quotations from Famous Americans New American Cursive 3: Scripture & Lessons on Manners New American Cursive 3: Famous Quotes & Lessons on Manners

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English grammar is most efficiently taught through Latin instruction. The English Grammar Recitation program solidifies the grammar students have learned in Latin by having them memorize and recite grammatical and usage rules in English, while also supplementing with English-specific rules for capitalization and punctuation.

Once students have mastered the basic rules of language, they are ready to practice using language intentionally. In the Classical Composition program, students learn one of the most important liberal arts, rhetoric—the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively. Training in rhetoric begins in the earliest grades, when young students are asked to answer reading comprehension questions in simple sentences and paragraphs in their literature and history guides, and continues with formal training in rhetorical skills in the Classical Composition program, culminating in the study of the advanced theory of persuasive communication in Aristotle's Rhetoric.

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Literature and poetry are essential to a classical education because they reflect man's developing commentary on humanity throughout the ages.

Along with history, literature and poetry are the chief ways we pass on the ideals and values of traditional Western culture. Your students' affections are trained to love the good (and hate the bad) through characters they encounter in great literature, and they get a glimpse into the wonder of reality that only good poetry can reveal to us. Memoria Press' literature and poetry programs bring you a selection of the best books by the best authors, and our guides encourage students to contemplate and connect the books they read.

We believe that slow, thoughtful attention is required of books, so our guides train students to delve deeply and to read conscientiously with Reading Notes, Vocabulary, Comprehension and Discussion Questions, and Enrichment activities. Memoria Press treats literature as a cumulative subject and trains students to see that books build on each other in language, meaning, and allusion.

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Grade 9 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf the Warrior, The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Midsummer Night's Dream

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The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment (p. 7)

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Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1, Part 2; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2, Unit 1; Memoria Math Challenge B

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2, Units 2-4; Memoria Math Challenge C

The Alphabet Books and Numbers & Colors are used for Penmanship practice.

Copybook I; Composition & Sketchbook I (p. 11)

Book of Crafts, Jr. K (p. 21); Richard Scarry's Mother Goose; Hailstones and Halibut Bones

Kindergarten Art Cards; Kindergarten Enrichment; Book of Crafts, K; Music Enrichment (p. 21); Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

Copybook II; Composition & Sketchbook II; New American Cursive 1 (p. 11); Penmanship Tablet; Alphabet Wall Poster; Cursive Practice Sheets; Summer Cursive

First Grade Art Cards; First Grade Enrichment; First Grade Book of Crafts; Music Enrichment (p. 21); Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

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Math

Classical & Christian

Prima Latina (p. 5)

New American Cursive 2; Copybook Cursive I; Composition & Sketchbook II (p. 11); Prima Latina Copybook; Penmanship Tablet

Second Grade Enrichment; Second Grade Book of Crafts; Music Enrichment; Second Grade Art Cards (p. 21); Patterns of Nature; Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

English Grammar Practice (p. 12); Core Skills Language Arts 2

Kindergarten Enrichment is used for American/Modern Studies.

First Grade Enrichment is used for American/Modern Studies.

Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Traditional Spelling III (p. 10); Third Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry for the Grammar Stage

Spelling Workout E; Fourth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry for the Grammar Stage

Spelling Workout F; Fifth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry for the Grammar Stage

Spelling Workout G; Sixth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry for the Grammar Stage

Second Form Latin (p. 5)

Latina Christiana; Latina Christiana Review Worksheets (p. 5)

First Form Latin (p. 5); Lingua Angelica I

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (p. 6); Timeline Program (p. 16); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies I (p. 7)

Famous Men of Rome (p. 6); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies II (p. 7)

Famous Men of the Middle Ages (p. 6); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies III (p. 7)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 3

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 4

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 5

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All Things Fun & Fascinating; New American Cursive 3 (p. 11)

Classical Composition: Fable (p. 12); Copybook Cursive II (p. 11)

Classical Composition: Narrative (p. 12); Copybook Cursive III (p. 11)

Classical Composition: Chreia & Maxim (p. 12); Copybook Cursive IV (p. 11)

Mammals (p. 23)

Book of Astronomy (p. 23)

Book of Insects (p. 23)

Book of Birds (p. 23); Exploring the History of Medicine

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English Grammar Recitation III (p. 12); Core Skills Language Arts 6

Geography I (p. 20); United States Review

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English Grammar Recitation I (p. 12)

States and Capitals (p. 20)

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Literature, Phonics, & Spelling Latin & Greek

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9th

10th

Spelling Workout H; Seventh Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry for the Grammar Stage

Eighth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); Poetry & Short Stories

Ninth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); The British Tradition I; Book of the Middle Ages (p. 6)

Tenth Grade Literature Set (p. 13); The British Tradition II

Third Form Latin (p. 5); Greek Alphabet

Fourth Form Latin (p. 5); Henle I; First Form Greek (p. 21) (optional)

Famous Men of Greece (p. 6); Horatius at the Bridge; Christian Studies IV

Henle Latin II; Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage; Second Form Greek (p. 21) (optional)

Mueller's Caesar (De Bello Gallico)

Book of the Ancient World & Ancient Greeks; Iliad & Odyssey (p. 6)

Book of the Ancient Romans; Aeneid (p. 6); Story of Christianity

Greek Tragedies; History of the Early Church (p. 7)

Prealgebra

VideoText Algebra, Year One

VideoText Algebra, Year Two

VideoText Geometry

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Classical Composition: Common Topic (p. 12)

Classical Composition: Encomium, Invective, & Comparison (p. 12)

Classical Composition: Characterization and Description (p. 12)

Book of Trees (p. 23); Exploring the World of Biology

Physical Science

Modern Biology

Chemistry

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English Grammar Recitation V (p. 12); Core Skills Language Arts 8

Traditional Logic I & II (p. 22)

Material Logic (p. 22)

200 Questions About American History; 13 Colonies (p. 20); Story of the World, Vol. 4

Geography III (p. 20)

Renaissance & Reformation Times (p. 6)

A History of Medieval Europe

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The Forgotten Art of Teaching Latin

by Cheryl Lowe

B

ecause of the education meltdown in the twentieth century, the art of teaching Latin (and nearly everything else) has essentially been lost. As we work to restore the content of the classical curriculum, we must also strive to resurrect the art of teaching it.

Latin, as it was taught in the second half of the twentieth century, was a two-year ordeal—grammar in the ninth grade and Caesar in the tenth. Few students who experienced this grueling regimen signed up to spend a third year with Cicero. Having been required to learn in one year what previous generations had learned in four, most of these students have less than pleasant memories of Latin. But that is our modern way; we are in a hurry to cover "everything" and we are addicted to superficial work. So the student pays the price—he must cover the text, receive a grade, and earn a credit. But has he learned anything? Has he been motivated and inspired to continue his study or has he developed a dislike for the subject? The grade and the credit mean nothing. The answers to the last two questions are what really matter.

As Latin teachers, we need standards to judge ourselves by, and when we look to the past for these it is a sobering lesson indeed to see the achievements of former ages: In the sixteenth century, fluent readers of Latin were regularly admitted to Oxford at the age of sixteen. Even more startling is the meagerness of instructional materials available to teachers at that time—eight-ounce grammars with very little in the way of translation exercises. How did they teach Latin with such skimpy little books?

Cheryl Lowe was the founder of Memoria Press and the author of the Latin Forms Series, Classical Phonics, and many other books. She also founded Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky, where all Memoria Press materials are developed and tested.

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The Forgotten Art of Teaching Latin

Latin teachers in the past had mastery knowledge and a long tradition of mastery teaching. They knew Latin and they knew how to teach it. They had techniques honed through centuries of experience, refined through trial and error. I believe this forgotten art of teaching Latin must be rediscovered and restored in order for the classical education movement to thrive and grow. Classical education will remain an elusive dream, classical in name only, until we as teachers are able to develop Latin programs that are as successful as those of the past.

In The Teaching of Latin and Greek in the Secondary School, published in 1911 and long out of print, Dr. Charles Bennett outlines the scope, sequence, and methods of Latin instruction. I believe his principles are absolutely sound and have found them to be true by my own teaching experience. Dr. Bennett wrote his book at a time when the traditional methods of Latin instruction were starting to be abandoned for more "progressive" methods. By explaining the failures of the newer textbooks of his own age, he sheds much light on what we need to do in ours.

At the turn of the century when Dr. Bennett wrote his book, students began their Latin study around the age of ten or eleven. In previous centuries students had begun a year or two younger. While the age is not critical, I do think beginning Latin in the third grade is best. Students who are reading well at this age need a new challenge, and the Latin grammar gives them some good meat to chew on; it gives discipline to the student and structure, form, purpose, and goals to the whole elementary curriculum. Beginning Latin at a young age gives students ample time to master grammar in the grammar stage, syntax and translation in the logic stage, and thus come to the rhetoric stage in the ninth and tenth grades fully prepared to enjoy the great Latin classics of Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil.

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The forgotten art of teaching Latin must be rediscovered and restored in order for the classical education movement to thrive and grow.

But what about those who begin later? No problem.

Many of us in the classical education movement did not begin Latin ourselves until later in life, and we have still managed to achieve the rudiments of a classical education. If your student is beginning Latin in high school or even college, rejoice and be glad. He is still way ahead of the game and can still expect to achieve Latin mastery and receive a life-enriching classical education.

But remember, Latin grammar cannot be learned in one year. Give your students plenty of time to master the subject. Better that a student takes four years to learn Latin grammar and finishes with a desire to continue in college, than that he "covers" high school texts in the prescribed two years and starts translation too early, and then wearily vows never to crack open a Latin book again. The goal is lifelong learning, not lifelong avoidance, and the measure of our teaching is whether we are leading them to love what we love or to dread it.

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methods and our scope and sequence. We can start by examining the modest little Latin books of yesteryear.

For years I puzzled over how teachers taught Latin with those little books, but after teaching Latin for more than a decade I understood. The answer is that they knew the grammar inside and out; they could teach it because they themselves had mastered it. One of my English-teaching friends used to say that she could teach English literature from a cookbook if she had to. After teaching Latin for many years, I too feel I could teach Latin with nothing but a grammar, or even a cookbook if I had to. It is all in my head. The textbook is just an aid.

Well, that's great for you, you might say, but what about me, the beginning teacher who barely knows a declension from a conjugation? Dr. Bennett's marvelous instructions are here to help us. He knew what to teach when, in what order, and how to achieve mastery in his students. He goes into much more detail in his book, but I will list the main ideas for you here to incorporate into your own teaching routine so that you, too, can become a Latin master.

7 Principles for Teaching Latin: 1. Learn as you teach. You can teach your students Latin if you do not already know it, but you must memorize the Latin grammar along with them.

2. Recite orally. Recite the Latin grammar orally, and drill individual grammar forms for immediate recall.

3. Pace yourself. Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in one year and underestimate what they can accomplish in five.

4. Approach Latin as a basic subject. Present Latin as a basic subject—like math—and students will accept that and learn it, year after year.

5. Keep Latin front and center. Make Latin the center of your language arts curriculum, and the basis for your study of English grammar. Overlearn it until it's second nature.

6. Teach the history and culture associated with Latin.

Students will be unmotivated to learn a language if they know nothing of the people who spoke it.

7. Enjoy Latin! If you approach Latin with enthusiasm, your children will pick up that love and enthusiasm too.

What Not to Do: 1. Don't waste time memorizing long lists of vocabulary words. Learn fewer words slowly and permanently.

2. Don't advance too quickly. Postpone translation and syntax until the logic stage (grades 6-8) or until grammar forms are mastered.

3. Don't let inexperience or unfamiliarity intimidate you from learning Latin. Everyone can do it!

The Forgotten Art of Teaching Latin

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Our Geography program is focused on giving students context for their history studies and a familiarity with the locations, major geographical landforms, and cultures of the world. Organized specifically for a student pursuing a classical education, we begin with the area that constituted the Roman Empire in Geography I, then cover the rest of the world in Geography II, with a focus in both on learning to map the world. Geography III solidifies the mapping skills learned in the first two and adds a deeper study of the landforms and topography of each continent, as well as the cultures, religions, and climates that shaped each country. By the end of their study students are able to label political and physical maps of the world—including 169 countries and capitals—from memory.

In American & Modern Studies students focus on history since the Renaissance, geography, literature, and world cultures. They also read a variety of books from our American Studies Reading Sets to supplement their knowledge of the U.S. and the world. All of this work prepares students for comprehensive studies of American and European history in high school.

Geography & American/Modern Studies 200 Questions About American History Grades 5-8 Student $10.95 Teacher $5.50 Flashcards $13.50 Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic $18.50

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Our enrichment program introduces primary students to the richness and connectivity that distinguishes a classical education. Each week we have connected a read-aloud book—chosen for the beauty of its prose, illustrations, and content—to a well-known piece of classical art, classical music, and poetry, and to a science and history lesson.

Encouraging and enabling our students to recognize and seek Truth, Goodness, and Beauty is our prime goal. Reading to your students cultivates a taste for beautiful illustrations, elevated, articulate language, and virtuous action from the earliest years, and prepares them to later read the great classical authors. Expose students to beauty and they will not be satisfied with anything else.

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Greek Greek Forms Series An Introduction to Hellenistic Greek Years One and Two Grades 7+

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Logic is the original thinking skill. If your goal is to teach students how human beings think and how we actually argue in real life, traditional logic—which is a language art and not a mathematical art—is the place to start.

Traditional Logic I and II cover the branch of logic called "formal logic," which is concerned with the form and structure of reasoning. The program is designed to teach students a practical mastery of the art of argument. Material Logic covers the branch of logic called "informal logic" that deals with the content of argumentation.

It can be used as a follow-up to Traditional Logic or simply as an introduction to the rudiments of classical philosophy for high school students. Classical Rhetoric is a guided tour through the first part of the single greatest book on persuasive communication ever written: Aristotle's Rhetoric.

This course involves a study of the fundamental principles of political philosophy, ethics, and traditional psychology.

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Traditional Logic I: Introduction to Formal Logic & Traditional Logic II: Advanced Formal Logic

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Material Logic: A Course in How to Think

by Martin Cothran | Grades 9+

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• Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions • Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ • Aristotle's Rhetoric • How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading • Figures of Speech: 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase

Classical Rhetoric: Aristotle's Principles of Persuasion

by Martin Cothran | Grades 9+

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$145.03 complete set (basic set + How to Read a Book & Figures of Speech) $94.94 basic set (student, key, DVDs, Aristotle's Rhetoric) Student $39.95 | Key $4.95 | DVDs $55.00 Aristotle's Rhetoric $5.00 | How to Read a Book $18.00 | Figures of Speech $44.95

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Rather than offering unsatisfying survey courses, which often result in more questions than answers, Memoria Press trains young students to observe well and to appreciate a miraculous world. Our science courses for the grammar school focus on observation and classification—the natural starting point of science—rather than experiments. Each program is an in-depth study of one topic in which questions can be explored, curiosity can be satisfied, and understanding can take root. We introduce students to the natural world by studying the things it is made up of—birds, insects, trees, mammals, and the heavenly bodies. We give students the gift of knowing the world they live in and an appreciation of that world that will benefit them throughout their lives and form a foundation upon which to study the advanced sciences of biology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy.

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Grades 3+

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$64.99 set (text, student, teacher, field guide, Tree Book) Text $16.50 | Student $16.50 | Teacher $18.50 | Peterson Guide $8.99 The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups $15.95 Monarch Butterfly • Lepidoptera [Greek: λεπιδος + πτερα] means "scale-winged" • Cabbage butterfly, sphinx moth, monarch butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, swallowtail butterfly, luna moth • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: large wings and coiling mouthparts • Also includes: tiger moth, cecropia moth, skipper butterfly

Honeybee • Hymenoptera [Greek: υµεν + πτερα] means "membrane-winged" • Paper wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, carpenter ant, fire ant, honeybee, bumblebee • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: slender waist and stingers • Also includes: saw fly, mud dauber, bulldog ant, sweat bee

The Book of Insects Grades 4+

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