| First Grade Main Schedule |
| Easy Classical First Grade Main Schedule includes 36 week-long schedules plus 70+ pages of charts, sheets, and helps that will enhance your child’s learning. These 70+ pages are broken down into a language arts section, an art section, and a physical education packet. You also receive detailed instructions on how to use our schedules as well as instructions on how to use the
curriculum you purchase. We send you all of this neatly placed in a 1 ” 3-ring binder. More Info... |
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First Grade Main Schedule
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| General Resources |
| The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer provides a great overview of classical education and instructions on how to implement the classical style of learning in the homeschool. Shepherding a Child's Heart provides a great foundation for effective parenting that will encourage children to think through the ramifications of their actions and begin to chose to obey based on their love for God rather than a need to conform to their parents desires. Say Goodbye to Whining... gives practical suggestions for implementing the concepts learned in Shepherding a Child's Heart. |
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| Chores |
| Many parents today spend endless hours trying to entertain or inundate their children with activities geared toward making them happy. This often ends poorly, leading to unsatisfied children and frustrated parents. Instead, parents should focus on providing a balance between fun activities and giving children opportunities to be responsible. Parents can accomplish this goal by assigning their children chores around the house. Doing chores and getting paid for a job well done, helps the child to feel like an integral part of the family. It also allows them to make the connection between working hard and making money. Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace Jr. is a great resource for helping you to do this. |
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| Bible |
| Big Truths for Little Kids teaches the catechism with stories illustrating the answers to each of the questions. The first grader will not only memorize the big theological concepts in a child-friendly way, he will also begin to grasp the truths of these concepts through the stories in this book. By the end of the year, the foundation of your child's faith will begin to grow. The Jesus Story Bible is a great first Bible for the young child. This book takes the truths of the scriptures and presents them in an easily understood fashion. Wise Words for Moms is a great calendar-like pamphlet that lists appropriate verses to read to your child while disciplining him for sins or offenses common to children. These verses back up Mom or Dad's discipline with Scripture. |
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| Phonics/Reading |
| Phonics Pathways enables the child to learn the abstract concept of sounding out letter and word sounds. This book is a great follow-up to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (The Phonics book scheduled in the Kindergarten Schedule). Use this book if your child is struggling to learn to read with Teach Your Child to Read... After completing all the lessons in this book the child will be reading at a second grade reading level. Basic Phonics Skills is a beginning phonics workbook that reinforces the phonics concepts the child has learned and applies them using fun games, coloring, and activities. |
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| Spelling |
| The books in the Spelling Workout series are organized around a test-study method. Students take a pretest, self-correct and rewrite words, study through the practice exercises, and take a final test. Student lessons include fun riddles and puzzles, and conclude with a wrap-up and review; cumulative reviews of multiple chapters are also provided. |
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| Handwriting |
| This is a great handwriting program, which teaches the child to write using italic handwriting. Many children find this type of handwriting easier to master, and also find the transition between writing print and writing in cursive much easier. The instruction manual has a couple of pages of instruction for each level in the program. Only purchase the instruction manual if you haven't purchased it in a previous grade. |
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| Grammar |
| Shurley English is a creative grammar program that utilizes a variety of techniques that enables children with different learning styles to grasp the rules of the English language. Through audio jingles, workbook exercises, study notes, and tests the child's understanding of these concepts continues to grow through the lessons and through the different levels in the series. |
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| Math |
| Saxon Math 1 is an excellent easy to teach, "scripted" math program. Saxon Math 1 teaches children to skip count by one's, two's, five's and tens, identify ordinal position to tenth, master all basic addition and subtraction facts, measure using inches, feet, and centimeters. It also teaches how to add quarters, draw polygons, and observe information from real graphs, pictographs, and bar graphs. If you are unsure whether this is the right level for your child, use this placement test. Make sure to purchase the Teacher's Manual, Workbooks, Fact Cards, and Math Manipulatives. |
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| Art |
| Drawing with Children is an excellent introduction to drawing even for the young child. We have coordinated the art lessons taught in Drawing with Children with our science and history schedules. Mone Brookes's easy to follow, lesson by lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her Monart Method. |
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| Physical Education |
| Homeschool Family Fitness provides a variety of exercises and activities that encourage fine motor and gross motor skills. We schedule daily muscular strength and fitness assignments as well as bi-weekly aerobic exercises throughout the year. |
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| Literature |
| The books and short-stories in the Literature section of the First Grade Schedule were chosen for their timeless appeal to early elementary aged children. When you read aloud to your child, you will not only be building a stronger relationship with your child, you will also be boosting their vocabulary; developing in them better communications skills; increasing their concentrations skills; introducing them to people and places outside of their community, and encouraging them to develop a love for learning. |
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| Science |
| Easy Classical Main Schedules are different from the Complete Schedules in that they do not include Science and History schedule pages. The science and history are separated out of these schedules so that you can mix and match the Main Schedules with the Science and History that meets the needs of your children. If you are looking for Complete Schedule options click here. Below are listed the Science options you can choose: |
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| History |
| Easy Classical Main Schedules are different from the Complete Schedules in that they do not include Science and History schedule pages. The science and history are separated out of these schedules so that you can mix and match the Main Schedules with the Science and History that meets the needs of your children. If you are looking for Complete Schedule options click here. Below are listed the History options you can choose: |
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