Primary A - Tales through Times!

  • Faith - Pray, sing hymns, and know God better through the psalms, a children's book of Bible stories, and biographies of Christians (Francis of Assisi, Brendan the Navigator, Joan of Arc).
  • History - See history's tapestry through biographies, riveting historical fiction, period literature, and key chapters of a history spine, kicking off the year with focus on Egypt and covering English and American heroes and Native American tales.
  • Mathematics - Explore numbers 1 through 100 and the four number operations by paying attention to real things, describing them, manipulating them, keeping a math notebook, and building fluency with mental math.
  • Language arts - Soak up literary language by hearing living books read aloud; memorizing and reciting poems, songs, and hymns; neatly copying sentences from their books; improving their reading ability; and telling what they know. See our FAQ.
  • Nature Study - Wonder about nature by planting a garden, studying insects, birds, and plants, hearing animal stories, walking Santee National Wildlife Refuge regularly, and keeping a nature notebook.
  • Geography - Do focused map studies of the literature and history studied, learn about the world as outlined in Ambleside Online's geography recommendations, and study the Santa Fe Trail in depth through Tree in the Trail.
  • Literature - Cherish classic books for young children such as Little Pilgrim's Progress, Little House in the Big Woods, and Just So Stories and sample fairy tales, fables, and legends.
  • Poetry - Memorize and read poems by feature poets, Edward Lear and Maya Angelou.
  • Art - Study the work of three artists, beginning with Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Music - Study compositions by three composers, beginning with George Gershwin, and sing folk songs.
  • South Carolina - Know their school yard and neighborhood and make visits to our friends at Lake Marion Nursing Home.
  • Spanish - Sing simple songs, recite parts in plays, have simple conversations, and hear and read children's books in Spanish.
  • Handwork - Craft with their hands and make paper objects with simple tools such as rulers, glue, scissors, and tape.

* We are grateful to AmblesideOnline for inspiring this free curriculum!