• Children will realize the gift of creation is from God.
• Children will learn that they are created as gifts from God.
• Children will learn that God gives them many people to love.
• Children will learn that God gives his son, Jesus.

Children will celebrate God’s love for them and for others

Phonics

Sadlier-Oxford - Level A
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm

• Consonant Sounds
• Short and Long Vowel Sounds
• Consonant Blends
• Consonant Diagraphs
• Word Structure

Language Arts

Treasures - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/kentucky/families

The Treasures Series emphasizes on instilling the love of reading as well as development of skills.  Skills are below:

• Foundations for Literacy: Concept of Print
• Alphabetics: Phonemic Awareness and Decoding skills
• Reading Fluency: Self-Selected Reading
• Vocabulary/Word Identification: Word Meaning Skills and Strategies
• Comprehension Strategies and Skills
• Literature Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
• Literary Devices and Elements
• Literary Response
• Discovery of Study Skills and Text Features
• Research and Informational Literacy
• Technology
• Writing: Models and Forms, Prompts, Writing Traits, Processes, Penmanship
• Grammar: Mechanics and Usage
• Spelling which goes with Phonics
• Listening, Speaking, Viewing, Representing
  
  

Math

Everyday Mathematics - University of Chicago
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/parents/

Throughout Everyday Mathematics, children repeatedly encounter skills in each of the content strands.  Each exposure builds on and extends children’s understanding.  They study important concepts over consecutive years through a variety of formats.  The skills are divided according to the content strands below.

• Number and Numeration
• Operations and Computations
• Data and Chance
• Measurement and Reference Frames
• Geometry
• Patterns, Functions and Algebra

Social Studies

All Together – Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://www.mhschool.com/socialstudies/2009/ss/student/grade1/g1_index.html

• Families and Neighbors – With an emphasis on culture, children learn about families, school, and neighbors.
• All About the Earth - With a geography focus, children learn to identify different communities where people live, work, and have fun together.
• Life Long Ago - In this history unit, students learn about life long ago when they are introduced to an interview and a time line.
• All About Work - With a focus on economics, students learn why people work. They are introduced to the concept of money, the difference between needs and wants, and a flow chart.
• Our Government - This unit focuses on our country's government and how it began long ago. Students are introduced to the Declaration of Independence which proclaimed independence from England.

Science

Science - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://www.mhschool.com/science/2002/student/unitlist.php3?vGrade=1&vAlt=Bear

This curriculum is correlated to National Science Standards.  The children will develop an understanding of

• Plants and Animals are Living Things
• The Sky and Weather, Caring for Our Earth
• Matter
• Movement (Physical Science), Magnets, and Sounds