• Grade One Basics
• Form Drawing
• Language Arts #1 | The Consonants
• Language Arts #2 | The Vowels
• The Quality of Numbers
• Grade One Play | The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing

In each guide you’ll find:

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• An overview of the curriculum and how it takes shape in a daily lesson
• The stories I used to introduce the content
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• A guide to creating enlivening circle activities, with instructions for crafting your own circle exercises
• The specific content of the circle activities I used in each block — including specific songs and poems

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

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I’m sure you’ll find this bundle helpful. It’s just the thing I wished I had when I started first grade!

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This little mini-block is the perfect way to start off your journey with your students as the simple forms give you a chance to teach all of the habits and rhythms that will sustain your work all through the year.

This downloadable digital guide includes much of what you need to get the year off to a good start (and there’s lots more in my Grade One Basics, if you haven’t already checked that out.)

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• A basic outline of the images I used to introduce the forms and the stories that I told
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• A guide to creating enlivening circle activities, with instructions for crafting your own circle exercises
• The content of the circle activities I used this September block — including specific songs and poems

All of this content is contained in one simple to download document that you’ll get instant access to.

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Though the story of Amahl does tell the classic story of the Magi, it is a sweet story that can stand on its own, without the religious undertone. Throughout the block we balanced this story by celebrating holiday customs from other traditions. Though I was initially uncertain about using this traditional religious story with my diverse class, I’m so glad I did. It’s just perfect for bringing the vowels.

Out of respect for copyright, I do not include the story of Amahl and the Night Visitors, but it can be found inexpensively or for free at your local library.

Here’s what you’ll find in this guide.

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• An overview of the curriculum and how it takes shape in a daily lesson
• The fairy tales I used to introduce the few consonants I hadn’t finished up yet (the complete stories themselves)
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• A guide to creating enlivening circle activities, with instructions for crafting your own circle exercises
• The specific content of the circle activities I used this block — including songs and poems

This guide also includes the circle activities and exercises that I used throughout this winter block, which is the typical season for this block in the northern hemisphere. Even if you work through this block at a different time of year, I’m sure you’ll find the poems, songs and activities appropriate to bring at some point. My students just loved them!

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

I’m sure you’ll find this guide helpful. It’s just the thing I wished I had when I started first grade!

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It happened once upon a time

In a land not far away

There was a youth, the child of a king

Who went to find his way.

 

He was so strong and brave and true

Indeed, he had no fear

He left the castle to see the world

Traveling far and near.

I directed this play with my class of 27 first graders, but there are just 3 main parts. The rest of the parts are flexible and can be changed to accommodate however many children are in your class. When we performed it, the play took about 15 minutes.

The play is performed choral-style, with just a couple of lines specifically assigned to individuals, though, again, the play is flexible enough for this to be adjusted pretty easily. In this package, you’ll find:

• A collection of 3 flute songs for use with interval and pentatonic flutes. I had hoped to incorporate flutes into our performance, so I set things songs aside (though we did not end up using them.)
• Two of the songs we sang in our performance.
• The script with my production notes.

This material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive an email with a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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In this guide, you’ll see how to introduce each of the numbers in an imaginative, inspiring way, using classic fairy tales and an umbrella story. Imaginative pictures are the key to keeping your students’ thinking lively, and the story recommendations in this guide will help you know the pictures to use to guide them.

Here’s what you’ll find in this guide.

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• An overview of the curriculum and how it takes shape in a daily lesson
• All of the fairy tales used in the block (the complete stories themselves)
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• A guide to creating enlivening circle activities, with instructions for crafting your own circle exercises
• The specific content of the circle activities I used this block — including specific songs and poems

This guide also includes the circle activities and exercises that I used throughout this November block, which is when it is typically taught in the northern hemisphere. Even if you work through this block at a different time of year, I’m sure you’ll find the poems, songs and activities appropriate to bring at some point. My students just loved them!

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

I’m sure you’ll find this guide helpful. It’s just the thing I wished I had when I started first grade!

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Each guide contains . . .

• Day-to-day lesson plans, including stories, new material and suggestions for review activities
• An overview of the curriculum and how it takes shape in a daily lesson
• Photographs of student main lesson pages
• A guide to creating enlivening circle activities, with instructions for crafting your own circle exercises
• The specific content of the circle activities I used this block — including specific songs and poems

Get my two most popular 1st Grade Curriculum Guides in a handy bundle at a discounted price.

All of this material is delivered through a DIGITAL FILE that you will download after purchasing. The PayPal Express payment option will automatically lead you through the download process. You will also receive a download link in your email box after the purchase is completed.

Questions about digital purchases? Email me here, and I’ll answer them.

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