This is a collection of 1st Grade homeschool curriculum options to help you choose what will fit your child’s needs.
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Just as every child is different, so are the curriculum choices! For this reason I have tried to include a wide variety of options, including everything from full curriculum to separate choices for each subject! While this isn’t an exhaustive list, hopefully it will give you some great suggestions to get you going!
Full 1st Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options
Time for Learning – a fun, engaging, easy-to-use homeschool solution. Time4Learning uses short animated lessons to engage younger students.
ABC Mouse – full online curriculum for children ages 2-8. The Step-by-Step Learning Path presents the full ABCmouse.com curriculum in a carefully designed program of more than 850 lessons in ten levels. As your child completes each lesson, he or she is guided to the next one and is motivated to continue learning by ABCmouse.com’s Tickets and Rewards System.
Khan Academy for Kids – a FREE APP that engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills.
Ambleside – a K (Year 0) through 12 (Year 12) curriculum based on the methodologies and philosophies of educator Charlotte Mason. It is free and uses many free books available online or for e-readers, a real benefit for cost savings.
Tapestry of Grace – designed to help parents provide a Christian, classical, Charlotte Mason education. The history of the world is Tapestry‘s organizational theme. Its goal is to help students see the patterns of God’s personality and works. Tapestry of Grace (TOG) is a unit study style curriculum that covers most of the major subject areas for students in grades K-12.
BookShark. – Includes All Subjects: Reading with History A (History, Read-Alouds & Readers), Language Arts, Handwriting, Science and Math!
Sonlight 1st Grade – Complete 1st grade curriculum is for kids ages 6-8. Choose between the 4 or 5 day a week options and you get daily lesson plans for the year, a history/Bible/literature program that integrates History, Geography, Bible, Readers and Read-Alouds, as well as Language Arts, Science, and Math.
Timberdoodle – This is a great option for parents who want to be directly involved in homeschooling their children but don’t have much time. It comes with a thorough guidebook and an online scheduler with a checklist to help you go through the lessons at your and your kid’s own pace. The focus is on STEM, using dozens of games to help kids learn about STEM-related subjects. They have both their regular curriculum and a nonreligious version.
BJU Press Homeschool 1 Complete Kit – focuses on Christian values in education, with with a hybrid approach of online with books. (There is also a just books option) Grade 1 your child will strengthen his or her phonics and reading comprehension skills, learn about early American history, start building a foundation of science knowledge, add, subtract, study spelling patterns, improve handwriting, and more.
Abeka 1st Grade Kit – contains all the required textbooks that your child will need for an entire year. This curriculum will develop your kids’ reading, language, and spelling skills with enjoyable stories and exercises. By the end of first grade, your child will be able to recognize and use all the phonic sounds—including 132 special sounds—needed to phonetically read words! In math your child will receive solid teaching in counting, writing and reading numbers, place value, addition and subtraction, money, temperature, and much more! Arithmetic 1 challenges your child to stretch his thinking ability with daily “Thinking Caps” and applications to real-world situations.
Evan-Moor Homeschool Curriculum Bundles – Grade 1 Homeschool Curriculum covers essential first grade skills and learning expectations across subject areas: reading, writing, language, spelling, vocabulary, math, science, and social studies.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Curriculum – provides an all-free and online curriculum for first-grade students. Also their the website will track your child’s lessons and the days they were on website.
Oak Meadow 1st Grade – full of hands on activities, beautiful art, and lots of resources. The Oak Meadow introduction speaks of developing the whole child: head, hands and heart.
1st Grade Homeschool Math Curriculum
The Very Best Options for Homeschool Math (2021) – full curriculum options, supplements, and even math advice from seasoned homeschool parents!
Shiller Math – offers two levels of math kits (along with a few other kits). Their math kits are Montessori Based and cover an age range from preK through 8th grade. What first drew me to them was all the hands on manipulatives. Check out Math Kit I for ages PreK – 3rd Grade.
Apologia Homeschool Elementary Math Curriculum – a new product from Apologia for elementary kids in grades 1-6. This curriculum combines color photos, hands-on activities, engaging projects, and plenty of games to teach math concepts! Each lesson’s design presents math as an accessible and exciting topic.
CTCMath – is an online math curriculum for children in grades K-12 (through Calculus). It is a video based program but also offers printable versions of the lessons and worksheets so your student can work pencil and paper as well if they would like to.
Miquon Math – for kids in 1st-3rd grades. Its approach helps children actively explore math concepts, learning by doing.
Life of Fred Elementary Math Review – written in a story format about a little boy named Fred who uses math in his everyday life. Fred is a 5 year old boy who is a professor at KITTENS University. He encounters a need for math first, and then he does the math. At the end of each chapter is a section entitled “Your Turn To Play” with questions for your students to answer that relate to what they have learned in that chapter.
Singapore Math U.S Edition – Singapore uses concrete – pictorial – abstract approach. This gives kids a foundation to work from and then encourages them to think and problem solve. There is both a Lesson Textbook and a workbook for this math program.
IXL First Grade – With personalized online learning IXL offers hundreds of first grade math skills to explore and learning that includes place value models up to 20, subtract multiples of ten, select three-dimensional shapes, equal parts – halves and fourths, and more.
Saxon Math 1st Grade Homeschool Kit – establishes a solid understanding of basic math concepts, such as comparing and ordering numbers, mastering all basic addition facts and most basic subtraction facts, adding two-digit numbers without regrouping, naming fractions, and measuring with inches, feet and centimeters.
Math U See – helps students learn math concepts and succeed at their own pace. This unique math curriculum integrates a distinctive set of manipulatives with strategies presented through lesson-by-lesson videos, textbooks, and digital resources.
Homeschool Science Curriculum for 1st Grade
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Science – collection of science curricula, supplements and free resources both secular and Christian.
Outdoor Hour Challenge: Nature Study – Creating Habits Young – Here you will find some of the best tips for homeschool nature study and creating habits young. Nature study can be a family activity with short lessons for your preschoolers or elementary-aged children during outdoor time.
Apologia Elementary Science – Topics such as Astronomy, Botany, Flying Creatures, Swimming Creatures, and Land Creatures. These texts follow the immersion principle of learning. Rather than study a wide-variety of unrelated science topics during the course of a school year, these texts dig deeply into one science topic.
R.E.A.L Science – RSO is an incremental program that incorporates mathematics, scientific method, and science terminology as it gently builds on itself. Each topic in the RSO series of books is presented in an entertaining story-like format and is followed by hands-on activities along with background science information, parent instructions, labs, reading lists, journaling ideas, and websites. Each book of RSO level one is a complete one-year science curriculum if used one or two times a week. Level 1 is appropriate for Grades 1-5.
DK Science Workbooks 1st Grade – Perfect for children ages 6-7, this workbook supports the expanding science skills of first graders. Among the topics covered are animal movement, muscles, bones, the heart, teeth, fossils, speed, materials, rocks, the sun, and the moon.
Great Science Adventures – multi-grade level, secular homeschool science series from Common Sense Press.
Sonlight Science Discover & Do – a literature based homeschool science curriculum. Uses living books, includes a hands-on science kit, and is easy to implement.
Evan-Moor Science Units – Habitats, ScienceWorks Series, All About Plants, ScienceWorks Energy
Lifepac – Christian curriculum based on the principle of mastery learning. Students master content in each unit worktext before progressing to the next. Grades K-12.
Mr. Q Science – Classic Science series for kids in grades K through high school. Check out this review.
Supercharged Science is written in a creation neutral way as to not contradict religious perspectives. There are many options from eScience to Science Mastery programs and covers all grades from K-12.
1st Grade English Language Arts Homeschool Curriculum
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum – includes full curriculum PLUS resources for reading, writing, spelling, grammar and handwriting!
Ready for Reading – a phonics curriculum for preK and Kindergarten. This program brings a complete phonics curriculum to your homeschool in an ebook format for a fraction of the price you might pay for other curriculum!
All About Reading – This scripted, open-and-go program was developed for busy parents, teachers, and tutors who want to teach reading in the most effective way possible. It offers research-based multisensory instruction with lightly scripted lessons that give results with only 20 minutes a day. It’s a popular and proven, mastery-based program that covers phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension ensuring no gaps in learning. PLUS they have free placement tests so you can determine which level is right for your child.
Handwriting without Tears – a handwriting program with seven levels available starting in the pre-k level up to 5th grade. Their unique writing paper is unlike any other handwriting program. The writing paper does not have the typical three lines with the middle line being a dotted line. HWT believes typical handwriting paper causes line confusion for many students. HWT created writing paper with only 2 lines.
LightSail for Homeschoolers – language arts platform is a comprehensive and engaging online reading and writing program for children in grades pre-K through 12.
In the Hands of a Child Grammar Lapbook – A fun, hands-on way for kids to gain a firm grasp of English grammar.
First Language Lessons for The Well-Trained Mind – an excellent foundation in grammar and beginning writing. The books use a “Four Strand Approach” to teach grammar rules, usage, and beginning writing. The “Four Strands” are: Memory work, Copying and dictation, Narration, and Grammar.
Learning Language Art Through Literature – English lessons have never once been a chore with this curriculum – honestly! Our girls have loved each and every Learning Language Arts Through Literature (Llatl) book and I have to say that it has prepared them well, given them a solid grounding in grammar, writing, vocabulary and exposed them to lots of wonderful classical literature.
Growing with Grammar – a complete grammar program for grades 1-8.
Rod and Staff – Learning grammar can be done along with the process of reading and writing naturally. However, to consolidate the practical knowledge, learners need to learn and practice the use of grammatical knowledge in routines.
Reading Eggs – one‑on‑one lessons that match the child’s ability. Uses fun games, colorful animations, catchy songs and exciting rewards. Teaches phonics, sight words and other essential literacy skills
Homeschool History Options for 1st Grade
The Ultimate Guide to History Curriculum for Homeschool – a collection of both World and US History plus Geography curriculum and resources for your homeschool.
Wee Sing America – From the Preamble of the Constitution to the Erie Canal it’s an American experience through song. A full hour of American heritage through song. The American folk songs and patriotic speeches give us a sort of survey of history from the Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement. Check out our full review here.
Sonlight programs go through a full history cycle three times between kindergarten and graduation. Each time through, children gain a deeper understanding of history. They includes topics such as World History, American History, Church History, World Cultures, American Government and more.
DK Geography Workbook K – This first grade workbook unpacks geography concepts through fun activities and exercises. Your child will discover topics like the U.S. and its 50 states, plus their capitals and large cities. They will even learn how to map their neighborhood!
Beautiful Feet Books – A literature based history curriculum. At the K-3 level the focus is on beautiful picture books, hands-on activities, simple discussions, and lots of time snuggled together on the couch reading and talking about great books! Also check out this review of Beautiful Feet Books.
Notgrass has history curriculum for kids in grades 1 through high school. For Elementary (Grades 1-4) they offer Our 50 States and Our Star-Spangled Story
American Kids in History – “Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes.” That’s a great description of the hands-on fun you can find in the books. I especially like how the books have a story component: you follow a fictional family through a year in their life. The books are broken down into the seasons and what things people would be doing at that time of year, like preserving food or traveling to a fair.”
Magic Tree House Unit Studies Curriculum – Passport to Adventures is an elementary unit study style curriculum that uses the Magic Tree House books (1-34) as a spine. It covers science, geography, art and more in a hands-on, fun, and multi-sensory way. Each of the books is covered in a stand-alone unit that is designed to last one week. It was created to be flexible because each family is unique, and their learning adventures should be too.
Fun with Geography – FREE Geography Printables – To help you engage your kids in learning topics covered in World Geography, this is a compilation of FREE Geography Printables and resources together in one printable pack!
Favorite World Geography Games – a collection of games and puzzles for learning World Geography.
Other 1st Grade Homeschool Resources
Beyond the basic subjects are things like art, music, foreign languages, and things like typing skills that are all important parts of a well rounded education. Here are some 1st grade homeschool curriculum for these things you might enjoy:
Online Art Lessons Perfect for Grades K-3 – You probably have some memories from your childhood – particularly from the art assignments in your early education. But why? Why does art stand the test of time in learning? Here are some art lessons perfect for K-3.
Home Art Studio – Art educator Lindsay Volin created a set of instructional videos for grades K-5, all designed for home-based instruction. They are very easy to follow, providing step-by-step instruction on a variety of age-based projects.
Song School Latin – Song School Latin is an amazingly fun, full year homeschool program designed to teach your youngest students Latin.
Homeschool Typing with Typesy – a fun and fast paced interactive curriculum that integrates video teaching, scientifically designed exercises, and various fun games and activities. There are over 1100 lessons with an approximate learning time of 21 hours.
Spanish for Kids – an interactive, immersion foreign language program for kids. The video lessons are of children acting out everyday situations while all the speech is in Spanish.
Elementary Homeschool Spanish with Middlebury Interactive – (They also offer French, Chinese, and German) Middlebury Interactive is an online company that teaches foreign language with an immersive approach. They do so by using animated stories, games, songs and verbal voice recording.
Have you heard about eeboo? – Educational games and tools can be a fun and engaging way to help your children learn and grow. Eeboo creates toys, games, and gifts that help children learn and explore.
Grade 1 Art and Music Appreciation Lessons – Grade 1 Art and Music Appreciation is an overview year that covers a sampling of artists and composers to build interest and enthusiasm in your family for art and music appreciation. These plans are appropriate for students in grade 1 through grade 4 or for families who are new to art and music appreciation.
More Ultimate Guides for Your Homeschool
We hope you have found some great resources with our Ultimate Guide to 1st Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OUR ULTIMATE GUIDES! INCLUDING ONE FOR EACH SUBJECT:
ULTIMATE GUIDES BY GRADE:
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- Preschool
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade (this post)
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- Middle School
- High School
AND stay tuned as we work our way through Homeschool Curriculum Options for Grades PreK-5, as well as Middle and High School too! {We will link them above as we go!}
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