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    First Grade Planning Thread

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by lolo

    Well I am still planning and thinking, but this is what I have so far. We will have another international move during 1st (one coming up here soon too) so I am going for simple do the next thing curriculum.

     

    Language Arts:

    Phonics Pathways

    R&S phonics 1 (as a workbook supplement for the days it is needed)

    WWE (using the guide and choosing our own passages to use)

    HWOT 1

    Pathway Readers 1st grade

    Easy readers (Frog and Toad, Henry and Mudge)

     

    Math:

    Miquon red as secondary

    R&S 1 as main spine

    We also have RightStart math games

     

    History:

    Veritas Press OTAE (diy)

    Trying to pick out what spine to use with this. The website is hard to follow what is essential and what is secondary.

     

    Bible:

    Training Hearts Teaching Minds

    Veritas Press Gen- Joshua

     

    Science:

    Still thinking this through but as of now-

    Christian Liberty Nature Reader 1

     

    Art:

    Deciding between tango (FREE!) Or ARTistic Pursuits or Art with a purpose

     

    Music:

    R&S 1

     

     

    Thinking about adding in Memoria Press read alouds and enrichment for 1st.

    Can we discuss continuity with curriculum and curriculum hopping

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    I am wondering if we can discuss continuity with curriculum vs curriculum hopping and the effects on education.

     

    There is so much out there talking about the good academic results of homeschooling. I was thinking the other day about if these results from early hs families is due to parents having fewer options for curriculum and needing to create their own materials. This giving more continuity and flow to what children learned. Skills then could go deeper each year.

     

    Whereas today we have so many options and they differ so much in s&s, style, content. I am wondering what others think about changing curriculums, and the effect on education overall. I see so many posts about changing phonics programs, math, grammar. And I have changed phonics programs too 🙃. But as I prepare planning 1st grade it has me thinking if I should be focused on sticking with one publisher for a subject for elementary etc.

     

    I look at American public schools and wonder if some of the problems stem from too much change in curriculum and procedures.

     

    So what are your thoughts? Worth it to plan to stick with something or does changing have no long effects?

    WTM Science

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I am still trying to figure out science for next year (1st grade) for my science loving ds. All the samples of curriculum I look at just don't seem a good fit. I am thinking of just making my own plans.

     

    I am thinking of getting a science encyclopedia and using that as a spine. Then adding in other books to dig deeper from Let's Read and Find Out and others. As well as documentaries, youtube, etc. Somewhat following WTM plans, but I want to jump around more than just staying on one area of science all year.

     

    What are resources to add in experiments? Kits to buy? I will need to add in some hands on rather than just reading and watching. Is there any experiment books that will cover most all elementary topics/grades?

     

    I don't want to buy a lot of resource books, but as I don't have an English library I need some spines that will last.

    So what spines do you recommend for 1st-4/5th for a science encyclopedia and collection of various experiments? And any other spines for specific fields of study that I should get?

    Open and go science

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Looking for an open and go science for 1st. Ds loves science and wants to be a scientist (archelogist in particular). I find it so cute how specific he is in his interests. And want to follow his intrests as much as I can at this age.

     

    This year we did a lot of Lets read and find out. And I got the digital BFSU. BFSU is just too loose for me, and too much planning. And we have watched all the Magic School Bus multiple times.

     

    I want something with a lot of experiments to satisfy ds wants. Something short to read and discuss. A perk would be if I could buy a package for all supplies as most "common" things I don't have access to.

    Does miquon work alone?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by lolo

    Thanks. I may need to stop my worry. I know ds is so young, but trusting he will get there is hard.

     

    I have been looking at r&s math 1 because it really stresses getting facts down. I wonder if I could add in Miquon to discover processes first and the other things that aren't found in r&s.

     

    Why does choosing curriculum have to be so hard?!?!

    Does miquon work alone?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    We have made it through the orange book of miquon for k this year.

     

    Ds loves the simple sheets and loves the work. I love miquon!

     

    However, it feels like he hasn't internalized anything real well. I think he needs more practice.

     

    Does the whole program give enough practice and review? Or is miquon best used with another program?

    FLL first then R&S English possibly CLE LA ?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Ok I am debating to use R&S English with their spelling or CLE LA. I want to simplify and have something I can use long term that is solid.

     

    Ds will be 1st next year. I think I have ruled out CLE LA for first as we have done other things for phonics. And people seem to not like the first and second grades of LA. So I am thinking of waiting until 2nd for grammar and use R&S.

     

    If I use R&S English would FLL 1/2 be good for first grade? Or should I just wait to begin in 2nd?

     

     

    And second question-

    My plan is to use CLE reading curriculum next year doing the reading NOT LTR program. I like CLE better than R&S reading. Will there be any crossover with R&S English? Or would these two fit well together? Any gaps that would happen?

    Help me plan history sequence

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    If I lived in Turkey and could visit ruins, I'd just plan my history around that and worry about starting a chronological program later.

    So how would I do that?

     

    Is there a lost of books from somewhere that has age appropriate books for Greek and Roman history? When I search online all I find is complete history courses with book lists for the course.

    CLE Language Arts is this what I want?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Ds went through the Rod and Staff ABC series and loved it. He liked having a workbook to do several pages a day. He typically did 5 to 6 pages a day and then was done. He would get tired after that with writting.

     

    He asked me for more workbooks since we finished those a while ago. He likes pages that aren't cluttered or small print.

     

    I have found I do not like scripted curricula. But I don't feel the need for deep grammar at 1st grade level. I just want to do the next thing and do a few pages a day. I don't follow plans as written.

     

    Is CLE what I am looking for?

    Help me plan history sequence

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted · Edited by lolo

    I am already thinking of next year 🙃

     

    Ds will be 6.5 start of next school year so 1st grade.

     

    I like SOTW and I like VP (doing it all ourselves)

     

    SOTW pulls me because of ease. I like just do the next thing stuff.

     

    I am leaning towards VP since it has a good long time on Greek and Roman history. And I like the timeline cards with songs.

     

    Anyways here is where I need some advice on what you would do. VP is written for 2nd-6th grades. Has anyone done it in 1st lightly? I would like to start ancient egypt one starting when ds turns 6. I would like to study Greek and Roman history while we are near ancient ruins so we can do field trips to the ruins. I think it would be fun to learn about Troy and then play in the recreated horse! We don't know if we will be back to this area of the world after that.

     

    But I don't want to push to far and fast with history. And we could do a trip to Rome in the future too.

     

    So anyone have thoughts on doing VP in first? Or would it be best to use SOTW as that is geared towards younger kids and just beef up with Greek and Roman books? Or should I just hold off and start VP in second and not worry about learning matching the ruins we see?

    Pathway Readers vs CLE Reading

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    My DD used the Pathway Readers for fluency practice. If you ask Socratic type questions and discuss any unfamiliar vocab, I see no reason to purchase the workbooks.

     

    For some reason, I thought the Pathway Readers are published by the Mennonites. The stories are innocent enough though we have skipped over some, and I had to correct for some of the blatant “girls belong in the kitchen’†assertions.

    I always change my mind about if I should just do it all through discussion or have it planned out with a workbook. Ds likes workbooks and dh will have 6 months of taking over school next August and I know he needs something that tells him what to do.....

     

     

     

    Yikes is there much of that content? I know they are much more conservative written than we are as a family, but don't want to edit it all!

    Pathway Readers vs CLE Reading

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I have been gifted both the 1st grade Pathway Readers and CLE 1st grade reader.

     

    I see that both of these have workbooks with them. I don't want two sets of workbooks so which would you choose and why.

     

    Also- we have not used either program for phonics will that make a big difference? We also have not done any sight words. I know CLE LTR uses sight words, would the workbooks be too different? We have been using Webster's Speller for phonics along with AlphaPhonics. From what I can see of samples LTR seems close to Websters. But there seems to be a lot of different marking systems.

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