A Day in the Life of First Grade

 

First grade is an exciting time of developing reading skills which opens up a world of knowledge in living books.  When you walk into the first grade classroom, you will see them working on their animal notebooks as they study different classes of animals in science.  The first graders become archaeologists as they study Ancient Egypt in history.  In the fall, you can catch them outside participating in an archaeological dig.  Each week they study and enjoy a great painting by Renoir, Van Gogh or Cassatt.  First graders find joy in learning whether they are studying creation in Genesis or working on addition and subtraction drills.

 

Disciplinary Subjects
Math	Saxon 2 Math Skills
Science	Animals
History	Ancient Egypt
Phonics	Learn phonics rules, practice reading skills
Spelling	Learning and applying spelling rules
Geography	General geography concepts
Composition/Handwriting	Classical Writing Primers: Narration, Dictation, Copywork
Art	1 time a week
Music	2 times a week
Physical Education	3 times a week
Inspirational Subjects
Bible	Genesis – Ruth; Bible Memory
Nature Study	Outside observations on our location and at the McDowell Forest Preserve; Walks, sketches, nature notebook
Picture Study	Renoir, Van Gogh, Cassatt
Composer Study	Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Copland
Poetry	Robert Louis Stevenson, A.A. Milne, Oxford Book of Children’s Verse
Literature	List includes historically-based literature, read alouds, grade appropriate literature and biographies. Click here for the literature list.