Welcome to the first year of formal homeschooling! This homeschooling curriculum is more advanced than public school and expects that your child can read short words, recognize the alphabet, write letters/numbers/words, and has a grasp on basic arithmetic. If your child isn't there yet, that's okay! Head over to the Early Years page and work through those concepts before stepping into this stage.
Year One serves as an excellent jumping in point for young students. This homeschooling program operates on a quarter system and teaches all subjects. You can learn about the system and schedule HERE. Since everyone has different lives, I will provide the resources to use and leave it to you to build the schedule - -this is important because every child works at a different pace. I recommend buying a teacher's planner and taking a few weeks before the school year to pencil in (please use a pencil...you will regret it if you use a pen and need to adjust it down the road) the lessons. Use the books' tables of contents and natural stopping points to schedule the lessons. Also, don't give into the urge to finish a textbook if you discover that your child needs more time.
The library will be an important resource for you this year as your child expands her reading abilities. Continue providing loads of books, whether they are at, above, or below her reading level. Many kids like to re-read easy books once they have gotten the hang of things, and that's okay. Remember, that you need to be spending time daily reading to your child in addition to your child reading to you. New readers like an audience. We aim to make this program as free as possible by providing links to sites, free books, and worksheets, but many times you might find it easier to buy the textbooks we use.
Art and music should be very free flowing subjects. Many times you will find ways to incorporate art into the other subjects. For music, we recommend selecting an instrument and teaching your child how to play (or hire somebody or take classes, etc…). For art, you can supplement with lessons at your community center or just follow what we do.
Below are the subjects and the resources covered this year. The print versions are what we use in our house and can be purchased. The downloads are completely free and are often the PDF version of the print copies. If I couldn't source the PDF version, I have located a comparable text/workbook that will work for you. This is the easiest way to make it free for your family. You can choose to download it onto your computer and either print it out or simply read it like an ebook.
Year One serves as an excellent jumping in point for young students. This homeschooling program operates on a quarter system and teaches all subjects. You can learn about the system and schedule HERE. Since everyone has different lives, I will provide the resources to use and leave it to you to build the schedule - -this is important because every child works at a different pace. I recommend buying a teacher's planner and taking a few weeks before the school year to pencil in (please use a pencil...you will regret it if you use a pen and need to adjust it down the road) the lessons. Use the books' tables of contents and natural stopping points to schedule the lessons. Also, don't give into the urge to finish a textbook if you discover that your child needs more time.
The library will be an important resource for you this year as your child expands her reading abilities. Continue providing loads of books, whether they are at, above, or below her reading level. Many kids like to re-read easy books once they have gotten the hang of things, and that's okay. Remember, that you need to be spending time daily reading to your child in addition to your child reading to you. New readers like an audience. We aim to make this program as free as possible by providing links to sites, free books, and worksheets, but many times you might find it easier to buy the textbooks we use.
Art and music should be very free flowing subjects. Many times you will find ways to incorporate art into the other subjects. For music, we recommend selecting an instrument and teaching your child how to play (or hire somebody or take classes, etc…). For art, you can supplement with lessons at your community center or just follow what we do.
Below are the subjects and the resources covered this year. The print versions are what we use in our house and can be purchased. The downloads are completely free and are often the PDF version of the print copies. If I couldn't source the PDF version, I have located a comparable text/workbook that will work for you. This is the easiest way to make it free for your family. You can choose to download it onto your computer and either print it out or simply read it like an ebook.
