Before you begin, please read how it works & how we choose books. 

For Ages 5 to 8
General American History
40 Week Schedule, PDF
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First Grade Workbook

Morning Time & Bible Study

• King James Bible
• Mother Stories from the Old Testament 
• Mother Stories from the New Testament
• Keys for Kids or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals or other devotions of your choice
• What Your First Grader Needs to Know for built-in scope & sequence, purchased separately $

Arithmetic. Choose 1.

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 2
• Ray's Arithmetic, purchased separately + free video lessons
• Math program of your choice, purchase separately (Our Pick!)

Science

• Among the Forest People 
• Among the Night People 
• Among the Pond People 
• Among the Farm-Yard People 
• Among the Meadow People 
• The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children 
  
  

Library Skills

• Go to the library once a week, learn how it all works**

Language Arts

• Word Mastery: A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades , pp26-64
• McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader ($ book)
• When appropriate begin writting 1 short story a week (4 or more sentences, as you deem fit)
• A Primary Reader 
  
  

Spelling

• McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, up to lesson 6

Literature
Choose as many or as few of these books as you see fit.  You don't need to read all of them.  Just the ones you like the best.

• The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter
• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Arthur Scott Bailey
  • Sleepy-Time Tales: the Tale of Fatty Coon  
  • Tale of Brownie Beaver  
  • The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
  • The Tale of Cuffy Bear  
  • The Tale of Freddie Firefly 
  • The Tale of Frisky Squirrel
  • The Tale of Henrietta Hen
  • The Tale of Major Monkey
  • The Tale of Old Mr. Crow  
  • The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels
  • The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk  
  • The Tale of Tommy Fox  
  • The Tale of Solomon Owl 
  • The Tale of Timothy Turtle
    
    

History

• Stories of American Life and Adventure (read aloud)

Biography

• Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans (read aloud)

Geography:

• Peter Parley's Geography for Beginners*
• First Lessons in Geography by James Monteith  NOTE:  A few of the details in this book are out of date.  I recommend that you get a map of the World and an ink pen and go through it, briefly updating the text.  It shouldn't take too long and would be a good project for an older child.
• ​We use & recommend this free social studies & science curriculum for its Christian-based and family-based  perspective, figure on 1 or 2 books per month to be continued from Preschool through Grade 1.

*We replaced The Seven Little Sisters who Live on the Round Ball that Floats in the Air by Jane Andrewsfelt for Peter Parley's Geography.  We felt it was a better choice with a more concise plan for learning and  stories intermixed. Work at your own pace each week.
**or build your own library at home using the dewey decimal system.

​For Ages 4 to 7
General History
40 Week Schedule, PDF File

Morning Time & Bible Study

• King James Bible
  
• Easy-to-read bible story books from the library.  Figure on 1 a week.
• Keys for Kids or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals or other devotions of your choice
• What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know for built-in scope & sequence, purchased separately
  

Arithmetic. Choose 1.

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 1
• Ray's Arithmetic, purchased separately + free video lessons
• Math program of choice, purchased separately (Our Pick!)
  
  

Science

• The History of Insects
• The Insect Folk
• The Burgess Animal Book for Children
• Burgess Bird Book for Children
  
  

Library Skills

• Go to the library once a week, learn how it all works. If you go on Fridays then you can check out the books you'll need for the following week.

Language Arts

• Handwriting for Beginners of choice, purchased separately we use & recommend Kickstart Kindergarten!
• Word Mastery: A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades , pp1-25
• McGuffey's Eclectic Primer (handbook recommended)
• When appropriate begin writing 1 short story a week (4 or more sentences, as you deem fit)
  
  

Literature

• All the best Easy-to-Read books from the library, 1 a day.
• Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
  • The Yellow Fairy Book 
  • The Violet Fairy Book
  • The Red Fairy Book
  • The Pink Fairy Book
  • The Orange Fairy Book
  • The Lilac Fairy Book
  • The Grey Fairy Book
  • The Green Fairy Book
  • The Crimson Fairy Book
  • The Brown Fairy Book
  • The Blue Fairy Book
• Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings 
• Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit 
• The Real Mother Goose
  
  

History

• All the best easy-to-read history books from the library, figure on 1 or 2 a week.  
• Make a Family Scrap Book & a Family Tree.
  
  

Biography

• The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 

Geography & Social Studies

• Easy-to-read books from the library about neighborhoods, maps, foreign countries, immigration, and our government. Figure on 1 or 2 a week.
• We use & recommend this free social studies & science curriculum for its Christian-based and family-based  perspective, figure on 1 or 2 books per month to be continued from Preschool through Grade 1.

What is the best math curriculum?  That decision must be made by the parent and must be a good fit for the child and fit the family's budget.  Classical Teaching Textbook (CTT) will list our pick with price for each grade below.  This list will grow over time as we develop our program.

1. Arithmetic 1, Workbook 1 by Rod & Staff ($8) 
2. ​My Calendar Book ($8)
3. What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know* ($14)

*for hands-on math games

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