My current project (for the past 3 years or so) is to create a Classical curriculum schedule based on Susan Wise Bauer's The Well Trained Mind. After losing the schedule on my hard drive twice, I had to restart the planning, but not actually doing this for children yet, I still have time! Beginning with Grade 1 Bible, I decided to use the Arch Books as my main spine books and try to get an overview of the entire Bible over the course of the year. To buy 40 books at $2.49 each totals $100, but many of these books are available at my church library. The books I have scheduled to do over the course of the grade 1 year include:
Term 1
Week 1 - The World God Made
Week 2 - A Garden and a Promise
Week 3 - Cain and Abel
Week 4 - The Story of Noah's Ark
Week 5 - The Tower of Babel
Week 6 - Abraham, Sarah, and the Promised Son
Week 7 - Joseph and His Brothers
Week 8 - The Princess and the Baby
Week 9 - Moses and the 10 Plagues
Week 10 - The Exodus
Week 11 - When God Laid Down the Law
Week 12 - The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Week 13 - The Baby Born in a Stable
Week 14 - The Night the Angels Sang
Term 2
Week 15 - Samson
Week 16 - God's Gift Baby
Week 17 - Samuel and the Wake-Up Call
Week 18 - David and Goliath
Week 19 - King Solomon's Dream
Week 20 - The Day God Made it Rain
Week 21 - The Boy Who Came Back to Life
Week 22 - The Man Caught by a Fish
Week 23 - Three Men in the Fiery Furnace
Week 24 - Daniel in the Lion's Den
Week 25 - The Queen Who Saved Her People
Term 3
Week 26 - Young Jesus in the Temple
Week 27 - John the Baptist
Week 28 - The Temptation of Jesus
Week 29 - The Lame Man Who Walked Again
Week 30 - The Boy Who Gave His Lunch Away
Week 31 - Zaccheus
Week 32 - The Good Samaritan
Week 33 - The Raising of Jairus' Daughter
Week 34 - Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem
Week 35 - Good Friday
Week 36 - Easter Day Surprise
Week 37 - Jesus Forgives Peter
Week 38 - The Coming of the Holy Spirit
Week 39 - Paul Believes in Jesus
Week 40 - Peter Set Free
I thought about setting aside two weeks in Term 2 or early Term 3 for Easter, but I figured that we'd spend extra time during Easter to look at the story anyway! With each story, we'll read the Arch book, read the corresponding passage in the Golden Children's Bible, represent the story using Hands On Godly Play (see here), and memorize a Bible verse related to the story.
Also, as part of our Biblical studies, we will memorize a Christian song or hymn each month. Our Hymn memorization list is as follows:
September: All Things Bright And Beautiful
October: Books of the Bible Song
November: We Gather Together
December: The First Noel
January: Amazing Grace
February: Fairest Lord Jesus
March: Dare to Be a Daniel
April: He Lives
May: Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
June: Seek Ye First
July: When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
Tomorrow, I'll post the Grade 1 Spelling, Grammar, Reading, and Writing plan and possibly the Math plan. Eventually, I'll post the full year schedule for Grade 1 and then move on to Grade 2.
Hopefully, posting this for you by sections will help me get it finished more quickly!!
Blessings!
Jennifer
