How does KONOS compare
 to a traditional scope and sequence?

Public and private schools are “married” to the traditional scope and sequence, because every year and every subject has a new and different teacher.  The 4th grade teacher needs to know what the 2nd and 3rd grade teachers have already covered; therefore, it is imperative for public and private schools to use a scope and sequence to keep track of what has been taught and what needs to be taught.        

Home school, on the other hand, does not change teachers from year to year or from subject to subject.  Since the teacher stays the same, it makes it far easier to rearrange when various subjects are taught.  Naturally, certain subjects, such as math, must be taught very sequential.  Other subjects, however, such as history, art, literature, science, etc. do not necessarily need to be taught precept upon precept but rather can be arranged according to availability of experts, field trips, seasons, personal interests, etc. 

Because one of the main goals of KONOS is the building of families, we try to teach as much as possible in a unit to all of the children at once.  Looking at a normal scope and sequence, KONOS erased the grade levels and replaced them with character traits.  We then cut up the various subjects in a traditional scope and sequence and placed them under the character trait that they best exemplified, such as states and regions is under the character trait of Cooperation, because the states have to cooperate with each other and kings and queens is under the character trait of Obedience because subjects have to obey the king and queen.  KONOS covers the same material that a traditional scope and sequence would cover except in an order that is related to character traits and not grades.

State Scope and Sequence
(This is a sampling)

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KONOS' Scope and Sequence

Not in KONOS
(Use same texts as State Scope and Sequence)