Course Plan Samples

Elementary Course Plan Samples

Sep 23, 2024

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Methodology of Syllabi, Course Plans, & Study Guides

Beginning in 2003, Kolbe began the very long and arduous task of completely overhauling all of our syllabi and course plans and adding many study guides to the curriculum. When the home school began selling curriculum around 1995, our course plans were extremely rudimentary, as if parents were told ,”Get to X,” but without a map of how to get there. That was fine for the seasoned home schooling parent, but as Catholic home schooling grew, we recognized the need to give parents more direction.

All the components of Kolbe’s curriculum are designed to help guide the student through the four stages of intellectual development:

Understanding what is read
Retention of explicit information
Recognition of implicit concepts
Making connections—Mastery

The syllabi and course plans are the road maps through the first, third and fourth stages. They provide the parent/teacher and the student with key points for understanding and also help make connections across subjects and to our Catholic Faith. The discussion questions and key points focus attention to the recognition of implicit concepts, while the paper topics primarily focus on making connections. The quarterly exams generally have multiple sections designed to test the student on understanding, retention, recognition and mastery.

The study guides focus on development in the first, second and third stages of intellectual development. They are designed to lead the student to a better understanding of what he has read, help him to retain explicit information through repetition, and guide him in understanding and recognition of implicit concepts. Although it may seem trivial to simply repeat given information, it is critical to mastery.

Kolbe Academy Sample Course Plans

The following are links to samples of Kolbe Academy Homeschool Course Plans. Course plans with exams are free for enrolled families or for purchase from our bookstore for those not enrolled with Kolbe Academy. Our online courses generally follow Kolbe’s homeschool course plans with the opportunity to modify them as needed for the online classroom.

Please avoid using sample course plans to order books. Although these samples provide a helpful overview of what you can expect from Kolbe course plans, they may not accurately reflect the current book lists.

Note: Courses listed below with an asterisk have been archived. Please read information about archived courses here.

Sample Course Plan Links

Preschool (New!)

Kolbe's Complete Preschool Curriculum

Kindergarten (New!)

Kolbe's Complete Kindergarten Curriculum

Kindergarten (Old)

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for Kindergarten:

1st Grade

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for 1st Grade:

2nd Grade

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for 2nd Grade:

3rd Grade

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for 3rd Grade:

4th Grade

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for 4th Grade:

5th Grade

Click the following links to view samples of our course plans for 5th Grade:

Primary Literature (3 - 4)

Click the following links to view samples of the syllabus and course plans for Primary Literature:

Primary Literature

Elementary Literature (5 - 6)

Click the following links to view samples of the syllabus and course plans for Elementary Literature:

Elementary Literature Syllabus