Gentle + Classical Sequence 1 (36 units/weeks long) has been designed for students first (through third) grade to explore literature, catechism, history/social studies, geography, grammar, spelling, (and more) in a gentle, classical way.
Gentle + Classical Nature Volume 2: Shorelines & Oceans (18 units/36 weeks) invites your child to a year of exploration, combining both "backyard" nature study alongside a unit study approach to Marine Biology.
Morning Virtues: Courage, Kindness, Joy, and Hope (28 days each issue; length based on implementation) are the perfect solution for busy families who want to include composer and artist study, hymns, folk songs, poetry, virtues, and scripture memory into their day. This is considered SUPPLEMENTAL and falls under the subject of "humanities." Many families spend 30 minutes, 3-4 mornings per week with this resource and complete 4-6 issues over the course of a school year.
Together, these programs are a robust buffet for the First Grade student. Through these programs your students will:
- Explore nature, learning about shore birds, crustaceans, whales, sharks, and other marine biology organisms and processes over 18 units (2 weeks per unit)!
- Learn to identify 6 flowers, 6 trees, and 6 birds by name (that are local to you)
- Memorize 6 nature-inspired poems
- Enjoy copywork and illustration-based narration
- Explore history around the world between 1450 and 1815 with a special emphasis on the American Revolution
- Learn about historical events and figures through living books
- Enjoy other classic living literature and folk tales
- Learn basic spelling rules and apply those through weekly spelling practice
- Discover nouns, verbs, pronouns, and sentence structures
- Read through the New Testament and explore theology through the well-known and trusted book The Ology
- Enjoy hands-on, engaging history-focused activities
- Learn the 50 states, their capitals, and other amazing facts about them
- Study the virtues of courage, gratitude, joy, and hope through hymns, poetry, artist study, composer study, and more
- You'll only need to add a complete math curriculum and reading curriculum for your child's level.
In order to learn even more about each of these bundles, we encourage you to visit their individual listings to very specific details:
- Sequence 1 Bundle
- Nature Volume 2 Bundle
- Morning Virtues: Courage, Joy, Hope, Kindness (***This original bundle comes with Gratitude, but we are currently out of stock. Therefore, Kindness is being substituted for Gratitude)
Who is it for?
These robust programs fulfills anyone's requirements for literature, music, art, Bible, grammar, history, and spelling for first and second graders. You'll only need to add a complete math curriculum and reading curriculum for your child's level.
What's Included?
In this physical delivery BUNDLE, you will receive the following items:
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All digital files
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Teacher's Guides for Sequence 1 and Nature: Shorelines & Oceans
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Memory Statement Cards for Sequence 1 and Nature: Shorelines & Oceans
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1 Student Notebook for Sequence 1 which includes your "dailies," geography notebooking, and all history materials
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Sight Word & Spelling Deck
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36 Week Planning Grids for both Sequence 1 and Nature: Shorelines & Oceans
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A very convenient "Getting Started" Checklist to walk you through specific printing and organization of the bundles.
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ONE Nature Collection Notebook
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ONE Nature Volume 2 Student Notebook Level 1
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Board Headers for creating a Memory Statement Board
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French or Spanish Foreign Language Cards (select your preferred option)
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1 copy of the FOUR Morning Virtues guides (saddle-stitched, full color)
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1 set of art prints (4 prints) (8.5x10.75", full color, heavy satin paper) PER ISSUE
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1 Meaningful Virtues Menu (8.5x10.75", full color, heavy satin paper; slides easily into menu covers *not included) PER ISSUE
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1 set of Memory Statement Cards for virtue and scripture memory *uncut (8.5x10.75", full color, heavy satin paper) PER ISSUE
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Scheduled BOOKS are NOT included in this bundle or with any G+C product or bundle.
Teacher's Guide, Scope, Book List
Download the FREE Teacher's Guides for Sequence 1 and Nature: Shorelines & Oceans HERE to explore. You also download the free Morning Virtues: Courage digital sample at that same link.
FREE Mini-Course for Sequence 1
Would you love FREE access to an online mini-masterclass that will provide a deep dive (with tons of examples and behind the scenes glimpses) to better understand how to make Sequence 1 work for your family?
Access the FREE Sequence 1 Mini-Masterclass HERE. In it, you can watch our family implement this program with our first and second graders.