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First Grade Academic Program

Bible
 Bible memory verses
 Bob Jones and teacher developed curriculum

Language Arts 
 Alphabet
  (brief review via penmanship, total mastery is the goal)
 Grammar
  Houghton Mifflin publisher
  Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and writing skills (stories).
 Penmanship
  Modern manuscript (legibility and neatness is the goal)
 Phonics
  ABEKA curriculum
 Reading
  Accelerated Reading Program
  ABEKA readers
  Bob Jones reader
   Including a reading workbook
 Library experience weekly
 Literature units
Ira Sleeps Over; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day; Gym Day Winner; Officer Buckle & Gloria
 Spelling (A Reason to Spell curriculum)


Math
 Harcourt Brace curriculum
 Count from 0 – 100
 Count by 2s, 5s, 10s
 Time
  Identify hour and ½ hour analogue and digital
 Money
  Identify and count pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters

Science
 Teacher developed (expanded ABEKA curriculum)
 Health & safety, mammals, birds, insects, magnets and simple machines

Social Studies
 Teacher developed (expanded ABEKA curriculum)
 Famous Americans, tour of the United States, Michigan history

Enrichment Classes

Students will attend chapel, art, computer, music, and Spanish classes one time per week, and PE classes two times per week. 

Bible
 Bible memory verses
 Bob Jones and teacher developed curriculum

Language Arts 
 Alphabet
  (brief review via penmanship, total mastery is the goal)
 Grammar
  Houghton Mifflin publisher
  Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and writing skills (stories).
 Penmanship
  Modern manuscript (legibility and neatness is the goal)
 Phonics
  ABEKA curriculum
 Reading
  Accelerated Reading Program
  ABEKA readers
  Bob Jones reader
   Including a reading workbook
 Library experience weekly
 Literature units
Ira Sleeps Over; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day; Gym Day Winner; Officer Buckle & Gloria
 Spelling (A Reason to Spell curriculum)


Math
 Harcourt Brace curriculum
 Count from 0 – 100
 Count by 2s, 5s, 10s
 Time
  Identify hour and ½ hour analogue and digital
 Money
  Identify and count pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters

Science
 Teacher developed (expanded ABEKA curriculum)
 Health & safety, mammals, birds, insects, magnets and simple machines

Social Studies
 Teacher developed (expanded ABEKA curriculum)
 Famous Americans, tour of the United States, Michigan history

Enrichment Classes

Students will attend chapel, art, computer, music, and Spanish classes one time per week, and PE classes two times per week.