1st Grade Curriculum—Intro to the World: Cultures

The 2022 version of All-Subjects Package A focuses on World Cultures. The new 2023 version of All-Subjects Package A focuses on American History.

If you used Sonlight's All-Subjects Package K program for the 2022-2023 school year (American History), you will want to purchase this 2022 Version of All-Subjects Package A to continue in the history progression (and not duplicate the American History you have already completed).

Complete 1st grade homeschool curriculum in one quick order.

Get our best recommendations for your first grader with this All-Subjects Package. Simply choose between a 4-Day or 5-Day option. With an All-Subjects Package, you'll get your entire curriculum for the year, including:

• Daily lesson plans, notes & teaching tips for the entire year.
• A History / Bible / Literature program that integrates History, Geography, Bible, Readers and Read-Alouds.
• Language Arts, Science and Math.
• Our biggest discount (save 20% off retail!)
• Free shipping (lower 48), a one-year, money-back guarantee and other perks.

Teach with confidence—right from the start!

Whether you are new to homeschooling or new to Sonlight, this package will equip you to teach one child (ages 6-8) for an entire year while you prepare him or her for a lifetime of spiritual and academic success. To use this program with multiple children, simply add extra copies of the few consumable items and purchase each additional student their own skill-based programs (i.e. Math, Handwriting, Phonics) as needed.

It's flexible—to fit your family's needs.

All of the planning is done for you. Relax knowing you don't have to be an expert to give your child an excellent education. Simply follow our step-by-step Instructor's Guide.

Included in this package:

• Instructor's Guides
• History & Geography
• Bible
• Read-Alouds
• Readers
• Language Arts
• Handwriting
• Spelling & Phonics
• Science
• Math
• Resources

Here's an in depth look at what you'll receive:

Instructor's Guides

The Instructor's Guides include complete, 36-week lesson plans and notes that integrate your children's various subjects into an exciting, unified learning experience. The Instructor's Guides weave your books and materials together into a cohesive full-year curriculum—it's your roadmap for the entire school year!

History, Geography, Bible reading and memorization

Meet new and interesting people as you travel to distant lands and long-ago times. Study creation, Ancient Egypt, Rome, knights and castles, missionaries, geography, climates and much more.

Children grow in love for the Lord as you daily read Bible stories with them, and the included Sing the Word! CD+digital helps you hide God's Word in your heart with memorization exercises.

Includes Sonlight's History / Bible / Literature A, Intro to the World: Cultures.

Literature

Sonlight offers two types of literature: Read-Alouds for parents to share with their children, and Readers for children to read on their own. The Read-Alouds offer more sophisticated story lines and rich discussion points, and the Readers offer skill-appropriate and age-appropriate reading practice, enticing children to become literate, book lovers, and eager learners. 

Language Arts

With Grade 1 Readers and Language Arts for Readers 1. Teach your children how to read, write, and spell with our popular Reading and Language Arts programs that feature our exclusive I Can Read It! series. Includes Grade 1 Readers and Language Arts.

Spelling & Phonics

Phonics instruction is included in the Sonlight Language Arts Guides for levels K-4. Spelling instruction is phonics-based and also included in the Sonlight Language Arts Guides for levels 1-4. Spelling and Vocabulary is built into your lesson plans at this level. Spelling lists are based on your student's phonics studies with the words matching the weekly phonics rule. Vocabulary words are from the reading you share with your students and will be found in the Read-Aloud Study Guides in your History / Bible / Literature Instructor's Guide. This makes practice a natural addition to your homeschool day. We do offer additional resources as desired.

Handwriting

While your child is still in the early stages of learning to grip pencils, make shapes, and start work on letters and numbers, we give them practice by scheduling handwriting. There are many physiological processes going on in the art of writing, and even more as your children will begin the process of learning to write their ideas in the coming years. This is a foundational step in helping them learn to communicate.

We include Handwriting Without Tears in our All-Subjects Packages because it is designed to eliminate problems with reversals, spacing, placement, and letter and numeral formation. But, you are able to customize your package and choose the handwriting program of your choice and still enjoy our best discount of 20% off.

This 1st grade All-Subjects Package includes Handwriting Without Tears 1.

Science

From the Solar System to human body systems, Science A nurtures children's natural curiosity and provides daily opportunities to explore the world around them. Students will use real scientific skills and practices as they explore our natural earth: from weather, geology, natural habitats and animal life to what makes us ill and why we eat. Science A includes a high-level introduction to light and sound waves and other STEM topics that will prepare students for a lifetime of scientific curiosity, learning and application.

Weekly science experiments tie directly to the week's reading material for a more linear progression from reading to doing. Thanks to Discover & Do: Science Experiments, your end-of-week experiments reinforce and apply the concepts studied in the days previous so you can plainly see your child's developing mastery of particular science concepts.

Includes Science A: Light and Sound Waves, Biological Features, Space Systems, and Engineering Design.

Math

Your child will focus on single digit addition and subtraction at the Alpha level. They will also learn to tell and write the time, understand place value, and recognize and draw shapes. Includes Math-U-See Alpha, Level Up Set.

Resources

A few essential resources make your learning extra rich this year. The All-Subjects package includes a 3" Binder with Tabs to organize your Instructor's Guides. We recommend adding The Timeline Book, and Markable Map and Markers if you don’t already own them. (The Timeline Book and Markable Map only need to be purchased once. You'll be using them each year).

An Extended Money-Back Guarantee

We're so confident that you and your children will love to learn with this package of books for 1st grade, we give you a guarantee unmatched anywhere else in the homeschool world. Take up to a year to use the first half of this package. Read the books, write in the schedule ... even dog-ear the book pages if you want! If you don't completely love it, return it for a full refund of your purchase price. Get full details about the Love to Learn, Love to Teachâ„¢ Guarantee here.

Hands-On (Optional)

The OPTIONAL Hands-on History: World Cultures Project Kit can be added to this package and is scheduled in the Instructor's Guide for your convenience.

*Daily Time Requirements (including your other subjects.)
Child: 1.5 - 2 hrs; Parent: 1 - 1.5 hrs

Breathe easy with this program you're guaranteed to love.

• If you'd prefer, you can build your own customized 1st Grade package using our SmoothCourseâ„¢ curriculum builder tool.
• A Sonlight Homeschool Advisor can help you add resources to use this Sonlight 1st Grade All-Subjects Package with more than one child or answer any questions you have.