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Description
Give your early learners the foundation they need to read and communicate for life. Phonics & English 1 endeavors to cultivate foundational phonics and English skills in students so they can become proficient readers and communicate in helpful ways. Students will develop a foundational knowledge of English grammar and mechanics as well as collaborative, listening, and speaking skills. Students will also learn to apply biblical worldview themes such as loving God and others, helpfulness, perseverance, joy, and creativity. Phonics songs, colorful visuals, and awareness activities help students grasp new phonetic concepts, group similar sounds, break down words into syllables, and recognize rhyming words. Students will also learn how to build words and identify the subject and verb components of sentences. Eventually, students will progress to writing complete sentences, using the writing process, and evaluating their work based on what they’ve learned.
Students will have daily guided worktext practice pages to help them review what they have learned. Phonics Storybooks are also included to help students break down sentences, identify important sentence parts, and create new sentences of their own. Students will also learn to interpret pictures and match pictures with their appropriate sounds. The Student Worktext features memorable phonics characters to help students learn the principles of phonics through word family and syllable instruction. Writing and grammar skills are introduced with a simple, natural approach that begins with sentences and progresses to short paragraphs. Chapter reviews also offer consistent indications of student comprehension.
Student activities will show teachers how well young students are handling content from the daily lessons. The student activities book offers a review of daily lesson content as well as spiral reviews. Six-unit tests are also included to enable teachers to measure student comprehension and application. Answers to the student activities are also available along with assessments and assessments answer keys. Visuals, High Frequency Word Cards, and Word Families Cards are used to reinforce words learned.
The Teacher Edition empowers teacher instruction using the research-based four-step teaching cycle: engage, instruct, apply, and assess. Teachers will have multi-modal activities for reviewing previous lesson content as well as engaging online videos to build background knowledge. Teachers will also be able to deliver lesson content in simple ways using visuals, songs, auditory activities, and more. The teacher edition will also assist teachers as they guide student worktext practice and provide extra activities to check on student progress. Listening selections focus on biblical worldview applications and phonics concepts and select mentor texts are included as examples for writing projects. There are two Teacher Edition books, Part I and Part II.
Access free additional resources on The Homeschool Hub through BJU press. The Grade 1 English language arts program connects the Phonics and English 1, Reading 1, and Spelling 1 products. Reading, spelling, and writing lessons offer practice opportunities to apply new phonics skills. Includes 180 lessons, 30-40 minutes per day.
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.