(use 1/2 this year and 1/2 during 2nd grade)
Help you child explore poetry through finger plays, poems and plays. Create mini-books and felt figures.
Punctuation: by Marilyn Evans
Help your child learn how to write by starting with the basics.
How to Make Books with Children Series: Evan-Moore Book, EMC 777
(use 1/2 this year and 1/2 during 2nd grade)
Encourage your child to dictate stories while you write on paper. Together create memorable books.
Modern Manuscript Daily Handwriting Practice: by Jill Norris (EMC 792)
(use 1/2 this year and 1/2 during 2nd Grade)
Short handwriting lessons---perfect.
Spelling Workout A: Modern Curriculum Press
This is the best curriculum we have found to teach spelling.
Reading Grade 1: Spectrum McGraw Hill Children's Publishing
Inexpensive and effective!
McGuffey's Eclectic Primer: by William H. McGuffey
We used this book when the kids finished the Grade 1 Spectrum workbook.
Math Grade 1: Spectrum McGraw Hill : by Vincent Douglas
Inexpensive and effective!
Ray's New Primary Arithmetic for Young Learners (supplemental learning)
(use 1/2 this year and 1/2 during 2nd Grade)
Use these short read aloud lessons to reinforce learning. We especially love lessons 1-6. Make sure your children learn how to write the word form of each number and how to read each number before you move onto lesson 7.
