Assisi Academy

Curriculum for Mater Amabilis Level 1A, Year 1

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 ! ! (Term 1: Sep.4-Nov. 22) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ___St. Maude! ___St. Edith ___St. Olga ___St. Alice ___St. Bonita ___St. Margaret ___St. Irene ___St. Christine

Sixty Saints for Girls (Joan Windham)

___St. Victoria! ! ___St. Helen! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ___St. Gwen!

___St. Winifride!! ___St. Audrey! ! ___St. Hilda! ___St. Grace! ! !

___St. Monica! ! ___St. Sylvia! !

___St. Constance! ___St. Pauline! ! ___St. Gladys! ___St. Julia! ! !

___St. Belinda! ! ___St. Patricia! ! ___St. Mildred ! ! ___Sts. Judith and Salome ! ! !

___St. Jennifer ! ! ___St. Brigid! ADVENT! ! ! !

THREE TIMES WEEKLY

The Jesse Tree (Geraldine McCaughrean) Sixty Saints for Girls

___St. Ida!! ! ___St. Katherine! ! ___St. Catherine! ! ! of Siena! ! (Term 2 : Nov. 27- Feb. 23) ! ! ! ! ! ___St. Rita! ! ___St. Veronica ___St. Joan of Valois ___St. Teresa! ___St. Angela

___St. Elizabeth!! ___St. Clare! ___St. Isabel! ___St. Gillian! ! ! !

___St. Joan of Arc! ___St. Frances! !

LENT !

TWICE WEEKLY

Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls: Caryll Houselander

____ Terrible Farmer Timson ____ Bird on the Wing ! ____ Josephs Godfather ____ The Anchoress ____ A Boy in Siberia ____ Franz the Server

____ The Embroidered Coat ! ____ Jack and Jim ____ The Cures Guest ____ If I Were You ! ! ! ____ Racla the Gypsy ! ____ The Shepherds Coat !

EASTER !

TWICE WEEKLY

The Story of Padre Pio by Clare Jordan Mohan Sixty Saints for Girls
___St. Rose! ___St. Jane! ! ! ___St. Bernadette! ! (Term 3: Feb. 26 - May 25)

___ Venerable Anne de Guigne

CATECHISM !

TWICE WEEKLY

Faith 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 __ Signication 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!

Daily

Singapore Math 2A & B

(**see separate syllabus for daily list)

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 le-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)

__ 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 this year (history, religion, geography, literature, & science).

Five In A Row##

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WEEKLY

Volume Two: __ The Giraffe that Walked to Paris # # __ Three Names # # __ Wee Gillis # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

__ Ferdinand __ Down, Down the Mountain __ Make Way for Ducklings __ The Tale of Peter Rabbit __ Mr. Gumpys Motor Car __ Miss Rumphius __ Follow the Drinking Gourd __ Harold and the Purple Crayon __ Grandmas Walk

__ A New Coat for Anna # __ Owl Moon # # #

__ Mrs. Katz and Tush# #

__ Mirette on the High Wire # # __ They Were Strong and Good# __ To Duet or not to Duet # #

__ The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

WRITING AND COMPOSITION#

Copywork, Composition, Narration

DAILY

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.

GRAMMAR

THREE TIMES WEEKLY

First Language Lessons (Jessie Wise)

Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: (Do one Lessons 1-34 Lessons 35-67 Lessons 68-100 lesson a day, three days per week) 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! ! ! ! ! __Lesson 11! __Lesson 12 __Lesson 13! __Lesson 14! __Lesson 15! __Lesson 16! __Lesson 17! __Lesson 18! __Lesson 19 ! ! __Lesson 20! __Lesson 21! __Lesson 22! __Lesson 23! __Lesson 24! __Lesson 25! __Lesson 26! __Lesson 27! __Lesson 28 __Lesson 29 __Lesson 30 __Lesson 31 ! __Lesson 32 __Lesson 33 __Lesson 34

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__Lesson 75! __Lesson 76!

__Lesson 84! __Lesson 93! __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 review

As directed in grammar book (First Language Lessons)

AMERICAN HISTORY!
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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. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 1!! 2!! 3!! 4!! ! ! ! ! ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 5!! 6!! 7!! 8!! ! ! ! ! ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 9 10 11 12

Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas, Ch. 1-3 ___Chp. 1!St. Brendan ___Chp. 2!The Discovery of the Americas

___Chp. 3!Converting Mexico Recommended 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, ___Chp. 13! ! ___Chp. 14 ! ! ___Chp. 15 ! ! ! Catholic Faith Comes ___Section ___Section ___Section ___Section 1! 2! 3! 4! Ch. 13-21 ___Chp. 16! ___Chp. 17 ! ___Chp. 18! (1 chapter per week) ! ! ! ! ! ! ___Chp. 19! ___Chp. 20! ___Chp.21! ! ! !

to the Americas, Ch. 4! (1 ch/wk at appropriate sections) Early Spanish Explorers! St. Peter Claver St. Martin de Porres 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, ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 22! 23! 24! 25! ! ! ! ! Ch. 22-34! (1 chapter per week) ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 26! 27! 28! 29! ! ! ! ! ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. ___Chp. 30! 31 32 33 ___Chp. 34

Recommended Reading: If You Sailed on the Mayower 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 ONLY

New 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 __ Moses, Prince and Leader! __ The Burning Bush! ! __ The Plagues of Egypt __ Crossing of the Red Sea! ! __ Manna in the Desert! ! ! ! !

__ Adam & Eve in Paradise! ! __ Cain and Abel! ! __ Noes Ark! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

__ The Promise to Abram! __ Abrahams Sacrice! __ Jacob and Esau! !

__ The Ten Commandments! ! __ Miracles in the Desert

__ Joseph and His Brothers! ! Term 2 __ Rahab and the Two Spies ! __ The Taking of Jericho ! !

__ King Saul!

__ Saul Disobeys God __ David and Saul __ David and Goliath __ David Loves Saul

__ Joshua Conquers Canaan ! __ The Devotion of Ruth ! !

__ The Strength of Samson !

__ The Child Samuel ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

__ Sauls Death

Term 3!

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! __ The Prophet Jonas (Jonah) __ Isaias (Isaiah) & Jeremias (Jeremiah) __ Tobias and the Angel __ The Bravery of Judith __ Baltassars Banquet __ Daniel in the Lions Den __ The Return to Jerusalem!! !

__ The City of David ! !

__ The Death of Absolom ! ! __ King Solomon ! ! ! ! !

__ Temple of Solomon ! __ Jobs Patience ! !

__ The Prophet Elias (Elijah! )! __ The Prophet Eliseus (Elisha)!

GEOGRAPHY & EARTH STUDIES! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! People and Places (Europe)

Three Times Weekly ! plus map work

(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 ve 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)

Weather (36 lessons, one per week)

The Earth: the Geography of Our World by Barbara Taylor

plus multiple extras - lessons/activities to be done with Mom __ Lesson 1! __ Lesson 2! __ Lesson 3! __ Lesson 4! __ Lesson 5! __ Lesson 6! __ Lesson 7! __ Lesson 8! __ Lesson 9! __ Lesson 10! __ Lesson 11! __ Lesson 12! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! __ Lesson 13! __ Lesson 14! __ Lesson 15! __ Lesson 16! __ Lesson 17! __ Lesson 18! __ Lesson 19! __ Lesson 20! __ Lesson 21! __ Lesson 22! __ Lesson 23! __ Lesson 24! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! __ Lesson 25 __ Lesson 26 __ Lesson 27 __ Lesson 28 __ Lesson 29 __ Lesson 30 __ Lesson 31 __ Lesson 32 __ Lesson 33 __ Lesson 34 __ Lesson 35 __ Lesson 36

Maps and Plans (36 lessons, one per week)

The Earth: the Geography of Our World by Barbara Taylor

__ Lesson 1! __ Lesson 2! __ Lesson 3! __ Lesson 4! __ Lesson 5! __ Lesson 6! __ Lesson 7! __ Lesson 8! __ Lesson 9! __ Lesson 10! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! __ Lesson 13! __ Lesson 14! __ Lesson 15! __ Lesson 16! __ Lesson 17! __ Lesson 18! __ Lesson 19! __ Lesson 20! __ Lesson 21! __ Lesson 22! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! __ Lesson 25 __ Lesson 26 __ Lesson 27 __ Lesson 28 __ Lesson 29 __ Lesson 30 __ Lesson 31 __ Lesson 32 __ Lesson 33 __ Lesson 34

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SCIENCE! !
Term 1: Plants

Twice Weekly

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)

Term 2: Birds Reading (one lesson weekly)

The Burgess Bird Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess

Exploration (one lesson weekly)

Home Science Adventures: Discovering Birds

Note: 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 Fiction The 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

Fiction Charlotte's Web by E.B.White - classic ction about a spider and a pig The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

NATURE STUDY !

Weekly

Take 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 !

Term 1: Renoir Term 2: Degas Term 3: Monet (Impressionists)!! ! ! ! ! Weekly

MUSIC APPRECIATION! ! Music Masters, Set 1

Weekly

(6 weeks per composer)

Term 1: Bach, Mozart ! ! Term 2: Chopin, Schumann/Greig Term 3: Mendelssohn, Schubert

ART ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Discovering Great Artists by Mary Ann Kohl The Usborne Book of Art Skills by Fiona Watt# # # ! ! ! ! ! !

Weekly

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.