Homeschooling Grade One

Included here is a sample homeschool schedule for a grade one child. Further down this page, we have listed the collection of curriculum and materials we may use at some point during the first grade. Some of these subjects, especially the 3 R’s, are done everyday, but some subjects get neglected in real life. Over the course of the entire year, we make certain that the child’s academic education is well rounded and balanced.

GRADE ONE HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE

BIBLE
Hymns and Choruses
____ O Canada and/or God Save the Queen
____ Holy, Holy, Holy and/or Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
____ Hymns and Choruses

Prayer/Creed
____ Prayer (thanks and requests, family list)
____ The Lord’s Prayer
____ The Apostle’s Creed

Verses, Catechism, Story, Activity
____ Bible Memory Verses
____ Catechism
____ Bible Story
____ Bible Activity

ARITHMETIC
____ Arithmetic Workbook
____ Facts Practice Sheet
____ Facts Flashcards

____ Numbers
____ Counting
____ Calendar
____ Telling Time
____ Place Value
____ Measuring
____ Fractions
____ Money
____ Geometry

PHONICS / READING
____ Morning
____ Afternoon

____ Letter sounds
____ Letter names
____ Letter pictures (a says a as in apple, a says a a a)
____ Alphabet
____ Capital and lowercase letters
____ Vowels and consonants
____ Blends (blending consonants and vowels)
____ One-vowel rule
____ Sounding out one-vowel words
____ Special sounds
____ Two-vowels rule
____ Sight words (a, the, to, do, you, etc.)

____ ABeka Handbook for Reading
____ Beginner Reader

LANGUAGE
____ Letters and Sounds
____ Language

____ SPELLING

PENMANSHIP
____ Cursive
____ Manuscript

____ HISTORY

SCIENCE
____ Text
____ Experiment

____ HEALTH

____ GEOGRAPHY

____ ARTS / CRAFTS

MUSIC
____ Keyboard
____ Recorder
____ Singing

____ POETRY

____ PUBLIC SPEAKING

GRADE ONE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM

BIBLE
Hymns and Choruses
O Canada and/or God Save the Queen
Holy, Holy, Holy and/or Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

The Book of Praise
ABeka Preschool Bible Songs
ABeka Sing Unto the Lord!
ABeka Bible Song Visuals
Wee Sing Bible Songs
Wee Sing More Bible Songs

Prayer/Creed
Prayer (thanks and requests, family list)
The Lord’s Prayer
The Apostle’s Creed

Bible Memory Verses
Suffer the Little Children Book 1 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
ABC Bible Verses
AWANA verses
Selected verses from online Bible

Catechism
Primary Catechism (Memorize answer)

Bible Story
Suffer the Little Children Book 1 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
The Child’s Story Bible ~ Vos
Betty Lukens Felt Figures
Felt Board
ABeka Flash-A-Cards

Bible Activity
ABeka Bible Friends Activity Book 1

ARITHMETIC
Our plan for arithmetic is explained here. In 1st grade, we want the child to continue to learn arithmetic skills (numbers, counting, calendar, telling time, place value, measuring, fractions, money, geometry), and most importantly, to have the math facts completely memorized by the time he is between 7 and 8 years old, so he can begin Saxon 5/4 (Robinson curriculum style).

Arithmetic Curriculum (loosely followed)
ABeka Arithmetic 1,2,3 Curriculum
ABeka Arithmetic 1,2,3 Workbook
ABeka Arithmetic 1,2,3 Tests and Speed Drills
Arithmetic Drill Set A Flashcards
ABeka Arithmetic 1-2 Charts and Games

PHONICS
Our plan for reading is explained here. The child begins with phonics (letter sounds, names and pictures, alphabet, capital and lowercase letters, vowels and consonants, blends, one-vowel rule, sounding out one-vowel words, special sounds, two-vowels rule, sight words) and sometime during the 1st grade, we want the child to learn to read chapter books.

Phonics / Reading Curriculum (loosely followed)
ABeka Phonics and Reading Grade 1 Curriculum / Lesson Plans

Important Supplies to Help
ABeka Letters and Sounds 1
ABeka Alphabet Flashcards
ABeka Letter Picture Flashcards
ABeka Basic Phonics Flashcards
(Say “st” in stop. Spell “S” “T”. Repeat from memory.)
ABeka Basic Phonics Charts
ABeka Clue Word Cards
Singing the alphabet song
ABeka Handbook for Reading

Optional Supplies to Help
ABeka Pronunciation CD
ABeka Phonics Charts and Games K
ABeka Learning Games K
ABeka Blend Ladders
ABeka Blend Practice Cards A
ABeka Blend Practice Cards B
ABeka One-Vowel Word Flashcards

READING
ABeka Grade 1 Readers
Fun With Pets
Tip Toes
Stepping Stones
Secrets and Surprises
The Bridge Book
Kind and Brave
Aesop’s Fables for Young Readers
Strong and True
Primary Bible Reader

Other Books
BOB Books
Phonics Readers
and many more…

LANGUAGE
ABeka Letters and Sounds 1 (166 lessons) (1 page per day)
ABeka Language Seatwork 1 (170 Lessons) (1 page per day)

SPELLING
ABeka Spelling 1 and/or Spelling Power (2 lessons per week)
Study the words you get wrong.

PENMANSHIP
Writing Curriculum very loosely followed:
ABeka Grade 1 Writing and Seatwork Curriculum / Lesson Plans
ABeka Writing With Phonics 1 Cursive
A Beka Writing With Phonics 1 Manuscript
ABeka Cursive Writing Tablet
Salt Finger Writing
ABeka Cursive Formation Flashcards

HISTORY
A Child’s History of the World ~ Hillyer
The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times ~ Susan Wise Bauer
Usborne Book of World History

SCIENCE
ABeka Discovering God’s World 1 Science Reader
The Usborne Book of Knowledge
The Usborne Internet-Linked Children’s Encyclopedia
Science in Seconds for Kids
The Original Backyard Scientist

HEALTH
ABeka Health, Safety & Manners 1 Reader

GEOGRAPHY
Geography Songs: Sing Around the World ~ Book and CD
Continents, Canada and Provinces Map Board

ARTS / CRAFTS
ABeka Art Projects 1
Learn to Draw Step by Step ~ Foster
Drawing with Children ~ Brookes
Lifepac Drawing Basics with Thomas Kinkade

MUSIC
The ABC’s of Piano Playing ~ Berlin
The Leila Fletcher Piano Course
Music Note Recognition Chart
Recorder
Sing-a-long

POETRY
Memorize one poem per month
A Child’s Garden of Verses
ABeka Spelling and Poetry 1
The Aesop for Children

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Read aloud for family once per week

STORYTIME (parent reads aloud)
Picture Books
Chapter Books

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PERSONAL NOTES
(3rd child who completed grade one)

In the first grade, C read many, many picture books and early reader books. She began reading chapter books in January. She finished the first grade by reading a whole Bobbsey Twins book in one day.

This list only includes “chapter” books and school readers that she read independently.

Books C read in grade one.

The Boxcar Children 1 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Surprise Island 2 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children The Yellow House Mystery 3 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Mystery Ranch 4 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Mike’s Mystery 5 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Blue Bay Mystery 6 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children The Woodshed Mystery 7 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Schoolhouse Mystery 10 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children The Mystery in the Sand 13 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Bicycle Mystery 15 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Mystery Behind the Wall 17 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Bus Station Mystery 18 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Benny Uncovers a Mystery 19 ~ Gertrude Chandler Warner

Bobbsey Twins Merry Days Indoors and Out 1 ~ Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey Twins’ Wonderful Winter Secret ~ Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey Twins’ Secret at the Seashore 3 ~ Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey Twins On a Bicycle Trip 48 ~ Laura Lee Hope

Magic Treehouse 1
Heidi Great Illustrated Classics ~ Johanna Spyri
Ducktails
Laura and Nellie ~ A Little House Chapter Book
Because of Winn-Dixie ~ Kate DiCamillo
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle ~ Betty MacDonald
Junie B. Jones 1-5, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24 ~ Barbara Park
The Littles ~ John Peterson
Classic Tales from the Magic Kingdom
(and more)

McGuffey’s Primer
McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader
Nursery Rhymes

ABeka Fun With Pets
ABeka Tip Toes
ABeka Stepping Stones
ABeka Secrets and Surprises
ABeka Animals and the Great Outdoors
ABeka Kind and Brave
ABeka Down by the Sea
ABeka Aesop’s Fables for Young Readers

The Young Reader’s Bible
Precious Moments Bedtime Stories
Ruth the Harvest Girl
Hannah The Mother who Prayed
Esther The Brave Queen
Jesus Is Alive The Amazing Story
Saul The Miracle on the Road
Sarah and Abraham The Wonderful Promise
Miriam The Big Sister’s Secret
Noah Rescue Plan
Samuel The Boy Who Listened
Jesus The Promised Child
Martha and Mary Friends of Jesus
Joshua The Brave Leader
Daniel The Praying Prince
Rebekah The Mother of Twins
Mary Mother of Jesus
John the Baptist
David The Fearless Fighter
Joseph God’s Dreamer
Peter The Fisherman
Elijah God’s Miracle Man
Jonah The Runaway Preacher
Nehemiah God’s Builder
Paul Journeys of Adventure
Simon Peter The Disciple

ABeka Health, Safety & Manners 1

ABeka Discovering God’s World Science 1
The Berenstain Bears’ Big Book of Science and Nature

ABeka Social Studies K

Some Read-Alouds
Bridge to Terabithia ~ Katherine Paterson
Rowan of Rin ~ Emilu Rodda
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ Wilson Rawls
Prince Caspian ~ CS Lewis
(and more)