First Grade Curriculum

Religion
Books/Resources

  • Our Heavenly Father (Faith and Life Series)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Bible stories
  • Commandments
  • Great Christians/saints
  • Religious/Feast holidays
  • Morals and virtues
  • Prayers

    Reading
    Books/Resources

  • Phonics (Modern Curriculum Press)
  • Little Angel Readers (Stone Tablet Press)
  • Merrill Linguistic Readers (SRA/McGraw-Hill)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Listening/speaking skills
  • Phonemic awareness
  • Decoding words
  • Reading skills
  • Comprehension skills
  • Literature appreciation

    Writing
    Books/Resources

  • Spelling Workout (Zaner-Bloser)
  • Voyages in English (Loyola Press)
  • Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Phonetic spelling
  • Printing the alphabet
  • Formation of sentences
  • Punctuation/capitalization
  • Nouns and verbs
  • Writing short stories

    Mathematics
    Books/Resources

  • Saxon 2

    Scope and Sequence

  • Addition and subtraction
  • Counting forward and backward
  • Data analysis
  • Measurement and time
  • Simple fractions
  • Word problems
  • Geometry

    Science
    Books/Resources

  • Science Horizons (Silver Burdett and Ginn)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Simple experiments
  • Scientific reasoning
  • Earth and space
  • Animal habitats/life cycles
  • States of matter
  • Machines

    Health
    Books/Resources

  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Body systems
  • Germs and preventions
  • Nutrition

    Social Studies
    Books/Resources

  • My American and My World (Abeka)
  • Our America (Abeka)
  • Weekly Reader Map Skills

    Scope and Sequence

  • Map skills/geography
  • Early Americans
  • Native Americans
  • American Revolution
  • Westward expansion
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Civics and patriotism

    Art
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom art supplies

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Perceptual awareness
  • Exploring different media
  • Art appreciation

    Music
    Books/Resources

  • Musical instruments

    Scope and Sequence

  • Singing songs
  • Rhythm and movement
  • Playing the recorder
  • Music appreciation

    Spanish
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Building vocabulary
  • Simple sentences