We have an energetic 6-year-old jumping into 1st grade- and we’re super excited about the choices we’ve made for his homeschool curriculum this year.
One big change we’ve made is joining our local Classical Conversations Co-op and he will be attending that once a week. This will give him a broad overview of several subjects including math, english, science, history and geography, and latin. We will be supplementing those with individual curriculum options as well.
Here are our 2018-2019 1st Grade Homeschool Curriculum choices:
Math-
- Math Lessons for a Living Education- Level 2
- Horizons Math- 1st Grade
- Life of Fred Elementary Series
We have chosen several different options for math this year. Our little guy loves math and we want to foster that as much as possible. Both Life of Fred and Math Lessons for Living Education provide a more story based learning experience, whereas Horizons Math gives a more leveled approach to teaching. We will be rotating through these and I think he will really thrive with all 3 options.
Language Arts-
In addition to the English lessons he will be receiving through Classical Conversations, we will also be finishing The Good and The Beautiful Language Arts level K and moving into level 1. We adore this curriculum and it proves to be engaging enough for even our little guy who struggles with language lessons.
Handwriting-
Our little guy is not a fan of writing in general. We have struggled through A Reason for Handwriting, but we are almost at the end. Once completed, we will be moving over to The Good and The Beautiful in hopes that the change will help our struggles.
History-
We will be using readings from the Mystery of History books in conjunction with our Classical Conversations instruction. We will also be doing weekly lessons out of The Good and The Beautiful History Year 1 as group learning with our other children.
Science-
We will be taking a very gentle approach to science this year, with the bulk of our learning coming from Classical Conversations. In addition, we will also be intermittently learning out of these two resources. They are a great way to introduce science to younger children and a wonderful motivation to get out and explore the world around us.
Latin-
This will be used to reinforce the Latin we will be learning in Classical Conversations. I’m hoping it will help us both pick it up a bit easier. *Fingers crossed*
We’re excited to kick this school year off and dive into these fantastic resources. What are your picks for curriculum this year? Share with us in the comments below.
duffelbagspouse says
This is looks very impressive and an exhaustive choice of study for a first grader. I truly appreciate how committed parents who homeschool are. I hoe you guys have a great year.
Laurence says
That’s great curriculum for your 6 yr old kid. I wonder if homeschooling are really great? Since the kid can really focus and the will have more attention when it comes to studies 🙂
amelie redillas says
worth to share blog! very helpful topics for all moms and kids of same age and grade level. thank you for this. 🙂
Preeti Chauhan says
Wow ! I am new to this concept of home school curriculum .In our city ,most kids go to conventional regular schools for education .
Athena Nagel (@Stuffofsuccess) says
I am not a homeschooling parent but I thoroughly admire those that are. I wish I had the opportunity to provide that for my children. There is so much available out there. Thanks
TheSuperMomLife says
I’m always in awe of Moms that homeschool. I definitely don’t have the patience to do it.
Daria Gora says
I am very impressed by people who homeschool their kids, personally I could not do it I think. The curriculum seems great and very informative.
Tonya W says
Sounds like you have such a great year planned. Kudos to you mama for setting your little one up for success!
Ruth-Ann Ridley says
I have always had such a great respect for parents that home school. You are definitely so much more organized than I ever would be!
Yeah Lifestyle says
Sounds like you’ve picked some great curriculum choices for this year. Homeschooling must be so rewarding – and you must be so organised too!
NPC says
This looks like such a great curriculum for the year. I don’t homeschool but, I can see how successful any child can be with this. Thanks for the insight.
Blair Villanueva says
I admire your full dedication to home school your kids. Kudos for you!
I think in the future I might do the same.