| What Others Are Saying |
| After years of research and development, Easy Classical was born and we began to sell our first schedules in the spring of 2006. Just a few short weeks after our website went live, we received our first order. That first year we sold nearly 50 schedules, without any advertising or marketing campaigns. We have seen our buisness grow exponentially over the last 10 years not only in number of sales, but also in the variety of products we sell. We are so thankful for our customers' support and encouragement throughout the years! We hope to continue to provide support and encouragement to you, the brave families who embark on the journey we call homeschooling. |
| Old Schoolhouse Review |
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is an excellent resource for homeschooling families. They regularly review products and educational materials. Here is a recent review of Easy Classical Kindergarten and First Grade: Classical education, the method by which one teaches according to the learning stages laid out in the Trivium, has caught on like wildfire in the homeschool movement. There are several works that have influenced classical homeschoolers, but The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise tends to lead the pack. With The Well-Trained Mind as her springboard, Easy Classical author Sandra Williams has drafted a fantastic schedule notebook for moms wishing to implement a classical education in their own homeschools. Beginning with a kindergarten schedule, Sandra lays out an entire year's worth of lesson plans, week by week, utilizing such well-loved curricula as Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, Saxon Math I, Getty-Dubay Handwriting, and Spelling Workout. Each subject is planned for each day of the week--no guesswork involved for mom, no need to figure out how many lessons per week one must finish in order to complete the curriculum by a pre-determined date. Mrs. Williams has done it all for you. Suggested read-alouds for the kindergarten year are based on books recommended by Susan Wise Bauer, Veritas Press, and other classical homeschool sites. Art (How to Teach Art to Children), P.E. (Homeschool Family Fitness: A Complete Curriculum Guide), and Bible (Big Truths for Little Kids, My ABC Bible Verses) are all included as well. If you've ever thought you couldn't fit those subjects into your schedule, you now can have a plan that allows you to incorporate them. In the first grade plan, the student uses Saxon Math II, Phonics Pathways, Basic Phonics Skills C, and Shurley Grammar, as well as continuing with Getty-Dubay. Science is added this year, following The Well-Trained Mind by covering the animal kingdom, the human body, and the plant kingdom. And, as in the kindergarten year, art (Drawing with Children), P.E., read-alouds, memory work, history, and geography (Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book, World Almanac Library of States) are all planned out for you. The weekly lesson plans are just the beginning. What makes Easy Classical one of those rare tools for the home educator are the extra goodies--things that you may have intended to create someday but have never found the time: It is worth noting that one could spend a sizeable amount of time creating lesson plans for an individual curriculum. When I have done so in the past, it took me several days to map out the year, breaking down the lessons into daily chunks and creating lists of things to remember throughout the year. Mrs. Williams has done the work for you, done it for a complete year's worth of schooling, and done it exceptionally well. I believe that Easy Classical is well worth the $35.95 price for the kindergarten schedule and $89.95 for first grade. If you are thinking that you might like to utilize Easy Classical but you have to use a history or science curriculum that teaches multiple ages at once, you can purchase individual main schedules for each of your children at a reduced price. At this point, I might sound like an infomercial for cheap knives when I declare, "But wait! There's more!" But I simply can't conclude without mentioning that in addition to the tremendous help Easy Classical is on its own, the Easy Classical website (www.easyclassical.com) offers further help. There are direct links to Amazon.com and CBD.com to allow you to purchase the curricula needed for the schedules. There is a section on determining the learning style of your child as well as helpful tips for those homeschooling more than one child. Clearly, the author's intent is to come alongside and offer you her years of experience. If you're just beginning this home education journey or needing some extra help to guide you along, Easy Classical could mean the difference between passable homeschooling and exceptional homeschooling. |
| Well-Trained Mind Message Board |
I got the Easy Classical Science schedule... The schedule is laid out with icons reminding you to do certain things each week. It has guidelines each week for K-3 and then 4-6. You could definitely use this a second cycle or with multiple children with the great books mentioned for older grades. It came in a 3 ring notebook with weekly file folders separating each week's lesson schedule. Has the needed science experiment and narration sheets to copy as well. She has a nice intro outlining how to do each weekly lesson and encourages you to read WTM before starting so you understand the how/why of the schedule. It was exactly what I was looking for...someone putting the WTM ideas for the 1-3 grades in a schedule for me :-) The only caveat for some will be the days she chose. Most things are done Tues/Thurs. Obviously you could white out the days of the week and make it your own...maybe it should have been left blank so you could write in what days you plan to do science. Oh, one more nice thing...it has a weekly book list reminder for library books to supplement your week as well as a "shopping list" of items needed for the experiments. It literally tells me to find 1 roly poly's for the first week experiment :-) Anyway, wanted to share...it was $35 and I am very pleased with the layout of it all and can't wait to use it. I may even try some of the other schedules available. tess at the beach |
| Wendy B. ~ Cary, NC |
| "I have been writing to you over the last few months from Cary, NC. I ordered some of the schedules in May and I am so pleased with how much detail your schedules provide. It has been truly a burden lifted for me as I begin this first year. I have found the first grade main so easy to follow, very thorough, and extremely helpful in ways I could not have known. I feel light years ahead. Thanks be to God for putting you in my path when I typed in a search for Easy and Classical, which I thought could not possibly exist." |
| Sherri W. ~ Grifton, NC |
| "Easy Classical Schedule eliminates the time-consuming task of book/curriculum selection and also decreases the likelihood of unnecessary purchases. I can truly focus on understanding the subjects thoroughly and enjoy learning with my child." |
| Amy R. ~ Handover, KS |
| "I especially love the reminders section on the schedule! It is so hard to remember to get things ahead of time with 4 small children. This will save me the frustration of starting a lesson without the materials I need." |
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