Grammar school: First grade lesson plan

Language
Spelling Finish reading primer; begin Spelling Workout A.
Grammar First Language Lessons and "fun books"

Reading Structured reading - (separate from fun reading) focusing on ancient myths and legends. Reading list - stories and poems by, about or from . . .
The Bible
Homer : Trojan Horse, The Odyssey, Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad
Greek and Roman Myths: The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus, Pandora, Twelve Labors of Hercules, King Midas: The Golden Touch, Theseus and the Minotaur, Greek Myths, Favorite Greek Myths
Aesop's fables
Plato
Aristotle

Egyptian myths: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Indian folktales: Folk Tales and Fairy Stories from India
African folktales:The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales
Confucius
Chinese and Japanese folktales: The Five Chinese Brothers
Ancient Chinese and Japanese poetry
Cicero
Virgil

English, Irish, and Welsh fairy tales: Traditional Irish Fairy Tales, One Hundred and One Celtic Read-Aloud Myths & Legends

Writing Begin with penmanship practice; progress to copying short sentences two or three days per week. Simple letters to family and friends.

Math We will be beginning with the Math -U-See program with Saxon math as another possibility (depending on Noah's learning style.)

History & Geography the ancients 5000 B.C. to A.D. 400
List of Great Men and Women to cover:
Cheops, pharaoh of Egypt
Abraham
Hammurabi
Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt
Moses
Tutankhamen
Nebuchadnezzar
King David
Homer
Romulus
Sennacherib
Lao-tse
Pythagoras
Confucius
Buddha
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Cicero
Julius Caesar
Virgil
Caesar Augustus
Jesus Christ
Saint Paul
Nero
Constantine

Science
Life Science (Animals, Human Beings, Plants)
* The Animal Kingdom: Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia OR Usborne internet linked Encyclopedia of Science (20 weeks)
* The Human Body: Kingfisher First Human Body Encyclopedia OR Usborne Encyclopedia of Science and The Complete Human Body (10 weeks)
* Plant Kingdom : Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening (6 weeks)

Religion
learning about world religions through the study of history
Bible
learning how to express what our family believes
memorizing Scripture
Adventure Club

Art / Art Appreciation
alternating art projects with picture study
learning about the lives of well known artists:
Chagall
Dali
Degas
Gauguin
Monet
Hopper
Kandinsky
Cassatt
Picasso
Renoir
Rembrandt
Van Gogh


Music / Music Appreciation
listening to classical music
learning to play the piano
learning about the lives of well known composers:
Beethoven
Bach
Chopin
Tchaikovsky
Handel
Mozart
Vivaldi
Strauss
Wagner
Schubert
Verdi