A new school year has begun! I've been having fun putting together our curriculum for the year (even though it began as being overwhelming). With kindergarten last year, we focused a lot on reading, math, Classical Conversations and learning through play and everyday life. And it worked great. This year I'm taking a bit of a different approach - being more structured and intentional in my planning. This is mostly out of necessity with having baby #4 being only (almost) 7 weeks old, but I also want to make sure that Micah is being adequately challenged. I also want to be very sure that he is learning everything he should be learning as a first grader.My plan is to still use play and everyday life as part of our curriculum, but I also have the following End-of-Year Goals for Micah:
Reading – To read age-appropriate text fluently with 100% comprehension
Writing – To communicate effectively through writing
Math – To understand and apply 1st grade skills
Math – To understand and apply 1st grade skills
Classical Conversations – To actively engage in community and content
Bible – To memorize Scripture and enhance understanding of what is taught at church
Current Events – To increase interest and understanding of our world
The (tentative) outline for our year is posted as a pdf below (to open, click the arrow in the upper right-hand corner). I'll write more in-depth on each subject later, but for now, here is a high-level overview of our curriculum:
- Reading and Writing - Grade 1 Indiana Academic Standards
- Math - Grade 1 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles, Standards, and Expectations
- Classical Conversations
- Bible - Gospel Project and Awana resources
- Current Events - various activities using our local newspaper through Newspapers in Education
What are you using for your curriculum this year?
