1st Grade

Language Arts, Science, and History

Language Arts - Phonics & Writing

• Logic of English Foundations C set (manuscript) - 1st semester

• Logic of English Foundations D set (manuscript) - 2nd semester

• Adventures in Alphabetoo: $97.00 (payable to Peace-Hill directly or with charter school funds)

• In addition to the above curriculum, we encourage students to regularly enjoy reading books independently. Here is a great list of beginning independent reading book suggestions to consider. These will go far in preparing your student for our 2nd grade literature chapter books and they are just plain fun, too!

Language Arts - Literature

**No purchase necessary - Below is the list of books that will be read in class each week in case you’d like copies at home. You may also find these at the library or even on YouTube: 

• The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

• The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

• Amelia Bedilia by Peggy Parish

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

• Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

• The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

• Curious George by H.A. Rey & Margret Rey

• Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

• Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry G. Allard Jr.

• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

• The Story of Ping by Marjorie Flack

• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

• Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

• The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth

• The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble

• How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long

• The Mitten by Jan Brett

• Lentil by Robert McCloskey

• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema

• Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton

• The Hat by Jan Brett

• The Glorious Flight by Alice Provensen

• How to Scare a Lion by Dorothy Stephenson

• Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

• The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown

• Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett & Ronald Barrett

• Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

• Tanya and the Missing Wardrobe by Patricia Lee Gauch

Science - Habitats

Core curriculum provided by Peace Hill. Worksheets and all materials are included in the materials fee. “At-Home” nature study supplies can be found on the supplies list.

• 1st Grade At-Home Living Science Read-Aloud Books: 

  • The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton Burgess 

  • Wild Life in Woods and Fields by Arabella B. Buckley

  • By Pond and River by Arabella B. Buckley 

  • Plant Life in Field and Garden by Arabella B. Buckley

History

• American History

  • The Children’s Book of America by William J. Bennett

  • Heroes and Happenings Volume 2  

• World Geography

  • Around the World Part 2 Teacher Guide by Beautiful Feet

  • Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski

  • Notebook by Beautiful Feet

• **No purchase necessary. - Below are links to this year’s picture books in case you’d like your own copies. We will be providing you with links to these books as read-alouds on YouTube, but you may also find them at your local library:

  • Around the World Part 2 picture books

NOTE: If your student is with a charter that will not accept the historical era we are in this year for this grade, consider using your funds to purchase California Studies Weekly - First Grade for $29.95, a simple, weekly magazine-style curriculum that can be completed at home on the side and will provide weekly options for samples.

See the course descriptions for each grade!