first grade

  • What the 6-year-old is Reading Now

    A friend with little ones asked me about reading recommendations for her 6-7 year olds, so I thought I’d give her a list of what our 6.5-year-old is reading right now. Hope this helps, J! Life of Fred Decimals and… Continue reading

  • Homeschooling First Grade Science (A Sample Curriculum)

    Posting this for my friend Madora who asked for a bit of guidance on how to homeschool Science with a first grader without the use of a textbook. Prior to fifth grade and often even beyond, I rarely use a… Continue reading

  • What Nino Read, October 2014

    Religion The Monk Who Grew Prayer New Catholic Children’s Bible – he reads this on his own Catholic Children’s Treasure Box Books – he now reads these on his own, and asked me for sacrifice beads, though he hasn’t used… Continue reading

  • What Nino Read, September 2014

    Corduroy Makes a Cake It’s Milking Time (didn’t like this one that much — maybe he can’t relate since we hardly ever drink cow’s milk here) Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Carnival Prize The Best Kind of Kiss by… Continue reading

  • What Nino Read, August 2014

    5 Stars: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Ill. Mary Azarian The Children’s Book of Heroes, Ed. William J. Bennett, Ill. Michael Hague Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator by Augusta Stevenson, Ill. Jerry Robinson St. Francis by Brian Wildsmith The… Continue reading

  • Nino’s First Grade (After-the-Fact) Curriculum, 2014-2015

    (the STARS ***** = Nino’s rating) August 2014 Fix-It Duck by Jez Alborough ***** I loved it because it was funny and he didn’t fix anything. Mr. Popper’s Penguins * audio book read by Nick Sullivan I didn’t like it… Continue reading

  • Nino’s Kindergarten Curriculum, 2013-2014

    WHAT WE DID AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO At the beginning of the year, I thought of putting together a Kindergarten curriculum for Nino (4 1/2)…. I had bought a really neat book using 26 letters, but… Continue reading