First Grade

Language Arts

Shurley Grammar

Arithmetic

  • Number recognition, counting, and writing 1–1,000
  • Greatest and least
  • Counting and writing by tens, fives, threes and twos
  • Number sequences
  • Ordinal numbers
  • Addition facts through 13 and three-digit addition with carrying
  • Subtraction facts through 13 and two-digit subtraction
  • Story problems
  • Numbers before and after by ones, twos, tens
  • Between numbers
  • Counting and combining coins
  • Telling time to the nearest five minutes
  • Recognizing odd and even numbers
  • English and some metric measures
  • Place value in ones, tens, and hundreds
  • Unit fractions ½ ⅓ ¼
  • Reading a thermometer
  • Using a ruler
  • Multiple combinations
  • Concept of multiplication
  • Calendars, reading pictographs and bar graphs
  • Developing listening skills
  • Roman numerals

History & Geography

Social Studies

  • Community Helpers
  • American Our Great Country
  • Children of the World

This is My America

  • My America’s Freedom
  • Symbols of America
  • Great People of America
  • My America Grows
  • My America Travels
  • My America Talks
  • My America Is Beautiful
  • My America Sings

This is My World

Canada, Mexico, Peru, The Bahamas, England, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Egypt, Israel, India, China, Australia, Japan

Science

Health and Human Biology

  • Discovering Myself

Energy, Forces, Machines

  • Discovering My Toys

Animals

  • Discovering Animals
  • Discovering Insects

Plants

  • Discovering Plants

Seasons

  • Discovering Seasons

Health & Safety Manners

Health

  • Eating good foods
  • Exercising
  • Rest
  • Posture
  • Care of body, clothes, home

Safety

  • At home and away from home
  • On streets, playgrounds, water

Manners

  • At home, school, church, public

Bible

  • Lessons: Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul (includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)

Music Arts & Crafts

  • Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
  • Development of art concepts and techniques in multiple types of media based on the color wheel