The text is Walking With God and His People Grade 1, CSI curriculum. Focus is on the study of patriarchs, Moses, and the prophets.
The primary text is Shurley Grammar Level 1. The Shurley method uses repetition, fun student-teacher interaction, and a concrete set of questions about each word in a sentence in order to teach students parts of speech and to give them an understanding of how all the parts fit together.
Focus is on early Bible history, Ancient Egypt, and Colonial America through the Revolutionary War. Students learn the geography of rivers and the seas of the Mediterranean area, develop mapping skills, and review their understanding of continents and oceans.
The main text, Houghton Mifflin, is a phonics-based reading program used in a balanced literacy instructional program. Various leveled reading books are used for guided reading groups. The program integrates reading, word study, and writing. Students are also taught plot, character development, and story resolution through the reading of trade books.
H
arcourt School Publishers Grade 1 is the text used. Problem solving is emphasized. Saxon Math fact cards and numerous manipulatives are used for hands-on learning.
Hands-on, experiential learning covers the subjects of soil, earthworms, bears and habitats, nutrition, rocks and minerals, and electricity.
Students write on a daily basis, using varied methods to produce well-written narrative, poetry, and paragraphs. Students draft and revise through writing workshops and are assessed by the 6-Traits.