1st Grade · 36 weeks
1st Grade Curriculum Guide
A Parent Roadmap to a Successful Year of Learning
A full-year 1st grade plan that builds addition and subtraction fluency alongside sentence-level reading and writing, with hands-on science every month.
Core subjects
Math
Addition facts, subtraction, place value
Reading
Comprehension, sentence structure
Spelling
High-frequency words
Science
Weather, matter, plants, animals
Month-by-month plan
| Month | Math | Reading | Spelling | Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug/Sept | Addition facts | Phrase fluency | Short vowels | Weather |
| Oct | Subtraction | Sentences | Sight words | Seasonal changes |
| Nov | Place value | Fiction vs nonfiction | Word families | Matter |
| Dec | Shape & time | Retelling stories | Long vowels | Forces and motion |
| Jan | Money & addition | Fluency growth | Blends and digraphs | Animals |
| Feb | Subtraction strategies | Paragraph skills | Mixed patterns | Habitats |
| Mar | Word problems | Comprehension | Sight word review | Plants |
| Apr | Measurement | Informational text | Mastery | Earth |
| May | Year review | Fluency | Mastery | Review |
What's inside
- 36-week full-year roadmap you can start any month
- Month-by-month and week-by-week scope for Math, Reading, Spelling, and Science
- Sample daily time frame so you know what a school day looks like
- Non-Common Core, flexible, and adaptable to your child's pace
- Instant PDF download — single-family license
Suggested daily rhythm: 2–2.5 hours per day across the four core subjects