First Grade

These are the well-trained mind recommendations and remember to adjust to child's maturity and ability!

Language--

• Spelling 10-15 minutes a day.

• First Language Lessons 10-15 minutes a day

• 30 minutes reading per day and making the notebook page.

• 30 minutes per day reading "fun books". I'll say being read to at this stage for S.

• Practice penmanship.

Writing--

• Work on simple letters to relatives and friends twice a week.
• Copy short sentences two or three days per week for 5 minutes each day, working up to 20 minutes each day.

Mathematics-- 30-40 minutes per day

• Work on a math lesson for 30-40 minutes per day (either learning a concept or doing a drill).

History-- 3 hours per week

• Study ancient times (5000 B.C.-A.D. 400).
• Read biographies and easy history books to the child.
• ask the child to tell you what you've just read.
• Make notebook pages together for the history notebook.

Science-- 2x/wk, 1hr sessions

• Study animals, the human body, and plants, twice a week for 60 minutes each session.

Religion-- 15 min/day

• Learn about world religions through the study of history.
• learn about the basics of the family's faith for 10 to 15 minutes per day as part of "family time".

Art-- 1-2x/wk

• Do Drawing With Children, art projects, or picture study once or twice a week.

Music--

• Spend 1 hour per week listening to classical music
• Begin the study of an instrument