what do i "teach" for first grade? lots of questions - Page 2

[Radish4ever]

I suggest getting the books "What Your First Grader Needs to Know" and "Making the Grade: Everything Your 1st Grader Needs to Know" for an idea of overall focus areas you might want to address. You can usually get these from the library.

[waldorfmamma]

We just finished using Oakmeadow for our two first graders and we all loved it. We left out some busy work and added a lot of reading but all in all had lessons for about an hour and a half a day with some months off due to baby # 5!
Good luck!!!

[ebethmom]

I love seeing what everyone has planned. This year I'll have one in first grade, and another in 3rd/4th grade. My main challenge will be dividing my time between the two (and getting to work on time!).

For first grade, we'll be doing:

Explode the Code 1, 2
Sonlight readers
Singapore Math 1A, 1B
Sonlight Science
Five in a Row
Violin

Reading is *just* on the horizon. Dd recognizes a lot of sight words, and is close to putting the sounds together. I'm looking forward to a daily routine, knowing that she'll "get it" soon.

[gothnurse3]

We are just getting started this year but after much research and tuning in to my kids I have picked:

1) Explode the Code
2) Sequential spelling
3) Handwriting without tears
4) Math u see
5) Language of God for grammar
6) CHC Catechism...will be combining 2 years since I got word that DD#1 can make her 1st Sacraments spring 2011.
7) Usborne science experiments
8) Story of the World for history
9) Art history through CHC

We are excited. Good luck up.

[gothnurse3]

I meant Good Luck...chatter box was talking to me. Oh, our school board has a matrix of expectations of each grade level. That being said...I live in Louisiana...I think we're #49 in the USA. Thusly, we are homeschooling since I don't see the point of me working just to pay private school tuition.