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Assisi Academy
Curriculum for Mater Amabilis
Level 1A, Year 1
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Religious Education
NEW TESTAMENT ! ! ! ! WEEKLY (NOT ADVENT OR LENT)The Life of Our Lord for Children (Hunt) (yellow hardcover)
Term 1: pp. 3-18
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 43-45)
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 45-47)
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 48-49)
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 49-50)
Term 2: pp. 31-50
Term 3: pp. 49-79
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 50-53)
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 53-54)
__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 54-57)__ Ch. 4: The Kingdom of God is at Hand (p. 57-59)
__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 61-63)
__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 64-67)
__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 67-70)
__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 70-74)
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__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 74-77)
__ Ch. 5: The Apostles Begin Their Training (p. 77-79)
SAINTS! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLY, ORDINARY TIME ONLY Sixty Saints for Girls (Joan Windham) ! (Term 1: Sep.4-Nov. 22)___St. Victoria! ! ! ___St. Gwen! ! ! ___St. Maude!___St. Helen! ! ! ___St. Winifride!! ! ___St. Edith___St. Monica! ! ! ___St. Audrey! ! ! ___St. Olga___St. Sylvia! ! ! ___St. Hilda! ! ! ___St. Alice___St. Constance! ! ___St. Grace! ! ! ___St. Bonita___St. Pauline! ! ! ___St. Belinda! ! ! ___St. Margaret___St. Gladys! ! ! ___St. Patricia! ! ! ___St. Irene___St. Julia! ! ! ___St. Mildred ! ! ! ___St. Christine___St. Jennifer ! ! ! ___Sts. Judith___St. Brigid! ! ! and SalomeADVENT! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! THREE TIMES WEEKLYThe Jesse Tree (Geraldine McCaughrean)
Sixty Saints for Girls (Term 2 : Nov. 27- Feb. 23)
___St. Ida!! ! ___St. Katherine! ! ___St. Rita!___St. Elizabeth!! ___St. Catherine! ! ___St. Veronica___St. Clare! ! ! of Siena! ! ! ___St. Joan of Valois___St. Isabel! ! ___St. Joan of Arc! ! ___St. Teresa!___St. Gillian! ! ___St. Frances! ! ! ___St. Angela
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LENT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLY
Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls: Caryll Houselander
____ Terrible Farmer Timson ____ Bird on the Wing ! ____ Josephs Godfather
____ The Embroidered Coat !____ Jack and Jim ____ The Anchoress
____ The Cures Guest ! ____ Racla the Gypsy ! ____ A Boy in Siberia
____ If I Were You ! ! ____ The Shepherds Coat ! ____ Franz the Server
EASTER ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLY
The Story of Padre Pio by Clare Jordan Mohan
Sixty Saints for Girls (Term 3: Feb. 26 - May 25)
___St. Rose! ! ___St. Bernadette! !___St. Jane! ! ___ Venerable Anne de Guigne
CATECHISM ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLYFaith and Life 2
Read text and work in activity book, as assigned in CCD class.
Spend 5 minutes every day working on memory work (questions and answers
from text) assigned by CCD teacher.
Jesus and I (Aloysius J. Heeg S.J.)
Read and discuss:
__ Prayers
__ Sacraments
__ The Ten Commandments
__ All For You
__ Signification of the Sign of the Cross
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__ Angels
__ Be At My Side....
__ Hail Mary, Full of Grace...
__ And Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb...
__ Holy Mary, Mother of God
__ Pray For Us Sinners
__ Now
__ And at the Hour of Our Death
__ Our Father Who Art in heaven
__ Hallowed by Thy Name; Thy Kingdom Come
__ Thy Will be done
__ Give us This Day our Daily Breaf
__ And Forgive Us Our Trespasses
__ And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
__ O My God, I am Heartily Sorry
__ Because of Thy Just Punishments
__ But Most od All Becaue They Offend Thee
__ Deserving of All My Love
__ I Firmly Resolve, With the Help of Thy Grace
__ And To Avoid the Near Occasions of Sin
__ O Jesus, I Believe in You
__ O Jesus, I Hope in You
__ O Jesus, I Love You With All My Heart
__ Come, O Holy Spirit, Help Me
__ To Think of My Sins
__ To Be Heartily Sorry For Them
__ To Make Up My Mind To Do Them No More
__ To Tell Them To A Priest
__ And To Do Penance
__ O Sacrement Most Holy! O Sacrement Divine!
__ All Praise and All Thanksgiving
__ When I Go To Confession
__ When I Go To Holy Communion
__ First Communion Question and Review
Mathematics! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! DailySingapore Math 2A & B (**see separate syllabus for daily list)
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Study next lesson in text book, asking Mom for help if needed.
Stop when you get to an arrow and do the corresponding lesson in
the activity book.
Five minutes of daily drill in math facts, particularly multiplication tables.
Recommended Extras
# Mathematical reading and activities from How Math Works
# Calculadder
# Math-related file-folder or board games
# Flashcards
English
READING ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! FOUR TIMES WEEKLY READ-ALOUDS AND INDEPENDENT READING
__ Charlottes Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan (E. B. White)
__ Just So Stories and The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
__ The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
__ The Courage of Sarah Noble (Alice Dalgliesh)
__ The Matchlock Gun (Edwards)
__ Mr. Revere and I (Robert Lawson)
__ A Lion to Guard Us (and others by Clyde Robert Bulla)
__ The Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
__ The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)__ The All-of-a-Kind Family Series (Sydney Taylor)
__ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Frank L. Baum)
__ The Five Little Peppers Series (Margaret Sidney)
__ The Treasure Seekers (and others by E. Nesbit)
__ Ballet Shoes (and others by Noel Streatfeild)
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__ The Secret Garden and A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
__ Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kastner)
__ Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
__ The Cabin Faced West (Jean Fritz)
__ Tree in the Trail (Holling Clancy Holling)
__ Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
__ Fables (Aesop)
__ Treasury for Children (James Herriot)
__ St. Francis and the Friendly Beasts (Margaret Hodges)
__ St. George and the Dragon (Margaret Hodges)
__ St. Phillip of the Joyous Heart
__ Fairy Tales (Lang, Grimm, Anderson)
__ Angry Giant (Oscar Wilde)
__ Paddington (Bond)
__ Benjamin West and His Cat, Grimlakin (Marguerite Henry)
__ Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
__ Happy Orpheline series (Natalie Carlson)
__ Bert Dow, Deep Water Man (Robert McCloskey)
__ The Miracle of St. Nicholas (Gloria Whelan)
__ Patron Saint of First Communicants: The Story of Blessed Imelda !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Lambertini
Reading time is also to be used for the books on the various reading lists for thisyear (history, religion, geography, literature, & science).
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Five In A Row## # # # # # # WEEKLY
Volume Two:
__ The Giraffe that Walked to Paris # # # __ Ferdinand
__ Three Names # # # # # # __ Down, Down the Mountain
__ Wee Gillis # # # # # # __ Make Way for Ducklings
__ A New Coat for Anna # # # # __ The Tale of Peter Rabbit
__ Owl Moon # # # # # # __ Mr. Gumpys Motor Car
__ Mrs. Katz and Tush# # # # # __ Miss Rumphius
__ Mirette on the High Wire # # # # __ Follow the Drinking Gourd
__ They Were Strong and Good# # # __ Harold and the Purple Crayon
__ To Duet or not to Duet# # # #
__ Grandmas Walk__ The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
WRITING AND COMPOSITION# # # # # # DAILY
Copywork, Composition, Narration
As directed in grammar book (First Language Lessons)
Penmanship (10 min. daily)
Writing Can Help, book 2
Do one page each day and bring to Mom to be checked.
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GRAMMAR ! ! ! ! ! ! THREE TIMES WEEKLY First Language Lessons (Jessie Wise)
Term 1: Lessons 1-34
Term 2: Lessons 35-67
Term 3: Lessons 68-100
(Do one lesson a day, three days per week)
__Lesson 1! ! ! ! ! ! ! __Lesson 29__Lesson 2! __Lesson 11! __Lesson 20! __Lesson 30__Lesson 3! __Lesson 12 __Lesson 21! __Lesson 31 !__Lesson 4! __Lesson 13! __Lesson 22! __Lesson 32__Lesson 5! __Lesson 14! __Lesson 23! __Lesson 33__Lesson 6! __Lesson 15! __Lesson 24! __Lesson 34__Lesson 7! __Lesson 16! __Lesson 25! __Lesson 8! __Lesson 17! __Lesson 26! __Lesson 9! __Lesson 18! __Lesson 27!__Lesson 10! __Lesson 19 __Lesson 28!
__Lesson 35! __Lesson 44! __Lesson 53! __Lesson 62 ! __Lesson 36! __Lesson 45! __Lesson 54! __Lesson 63__Lesson 37! __Lesson 46! __Lesson 55! __Lesson 64__Lesson 38! __Lesson 47! __Lesson 56! __Lesson 65__Lesson 39! __Lesson 48! __Lesson 57! __Lesson 66__Lesson 40! __Lesson 49! __Lesson 58! __Lesson 67__Lesson 41! __Lesson 50! __Lesson 59__Lesson 42! __Lesson 51! __Lesson 60! __Lesson 43! __Lesson 52! __Lesson 61!
__Lesson 68! __Lesson 77! __Lesson 86! __Lesson 95 !__Lesson 69! __Lesson 78! __Lesson 87! __Lesson 96__Lesson 70! __Lesson 79! __Lesson 88! __Lesson 97__Lesson 71! __Lesson 80! __Lesson 89! __Lesson 98__Lesson 72! __Lesson 81! __Lesson 90! __Lesson 99__Lesson 73! __Lesson 82! __Lesson 91! __Lesson 100__Lesson 74! __Lesson 83! __Lesson 92
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__Lesson 75! __Lesson 84! __Lesson 93! __Lesson 76! __Lesson 85! __Lesson 94!
LITERATURE
TALES! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLY Classic Myths to Read Aloud (William F. Russell)
Greek Myths (dAulaire)
CLASSIC LITERATURE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ad. lib.Choose at least one book per term from reading list to read aloud.
POETRY! ! ! ! ! ! TWICE WEEKLY with daily reviewAs directed in grammar book (First Language Lessons)
AMERICAN HISTORY! ! ! ! Three Times Weekly; ! ! ! ! additional books ad. lib.This Country of Ours (H.E. Marshall)
The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas (I. Reninger)
Term 1: (Explorers and Pioneers)
This Country of Ours, Ch. 1-12 (1 ch/wk plus CFCA chapters)
___Chp. 1!! ! ___Chp. 5!! ! ___Chp. 9___Chp. 2
!! !___Chp. 6
!! !___Chp. 10___Chp. 3!! ! ___Chp. 7!! ! ___Chp. 11
___Chp. 4!! ! ___Chp. 8!! ! ___Chp. 12Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas, Ch. 1-3
___Chp. 1!St. Brendan___Chp. 2!The Discovery of the Americas
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___Chp. 3!Converting MexicoRecommended Reading:
Columbus by Ingri and Edgar dAulaire
Where Do You Think You Are Going, Christopher Columbus by Fritz
Term 2 (Stories of Virginia)
This Country of Ours, Ch. 13-21 (1 chapter per week)
___Chp. 13! !
___Chp. 16! ! !
___Chp. 19! !
___Chp. 14 ! ! ___Chp. 17 ! ! ! ___Chp. 20! !___Chp. 15 ! ! ___Chp. 18! ! ! ___Chp.21!!!Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas, Ch. 4!
(1 ch/wk at appropriate sections)
___Section 1! Early Spanish Explorers!___Section 2! St. Peter Claver___Section 3! St. Martin de Porres___Section 4
!St. Rose of Lima
Recommended Reading:
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Pocahontas by Ingri and Edgar dAulaire
Pocahontas by Doherty
Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Bulla
Term 3 (Stories of New England)
This Country of Ours, Ch. 22-34! (1 chapter per week)___Chp. 22! ! ___Chp. 26! ! ___Chp. 30! ___Chp. 34___Chp. 23! ! ___Chp. 27! ! ___Chp. 31___Chp. 24! ! ___Chp. 28! ! ___Chp. 32___Chp. 25! ! ___Chp. 29! ! ___Chp. 33
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Recommended Reading:
If You Sailed on the Mayflower by Ann McGovern
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Bulla
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
Whos That Stepping On Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz
If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern
ANCIENT HISTORY! ! TWICE A WEEK, ORDINARY TIME ONLYNew Catholic Picture Bible: The Old Testament
Ancient Israel Timeline, Ancient World of the Bible (Malcolm Day),
other books to be determined
Read story and narrate to Mom.
Term 1
__ Story of the Creation! ! __Joseph in Potiphars House__ Adam & Eve in Paradise! ! __ Moses, Prince and Leader! !__ Cain and Abel!! ! ! __ The Burning Bush! ! !__ Noes Ark! ! ! ! __ The Plagues of Egypt__ The Promise to Abram! ! __ Crossing of the Red Sea ! !__ Abrahams Sacrifice! ! __ Manna in the Desert! ! !__ Jacob and Esau! ! ! __ The Ten Commandments!!__ Joseph and His Brothers! ! __ Miracles in the Desert
Term 2__ Rahab and the Two Spies ! __ King Saul! ! ! ! !__ The Taking of Jericho ! ! __ Saul Disobeys God__ Joshua Conquers Canaan ! __ David and Saul__ The Devotion of Ruth ! ! __ David and Goliath__ The Strength of Samson !! __ David Loves Saul
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__ The Child Samuel ! ! ! ! __ Sauls Death! ! ! ! !Term 3! ! ! ! ! !__ The City of David ! ! ! __ The Prophet Jonas (Jonah)__ The Death of Absolom ! ! __ Isaias (Isaiah) & Jeremias (Jeremiah)__ King Solomon ! ! ! __ Tobias and the Angel__ Temple of Solomon ! ! __ The Bravery of Judith__ Jobs Patience ! ! ! __ Baltassars Banquet__ The Prophet Elias (Elijah! )! __ Daniel in the Lions Den__ The Prophet Eliseus (Elisha)! __ The Return to Jerusalem!! !
GEOGRAPHY & EARTH STUDIES! ! Three Times Weekly! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! plus map workPeople and Places (Europe) (12 lessons per term, one per week)
Choose one book each term from the list below to read either independently
or as a read-aloud. At the beginning of each lesson, spend five minutes
studying the map of the region. Aim to be able to quickly name and locate
countries, capitals and other major cities, important rivers, and mountain
ranges.
Vendela in Venice by Christina Bjork (Italy)
The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren (Sweden)
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson (France)
Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil (Italy)
The Wheel on the School by Meinhart de Jong (Netherlands)
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Weather (36 lessons, one per week)
The Earth: the Geography of Our World by Barbara Taylorplus multiple extras - lessons/activities to be done with Mom
__ Lesson 1! ! ! __ Lesson 13! ! ! __ Lesson 25__ Lesson 2! ! ! __ Lesson 14! ! ! __ Lesson 26__ Lesson 3! ! ! __ Lesson 15! ! ! __ Lesson 27__ Lesson 4! ! ! __ Lesson 16! ! ! __ Lesson 28__ Lesson 5! ! ! __ Lesson 17! ! ! __ Lesson 29__ Lesson 6! ! ! __ Lesson 18! ! ! __ Lesson 30__ Lesson 7! ! ! __ Lesson 19! ! ! __ Lesson 31__ Lesson 8
! ! !__ Lesson 20
! ! !__ Lesson 32
__ Lesson 9! ! ! __ Lesson 21! ! ! __ Lesson 33__ Lesson 10! ! ! __ Lesson 22! ! ! __ Lesson 34__ Lesson 11! ! ! __ Lesson 23! ! ! __ Lesson 35__ Lesson 12! ! ! __ Lesson 24! ! ! __ Lesson 36Maps and Plans (36 lessons, one per week)
The Earth: the Geography of Our World by Barbara Taylor
__ Lesson 1! ! ! __ Lesson 13! ! ! __ Lesson 25__ Lesson 2! ! ! __ Lesson 14! ! ! __ Lesson 26__ Lesson 3! ! ! __ Lesson 15! ! ! __ Lesson 27__ Lesson 4! ! ! __ Lesson 16! ! ! __ Lesson 28__ Lesson 5! ! ! __ Lesson 17! ! ! __ Lesson 29__ Lesson 6! ! ! __ Lesson 18! ! ! __ Lesson 30__ Lesson 7! ! ! __ Lesson 19! ! ! __ Lesson 31__ Lesson 8! ! ! __ Lesson 20! ! ! __ Lesson 32__ Lesson 9! ! ! __ Lesson 21! ! ! __ Lesson 33__ Lesson 10! ! ! __ Lesson 22! ! ! __ Lesson 34
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__ Lesson 11! ! ! __ Lesson 23! ! ! __ Lesson 35__ Lesson 12! ! ! __ Lesson 24! ! ! __ Lesson 36
SCIENCE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Twice WeeklyTerm 1: Plants
Reading (one lesson weekly)
Exploration (one lesson weekly)
Science With Plants (Usborne)
____Week 1: Starting to grow (2 pages)
____Week 2: Growing (2 pages)
____Week 3: Plants and water (1 page)
____Week 4: Make a bottle garden (1 page)
____Week 5: Using light (1 page)
____Week 6: Looking at leaves and leaf prints (1 page)
____Week 7: Flowers (2 pages)
____Week 8: Trees (2 pages)
____Week 9: New plants from old (2 pages)
____Week 10: Plants leaving home (2 pages)
____Week 11: Plants and soil (2 pages)
____Week 12: Useful plants (2 pages)
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Term 2: Birds
Reading (one lesson weekly)
The Burgess Bird Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess
Exploration (one lesson weekly)
Home Science Adventures: Discovering BirdsNote: Lesson 3 optional; Lesson 14 to be done before a family trip
Optional Extras
Non-Fiction
All About Owls by Jim Arnosky
Looking for Seabirds: Journal From an Alaskan Voyage, by Sophie Webb
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies
FictionThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B.White
Coot Club by Arthur Ransome
Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome
Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater
The Wheel on the School by Meindert de Jong - story about storks set in Holland
There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Term 3: Insects
Reading (one lesson weekly)
The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery
Insect Adventures by J. Henri Fabre
Other (Moms choice)
Exploration (one lesson weekly)
Science Adventures: Discovering Insects (13 lessons)
Optional Extras
Non-Fiction
Simon and Schuster Children's Guide to Insects and Spiders, by Jinny Johnson
Big Book of Bugs by Theresa Greenaway
The Tarantula in My Purse: and 172 Other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George
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Fiction
Charlotte's Web by E.B.White - classic fiction about a spider and a pig
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
NATURE STUDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! WeeklyTake at least one nature walk each week.
Keep a nature notebook (make at least one entry each week).
FOREIGN LANGUAGE! ! ! ! ! ! ! Twice Weekly Learn Spanish With Grace
Rosetta Stone
PICTURE STUDY ! (Impressionists)!! ! ! ! ! WeeklyTerm 1: RenoirTerm 2: DegasTerm 3: Monet
MUSIC APPRECIATION! ! ! ! ! ! ! Weekly Music Masters, Set 1 (6 weeks per composer)
Term 1: Bach, Mozart ! !
Term 2: Chopin, Schumann/GreigTerm 3: Mendelssohn, Schubert
ART ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Weekly Discovering Great Artists by Mary Ann Kohl
The Usborne Book of Art Skills by Fiona
Watt# # # ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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PRACTICAL WORK!! ! ! ! ! ! ! Daily(1) Help in house and yard/ garden.
(2) Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice. Ideas for this
level could include simple sewing or knitting; clay modelling; making
simple toys; scrapbooking.