Mother of Divine Grace School Syllabi for grades K-8

Name: Mother of Divine Grace School Syllabi for grades K-8
Brand: Mother of Divine Grace School and Bookstore

by Mother of Divine Grace School and Bookstore

Multi_subjectGrades K–8

Mother of Divine Grace School Syllabi: Classical Catholic Multi-Subject Program

Mother of Divine Grace School Syllabi for grades K-8 is a comprehensive classical education curriculum providing day-by-day lesson plans across all subjects including religion, math, language arts, science, history, geography, Latin, Greek, art, and music. Based on Laura Berquist's classical education philosophy, this multi subject curriculum emphasizes memorization in early grades and integrates Catholic worldview throughout.

Best for

Catholic homeschooling families seeking a structured classical education approach with daily lesson plans, or those comfortable adapting religious content for their worldview

Evaluation Criteria

4 strengths · 1 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum provides structured daily lesson plans with specific instructions for what to do each day in each subject area, supporting explicit instruction.

Review states it provides 'day-by-day lesson plans for all subjects for a full school year' with 'specific instructions for what to do each day in each subject area'

Knowledge CoherenceStrength

The program builds coherent knowledge through its classical approach, emphasizing cumulative learning and the deliberate sequencing typical of classical education.

Based on Laura Berquist's 'Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum' with systematic progression and 'classical approach's emphasis on memorization in the early grades'

Individual Subject RigorStrength

Each subject area appears to maintain appropriate rigor with recommended quality resources like Saxon Math, A Beka Arithmetic, and Wordly Wise across all core subjects.

Covers 'religion, math, phonics, language arts, poetry, science, history, geography, foreign language (Latin and Greek), art, and music' with established curriculum resources

Cross Curricular IntegrationStrength

The curriculum demonstrates meaningful integration, particularly through composition activities that occur within history and religion assignments rather than as isolated skill instruction.

Review notes that 'composition skills are developed through regular oral and written composition activities...Most composition activity occurs within history and religion assignments'

Teacher TrainingNeutral

The curriculum appears to provide implementation support through detailed daily plans, though specific teacher training materials are not mentioned beyond the reference book.

Designed to help parents 'implement the ideas' from Berquist's book with detailed daily planning, though review doesn't specify training components

Retrieval PracticeInsufficient Evidence

While the classical emphasis on memorization suggests some retrieval practice, specific details about systematic review and spaced practice are not evident in the review.

Review mentions 'classical approach's emphasis on memorization in the early grades' but lacks detail on ongoing review systems

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com