Earlier this year I re-read Dorothy Sayers' "The Lost Tools of Learning," and it prompted me to rethink our approach to classical education. In her essay, Sayers described the three parts of the Trivium in terms of the three stages of the development of a child's mind. She recommended beginning with the grammar stage once the child knows how to read and write, so I've added an earlier heading, the primary stage, to cover those earlier years.

• English
• Reading
• A Home Start in Reading
• Alphaphonics
• 1,000 Good Books list
  
• Children's literature
  
• Writing
• A Strong Start in Language
• Basic Italic Handwriting
• Zaner-Bloser Cursive Handwriting
• Mathematics
• Arithmetic
  
• An Easy Start in Arithmetic
• History - begin 4-year cycle
• Early American
• Medieval
• Ancient
• Library books and videos
• Science - 1- or 2-year cycle of nature study following the days of Creation
• Light, energy, matter; weather; land, rocks, minerals; plants
• Sun, moon, stars, planets; animals; man
• Library books and videos
• Art
• 3 artists per year
• Music
• 3 composers per year
  
• Bible
• 3-year cycle of the narratives in chronological order
• Creation to Moses
• Joshua to Solomon
• Divided Kingdom to Nehemiah, plus Acts
• Advent -Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth
• Lent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' last week
• Scripture memorization
• The Young Peacemaker
  
• Read With Me Bible
• Teacher Resources
• For the Children's Sake
• Ruth Beechick's 3 R's
• A Charlotte Mason Companion
• "The Lost Tools of Learning"
  

Grammar Stage (4-6)

• English
• Reading
• Teaching the Classics
• 1,000 Good Books list
  
• Children's literature
  
• Writing
• Institute for Excellence in Writing Teaching Writing: Structure & Style
  
• Shakespeare
• Poetry
  
• Mathematics
• Arithmetic
  
• Singapore Math: Primary Mathematics
  
• History - continue 4-year cycle
• Early American/State
• Late American
  
• Medieval
• The Story of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress (out of print)
• America: The Last Best Hope
• Library books and videos
  
• Science 1- or 2-year cycle of nature study following the days of Creation
  
• Light, energy, matter; weather; land, rocks, minerals; plants
  
• Sun, moon, stars, planets; animals; man
• Library books and videos
  
• Foreign Language
• Spanish
• Review Text Spanish
• Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day
  
• Latin
• Latina Christiana I and II
  
• Art
• 3 artists per year
  
• Music
• 3 composers per year
• Bible
• 3-year cycle of the narratives in chronological order
  
• Creation to Moses
  
• Joshua to Solomon
• Divided Kingdom to Nehemiah, plus Acts
  
• Advent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth
• Lent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' last week
• Scripture memorization
• The Young Peacemaker
• Teacher Resources
• For the Children's Sake
• A Charlotte Mason Companion
• You Can Teach Your Child Successfully
• The Latin-Centered Curriculum
• "The Lost Tools of Learning"
  

• English
• Reading
• 1,000 Good Books list
• 100 Great Books list (one or two per year)
  
• Teaching the Classics
• Writing
• The Lively Art of Writing
• Classical Composition
  
• Institute for Excellence in Writing: Teaching Writing Structure & Style
• Speaking
• Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program
  
• Shakespeare
• Poetry
  
• Mathematics
• Arithmetic
• Singapore Math: Primary Mathematics
• Algebra
• Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra
  
• Integrated Algebra & Geometry
  
• Singapore Math: New Elementary Mathematics
• History - continue 4-year cycle
• Ancient
• Early American/State
• Late American
  
• The Story of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress (out of print)
• America: The Last Best Hope
• Library books and videos
  
• Science
  
• Continue 1 or 2-year cycle of nature study following the days of Creation
• Biology
• Biology 101
  
• Foreign Language
• Spanish
• Review Text Spanish
• Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day
  
• Latin
• Henle I
  
• Lingua Latina
• Lingua Latina: A College Companion
• Art
• Music
• Bible
• Three-year cycle of the narratives in chronological order
  
• Creation to Moses
  
• Joshua to Solomon
• Divided Kingdom to Nehemiah plus Acts
  
• Advent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth
• Lent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' last week
• Scripture memorization
• The Young Peacemaker
• Proverbs
• Teacher Resources
• The Latin-Centered Curriculum
• "The Lost Tools of Learning"
• You Can Teach Your Child Successfully
• For the Children's Sake
  

• English
• Reading
• 1,000 Good Books list
• 100 Great Books list (one or two per year)
  
• Teaching the Classics
• Teaching the Classics: Worldview Supplement
• Traditional Logic I and II
  
• Writing
• The Lively Art of Writing
• Institute for Excellence in Writing: Teaching Writing Structure & Style
• Classical Rhetoric Through Structure & Style
• Speaking
• Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program
  
• Shakespeare
• Poetry
  
• Mathematics
• Integrated Algebra & Geometry
  
• Singapore Math: New Elementary Mathematics
• Trigonometry
• Life of Fred: Trigonometry
  
• History - complete 4-year cycle
• Medieval
• Ancient
• American & Government
  
• The Story of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress (out of print)
• The Foundations of Western Civilization
  
• America: The Last Best Hope
• Library books and videos
  
• Science
  
• Astronomy
• Chemistry or Physics
• Signs and Seasons
  
• Library books and videos
  
• Foreign Language
• Spanish
• Review Text Spanish
• Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day
  
• Latin
• Lingua Latina
• Lingua Latina: A College Companion
• Henle I
  
• Art
• Music
• Voice
• Piano
• Music Theory
• Community college classes
  
• Computer
  
• Bible
• Three-year cycle of the narratives in chronological order
  
• Creation to Moses
• Joshua to Solomon
• Divided Kingdom to Nehemia plus Acts
  
• Advent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth
• Lent - Gospel accounts of Jesus' last week
• Scripture memorization
• Epistles, psalms, or prophets
  
• Teacher Resources
• The Latin-Centered Curriculum
• "The Lost Tools of Learning"