Train up a Child Daily Lesson Plans

The curriculum builds coherent knowledge through chronological history progression from ancient to modern times each year, allowing students to deepen understanding layer by layer. This approach creates strong connections across historical periods and subjects.

Authors explain their rationale: 'After a year even your younger children will recall that the Middle Ages were the time of kings, knights and castles...Year builds upon year, layer by layer'

The curriculum provides basic information about Charlotte Mason methodology and narration techniques at the front of each volume. However, given the extensive resource requirements and complex approach, more comprehensive teacher support would be beneficial.

Review states 'Instructions at the front of each volume include brief information about Charlotte Mason's methodology, particularly about how to do narrations'

The curriculum provides very detailed lesson plans with specific page assignments, daily steps, discussion questions, and vocabulary lists. However, it relies heavily on parent-led activities rather than structured teacher instruction.

Review notes 'lesson plans are very detailed' with 'pages to be read in each book, daily steps in long-term assignments, memory work sentences, discussion questions' but requires 'parents will need to direct activities'

The curriculum incorporates memory work from history, science, poetry, and Scripture, along with narration and dictation practices. However, it explicitly avoids quizzes and tests, potentially limiting formal retrieval practice opportunities.

Review mentions 'Memory work is taken from history, science, poetry, and Scripture' and includes 'narration, copywork, and dictation' but 'do not use quizzes or tests'

The curriculum appears to maintain subject-specific rigor with detailed lesson plans covering vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and writing. However, it modifies Charlotte Mason's approach by introducing grammar and writing earlier than traditionally recommended.

Review states it's 'modified Charlotte Mason approach...because these courses introduce grammar and writing at earlier ages than Mason recommended' and mentions 'detailed grammar reference book' requirements

The curriculum demonstrates strong integration by weaving history, geography, reading skills, language arts, and fine arts around chronological history themes. However, science follows separate themes that don't correlate with the historical periods being studied.

Review notes that lessons integrate multiple subjects around history themes, but 'science themes do not correlate from level to level' and follow 'their own themes for each week'