B. Simply Classical Curriculum: Level B

Sample Lesson
Readiness Assessment
Supply List
Skills to Develop

Essentials, Etiquette, & Ear Training
Ages 3-4 (Chronological Age or Skill Level)

In Level B, the child also learns essential manners. Through books, activities, and crafts designed to help teach the sounds of letters, the child gains the essential ear training necessary for learning to read.

Prayer
Level B can be challenging, because of the emphasis on attention to detail and fine-motor skills. For this reason, each day is bathed in prayer and Bible stories. The child learns to say simple prayers of thanksgiving, mealtime prayers, bedtime prayers, and prayers of petition. Even the nonverbal child can participate by folding his hands, bowing his head, and listening, as you pray for him.

Order and Routine
Lessons in Level B, if conducted in the same order each day, will provide structure and routine to the child’s days. If needed, feel free to divide the lessons in Level B into two time segments each day, perhaps morning and afternoon.

Recitation
In Level B the child learns to memorize. If he is nonverbal, say these for him and encourage approximations whenever he is able to participate. The daily repetition will assist his memory, even if his oral language has not yet developed. For the child with adequate oral language, insist on standing and reciting daily with good posture and no fidgeting. This practice develops poise, even as he strengthens his memory.

Letter Identification and Letter Sounds
To develop ear training, we work all year in Level B on the names and sounds of letters. Athough flash cards are introduced, you will not labor over these. Instead, you will guide the child through the visual review quickly, as with an enjoyable game or contest.

Number Identification, Number Concepts, and Counting
We work all year in Level B on the names and values of numbers. We incorporate fine-motor activities into these lessons, because so many children with special-needs require extra practice with fine-motor skills. Level B’s lessons help you teach the vocabulary for quantity (numbers, shapes, and sizes).

Enculturation and Literature
In Level B, we help you teach the games, songs, stories, and rhymes “every child should know.” Enjoy these! They serve a dual purpose of enculturation and a welcome rest from so many fine-motor activities!

Etiquette and Manners
Special-needs children benefit from instruction, coaching, and practice in being courteous. The child learns to say please and thank you, to say, “I’m sorry,” and how to take turns. Manners instructions and practice are woven throughout Level B in books, activities, and lessons.

Enrichment and Therapies
In the Level B planner, we include space in the lesson plans to record your own child’s therapy exercises. For those who do not have such therapeutic assistance, we offer suggested enrichment ideas.

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Suggested Supplements or Enrichment:

• Simply Classical Curriculum Level B: Read-Aloud Package
• Everywhere We Go
• Do It Carefully
• My Big Animal Book
• My First Body
• A Child’s Garden of Verses
• Best First Book Ever

Items Not Included: 

• A Child’s Garden of Songs CD
• Back to the Garden CD