Grades 1-2

Classes for Fall Semester

All resources used are secular and standards-aligned.

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English Language Arts

Literature:

  • Comprehension
  • Reading from context
  • Fiction/ Nonfiction
  • Story Elements
  • Tall tales
  • Rhyming words

Vocabulary:

  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Superlatives

Spelling:

  • Alphabetizing
  • Syllables

Science

Life Science

  • Living vs nonliving
  • Basic needs of living things
  • Life cycles
  • Inherited traits
  • Habitats and Ecosystems

Earth Science

  • Types of weather
  • Clouds and precipitation
  • Water cycle
  • Landforms
  • Erosion and weathering
  • Components of the Earth

Hands-on demonstrations and Experiments

  • Seed dissection
  • Animal offspring match-up
  • Shaving cream rain cloud
  • Sugar cube weathering
  • Sedimentary crayon rocks

Social Studies

Project based learning

  • Crafts
  • Art projects

Calendar Work and Seasonal Cycles

All About Me, My Family and My Past

Geography and Maps

Rules, Communities, and Citizenship

“What we learn with joy we never forget.”

– Maria Montessori