ma level 1a, year 1 syllabus

7/29/2019 MA Level 1A, Year 1 Syllabus

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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)




Term 2: pp. 31-50

Term 3: pp. 49-79



__ 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)





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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


4/18

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.


9/18

GRAMMAR ! ! ! ! ! ! THREE TIMES WEEKLY First Language Lessons (Jessie Wise)

Term 1: Lessons 1-34



(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


10/18

__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


12/18

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)


14/18

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


The Burgess Bird Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess


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


The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery

Insect Adventures by J. Henri Fabre

Other (Moms choice)


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


17/18

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.

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