📘 Curriculum

🐣 Foundations curriculum (ages 3–5) ▶ 🧭 Skill map ▶

Year 1 · Big learner · October 2026 – October 2027. The Year 1 courses lesson by lesson, the advanced apps by subject, the machine of each week, and every module: what it uses, how often, how it is checked and the year's goals. Print this page as the school's course descriptions.

🗓️ Open the week-by-week plan

Reading first

The year's top priority is fluent, joyful reading. The read-aloud happens every day and is never skipped.

Depth before speed

Hard problems are worth sitting with. Fast, easy work means the level is too low; tears after five minutes mean too high.

Mastery before moving on

Advance a book when practice is 85% or better without help. 'Not yet' means slow down.

Math first, screens later

The first block of the day is math on paper. Website practice is short (about 10 minutes) and comes later.

Praise effort, never 'smart'

Name the effort and the strategy. Mistakes are information, not failure.

Character before intelligence

Five virtues this year, a weekly big question, and one act of service a week.

🎓 Year 1 courses

11 courses of 32 lessons each. Every lesson has slides, a practice set, contest-level challenges and an "Explain it" task. The plan schedules one lesson of each course per school week, in course order; lessons stay open, so she may move faster once she shows mastery.

Math

32 lessons · Math

The 32 lessons

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Reading

32 lessons · Reading & Writing

The 32 lessons

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Writing & Grammar

32 lessons · Reading & Writing

The 32 lessons

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Word Roots & Latin

32 lessons · Reading & Writing

The 32 lessons

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Rhetoric & Speaking

32 lessons · Reading & Writing

The 32 lessons

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Logic & Thinking

32 lessons · Coding & Logic

The 32 lessons

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Science

32 lessons · Science

The 32 lessons

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History & Geography

32 lessons · History & Geography

The 32 lessons

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Music & Art

32 lessons · Music

The 32 lessons

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Character, Faith & Big Ideas

32 lessons · Character & Big Questions

The 32 lessons

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Coding & Computers

32 lessons · Coding & Logic

The 32 lessons

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🚀 Advanced apps

Practice rooms from grade 4 to contest level. The plan links the matching one as optional practice in the week it fits.

Reading & Writing

5 advanced apps

Reading Detective
Grade 3–6 passages: main idea, find the evidence, inference, words in context, story elements, nonfiction features and poetry.
Grammar Workshop
The 8 parts of speech, subjects and predicates, clauses, sentence diagramming, tenses and punctuation.
Poetry & Recitation
Great poems from the public domain: meter, rhyme and imagery, then memorize and recite with a calm line-by-line method.
Spelling & Cursive
Spelling rules and word structure for a strong reader, then joined (cursive) handwriting traced with a finger or stylus.
Reading List & Log
A graded list of classic books, with a log of titles, pages and a short narration for each reading.

Math

8 advanced apps

Times Tables Mastery
Understand multiplication and division deeply, learn every fact through a strategy, then lock the tables into memory with daily spaced practice and a 12×12 mastery grid.
Number Detective
Primes and the sieve, factors and multiples, divisibility rules, factor trees, GCF and LCM, number puzzles.
Big Multiply & Divide
Area model, multi-digit multiplication, long division, order of operations, exponents and estimation.
Fractions & Decimals Pro
Unlike denominators, multiplying fractions, decimals to thousandths, percents and ratios.
Pre-Algebra
Expressions, balance equations, patterns to rules, negative numbers and the coordinate plane.
Geometry Pro
Area, perimeter and volume, angles in triangles, transformations, nets and circles.
Counting & Probability
Systematic lists, tree diagrams, arrangements, handshakes, probability and counting puzzles.
Contest Room
Original contest-style problems with hint ladders and worked solutions, plus a monthly mock contest.

Science

5 advanced apps

Forces & Energy
Speed, Newton's laws with numbers, gravity and weight, friction, energy changes and simple machines.
Atoms & Elements
Inside an atom, the periodic table, molecules, states of matter and balanced reactions.
Space & Astronomy
Planets to scale, seasons, moon phases, gravity and orbits, stars, and space exploration.
Human Body
Cells and the body's systems: heart and blood, lungs, digestion, bones and muscles, brain and nerves.
Earth Science
Earth's layers, rocks, plates and volcanoes, weather, the water cycle and climate.

History & Geography

2 advanced apps

The Middle Ages
From the fall of Rome to the Renaissance: Byzantium, castles, Vikings, inventions and explorers.
World Geography
Countries and capitals, latitude and longitude, map scale, and the US states.

Music

1 advanced app

Theory Grades 1–2
Key signatures, scales, intervals, time signatures, dotted notes and ties, Italian terms and triads.

Coding & Logic

4 advanced apps

Block Coding Studio
Scratch-style coding with coordinates, loops, variables and conditionals; draw shapes and build games.
First Python
Real Python in the browser: print, variables, loops and turtle drawing.
Logic Pro
Bigger deduction grids, knights and knaves, Sudoku, river crossings and binary.
Chess Tactics
Forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks and mate in two.

⚙️ How it works: a machine each week

One real machine a week, taken apart so every part can be seen moving, chosen to match that week's lessons.

Week 1	✏️ A pencil sharpenerA spinning blade shaves wood into a perfect cone. Shapes and angles in action.
Week 2	🚗 A car's odometerNumber wheels roll from 9 to 0 and push the next wheel on: place value with real gears.
Week 3	🔐 A combination lockThree wheels, each with ten digits: 1,000 possible numbers, and only one opens it.
Week 4	📎 A staplerA lever pushes a staple through paper, and the anvil bends its legs flat.
Week 5	🧊 A refrigeratorA liquid turns to gas inside and carries heat away: solids, liquids and gases at work.
Week 6	🏺 A shadufAncient Egyptians lifted Nile water with a pole, a bucket and a heavy counterweight.
Week 7	🍞 A toasterElectricity heats thin wires until they glow, and a spring pops the toast up.
Week 8	🚲 A bicyclePedals, a chain and gears: a small wheel turns a big wheel fast.
Week 9	✈️ An airplane wing Interactive figure in preparationAir flows over a curved wing and lifts it, the same way a bird's wing does.
Week 10	🎈 A hot-air balloon Interactive figure in preparationHot air is lighter than cool air, so the balloon floats up.
Week 11	🎶 A music box Interactive figure in preparationPins on a turning drum pluck steel teeth: short teeth sing high, long teeth sing low.
Week 12	🔭 A kaleidoscope Interactive figure in preparationThree mirrors reflect beads again and again into a symmetric pattern.
Week 13	🔊 A loudspeaker Interactive figure in preparationA magnet and a coil push a paper cone back and forth to make sound waves.
Week 14	🏗️ A crane Interactive figure in preparationPulleys and a counterweight let a crane lift far more than its own arm could.
Week 15	📷 A pinhole camera Interactive figure in preparationLight travels in straight lines, so a tiny hole makes an upside-down picture.
Week 16	🕰️ A clock's gears Interactive figure in preparationOne gear turns 12 times faster than another: how a clock shows hours and minutes.
Week 17	⛵ A sailboat Interactive figure in preparationWind pushes the sail and the keel stops the boat sliding sideways.
Week 18	⚖️ A balance scale Interactive figure in preparationA beam on a pivot shows which side is heavier, like an equation.
Week 19	🚢 A submarine Interactive figure in preparationTanks fill with water to sink and with air to rise: density in action.
Week 20	🎹 A piano Interactive figure in preparationA key lifts a felt hammer that strikes a string and then falls away.
Week 21	🧭 A compass Interactive figure in preparationA magnetized needle turns to line up with the Earth's magnetic field.
Week 22	🌀 An Archimedes screw Interactive figure in preparationTurning a spiral inside a tube carries water uphill.
Week 23	🗝️ A lock and key Interactive figure in preparationPins of different heights line up only for the right key.
Week 24	🌬️ A windmill Interactive figure in preparationWind turns the sails, and gears turn a millstone or a generator.
Week 25	🪁 A kite Interactive figure in preparationWind pushes up on the tilted kite while the string holds it.
Week 26	📏 A tape measure Interactive figure in preparationA curved steel tape stays stiff, and a spring rolls it back in.
Week 27	⚙️ A gear train Interactive figure in preparationBig gear, small gear: trading speed for strength.
Week 28	🪙 A coin sorter Interactive figure in preparationCoins of different sizes fall through different slots.
Week 29	🔦 A flashlight Interactive figure in preparationA battery, a switch and a bulb make a complete loop: a circuit.
Week 30	💧 A water clock Interactive figure in preparationWater drips at a steady rate, and a float rises to show the time.
Week 31	☀️ A sundial Interactive figure in preparationThe Sun's shadow moves around the dial as the Earth turns.
Week 32	🛳️ A ship that floats Interactive figure in preparationA steel ship floats because its shape pushes away lots of water: Archimedes' idea.
Week 33	🔭 A telescope Interactive figure in preparationLenses bend light to make faraway things look near.
Week 34	🚀 A rocketHot gas rushes out the back and pushes the rocket forward.
Week 35	🛰️ A satellite Interactive figure in preparationIt falls around the Earth forever: fast enough sideways to keep missing it.
Week 36	🗼 A lighthouse Interactive figure in preparationA lamp and a big lens send a turning beam far over the sea.
Week 37	🚁 A helicopter Interactive figure in preparationSpinning blades are wings that go round and round.
Week 38	💦 A garden sprinkler Interactive figure in preparationWater pushing out of the nozzles spins the sprinkler round.
Week 39	🛑 A bicycle brake Interactive figure in preparationSqueezing the lever presses pads on the wheel: friction stops you.
Week 40	🎢 A roller coaster Interactive figure in preparationClimbing high stores energy; rolling down turns it into speed.
Week 41	🪂 A parachute Interactive figure in preparationA big canopy catches air and slows the fall.
Week 42	🛗 An elevator Interactive figure in preparationA cable, a pulley and a counterweight lift the car gently.
Week 43	🖨️ A printing press Interactive figure in preparationInked letters pressed onto paper: copies for everyone.
Week 44	💡 A light bulb Interactive figure in preparationA thin filament glows when electricity flows through it.
Week 45	🧮 An adding machine Interactive figure in preparationWheels and carries: the odometer idea turned into a calculator.
Week 46	💻 How computers count Interactive figure in preparationSwitches that are on or off count in 1s and 0s.
Week 47	🚙 A car engine Interactive figure in preparationLittle explosions push pistons that turn the wheels.
Week 48	🌊 A water dam Interactive figure in preparationFalling water spins a turbine to make electricity.
Week 49	🔆 A solar panel Interactive figure in preparationSunlight knocks electrons loose to make electricity.
Week 50	🦾 A robot arm Interactive figure in preparationJoints and motors move one step at a time, like code.
Week 51	🧱 A 3D printer Interactive figure in preparationLayer after layer of melted plastic builds a real object.
Week 52	📞 A string telephone Interactive figure in preparationSound travels along a tight string from cup to cup.

Mathematics

Course area: Mathematics

Resources

Beast Academy 2A → 2B, then 2C (Guide + Practice)
Primary Grade Challenge Math (Zaccaro): challenge problems
Daily oral mental math (no calculator)
Soroban class practice
Life of Fred: Apples (a funny math story, read together twice a week)
Math games: Tangrams, Set, KenKen, Pentominoes, Blokus

How often

45 minutes every school day, math first; 10 minutes of mental math; 2–3 challenge problems a week; a Solution Notebook for hard problems.

How we teach it

Read the Beast Academy guide together, then work the practice book. Try for 10 minutes before asking for help. Write the week's hardest problem in the Solution Notebook: what you tried, what worked and what it taught you.

How we check

Weekly check, a monthly timed challenge set (practice, not a test), and the 85% rule before moving on. No competitions are required this year; Math Kangaroo Level 1 (March) is optional, for the experience.

Year goals

Beast Academy 2B complete and 2C under way
Addition and subtraction facts fluent to 20
Adds and subtracts within 100 mentally
Explains place value to 1,000 with real understanding
Solves 2-step word problems by drawing them

Sequence

Term 1 (Oct–Dec)	Place value: ones, tens, hundreds; comparing and ordering; addition with regrouping and strategies.
Term 2 (Jan–Mar)	Subtraction with regrouping; expressions and parentheses; balance equations; problem-solving strategies (draw it, guess and check, work backward, tables). Finish 2B.
Term 3 (Apr–Jun)	Measurement and units; time and money; flexible strategies and estimation; odds and evens.
Summer	Math games and puzzles a few times a week.

Website exercises

Place Value ▶Add & Subtract ▶Patterns & Puzzles ▶Math Games ▶Measure & Graphs ▶Clocks & Coins ▶Number Fun ▶Shapes & Angles ▶Soroban ▶

Reading: phonics and literature

Course area: Language Arts

Resources

Explode the Code Books 1–4
Read-alouds: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little; Little House in the Big Woods; The Secret Garden; Mary Poppins; The Number Devil
Independent reading: Magic Tree House and books she chooses
A reading log of every book

How often

Phonics 20 minutes a day (1–2 pages); read-aloud 30–45 minutes every day, followed by narration; independent reading every day.

How we teach it

Systematic phonics builds decoding and later spelling, even for a strong reader. The parent reads aloud books 2–3 levels above her own reading; afterwards she narrates (tells back) the chapter.

How we check

Daily narration; she reads aloud to you weekly; reading log; monthly portfolio.

Year goals

Reads at a 2nd–3rd grade level or above, with joy
Decodes blends, digraphs, silent e and vowel teams
Reads simple chapter books (Magic Tree House level) alone
Reads aloud with fluency and expression
Explode the Code through Book 4

Sequence

Term 1	Short vowels (Book 1), blends (Book 2). Read-alouds: Narnia, Charlotte's Web.
Term 2	Silent e, digraphs, vowel teams (Book 3). Read-alouds: Stuart Little, Little House, The Secret Garden.
Term 3	Compound words, endings, syllables (Book 4). Read-alouds: Mary Poppins, The Number Devil.
Summer	15–20 books for pleasure.

Website exercises

Phonics Lab ▶

Writing and grammar

Course area: Language Arts

Resources

Sentence Composing for Elementary School (sentence imitation)
First Language Lessons Level 1 (oral grammar, from month 2)
Daily copywork from good books
Daily narration; a dictated one-sentence journal
A weekly 10-minute freewrite (from January)
Monthly poetry teatime: reading poems aloud and reciting

How often

Copywork 10 minutes daily; Sentence Composing 2 × 15 minutes a week; First Language Lessons 3 × 15 minutes a week.

How we teach it

Copywork trains handwriting, spelling and the rhythm of good sentences. Narration is oral composition. Sentence imitation teaches structure by example. Grammar stays short and oral this year.

How we check

Weekly: one copywork page and one narration go in the portfolio. Monthly: compare early and recent work.

Year goals

Writes 2–3 sentences with correct capitals and end punctuation
Narrates in at least 5 complete sentences
Copies a sentence without letter reversals
Knows nouns and verbs orally

Sequence

Term 1	Copywork, narration, first sentence imitations; First Language Lessons begins in month 2.
Term 2	Longer copywork; narration written down by the parent and read back; nouns, verbs and describing words.
Term 3	Her own 3-sentence writing about her day; capitals and punctuation on her own.

Website exercises

Words & Sentences ▶

Vocabulary, word roots and Latin

Course area: Language Arts / Foreign Language

Resources

Word Roots Beginning
First Latin (in the style of Prima Latina): numbers, nature, family, animal and action words, greetings, everyday Latin

How often

Word Roots 1–2 pages a week; Latin 2 × 15 minutes a week from week 6.

How we teach it

Learn that words have roots: Latin and Greek pieces carry meaning, so unfamiliar words can be decoded. Latin words are learned with pictures and connected to the English words that come from them. This builds a strong vocabulary for later reading and tests.

How we check

Unit reviews at 90% before moving on; derivative detective games.

Year goals

Explains a Latin root with 5 English examples
Latin numbers 1–10 and about 40 everyday words
Knows what a.m., p.m., etc. and e.g. stand for

Sequence

Term 1	What roots are; Latin numbers and greetings.
Term 2	Family, nature, animal and action words; derivative detective.
Term 3	Body and place words; mottos and everyday Latin; review.

Website exercises

Latin Lab ▶Words & Sentences (roots) ▶

Logic and chess

Course area: Mathematics / Critical Thinking

Resources

Building Thinking Skills Level 1
Mind Benders Level 1
Chess on a real board, plus puzzles; Chess Tactics for Students (3–5 puzzles a day from term 3)

How often

Building Thinking Skills 2–3 pages, 3 times a week; Mind Benders 3 puzzles a week; chess 15 minutes a day.

How we teach it

Figural and verbal reasoning: similarities, differences, sequences, classifications, analogies. Deduction grids. Chess for pattern recognition, patience and being a good sport.

How we check

Weekly puzzles; she explains her reasoning out loud.

Year goals

Solves 3×3 deduction grids alone
Explains an analogy
Knows all chess rules, including castling, and finds mate-in-one

Sequence

Term 1	Similarities, differences, sequences, classifications; chess piece moves, check.
Term 2	Analogies; Mind Benders; forks and back-rank mates.
Term 3	Verbal reasoning; rotate and fold; full games.

Website exercises

Logic Lab ▶Chess School ▶

Science: zoology, physics and chemistry

Course area: Science

Resources

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures (birds, bats, flying reptiles, insects)
The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way (history of science)
Weekly hands-on physics and chemistry labs with safe home experiments
A nature journal on a weekly walk
One hands-on kit this year (a crystal-growing kit or Snap Circuits)
Reference shelf: DK Eyewitness Birds, Chemistry and Physics

How often

Science twice a week (30 minutes each): one zoology lesson and one lab; Story of Science read-aloud.

How we teach it

Predict, test, observe and explain why. Each lab has a short virtual experiment and a real one at home with a grown-up. Nature walks and drawing in the nature journal.

How we check

Notebooking pages; she teaches an experiment back to the family; nature journal.

Year goals

Names and describes 5 birds and 5 insects
Explains a life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult)
Knows solids, liquids and gases; float and sink; magnets; light and sound basics
Uses predict, test, explain

Sequence

Term 1	What is zoology; birds; feathers and flight; nests. Labs: states of matter, float or sink, magnets, ramps, dissolving.
Term 2	Bats; flying reptiles; insects and life cycles; social insects. Labs: sound, levers, shadows, acids and bases, fizz, density.
Term 3	Butterflies; interesting insects. Labs: circuits, crystals, changes, Archimedes and Eratosthenes.

Website exercises

Flying Creatures ▶Physics Lab ▶Chemistry Lab ▶

History and geography

Course area: Social Studies

Resources

The Story of the World Vol. 1: Ancient Times (read aloud) + Activity Guide map work
A children's atlas (e.g. Rand McNally), a wall world map and a timeline strip

How often

Twice a week, 30 minutes: read a chapter, narrate, map or activity.

How we teach it

History told as a story, from the earliest people to the end of Rome. She narrates each chapter and finds every place on the map.

How we check

Narration; a timeline she can explain; the map.

Year goals

Identifies the 7 continents and 5 oceans
Tells about 10 people from ancient history
Understands a timeline, BC and AD

Sequence

Term 1	Earliest people; Egypt and the Nile; first writing; Sumer; Abraham; Hammurabi.
Term 2	Assyria; India; China; Africa; Egypt's kingdoms; Moses; Phoenicians; Babylon; Crete; early Greece.
Term 3	Athens and Sparta; Alexander; the Americas; Persia; Rome from republic to empire; the end of Western Rome.

Website exercises

World & Ancient Times ▶

Fine arts: drawing and music

Course area: Fine Arts

Resources

Drawing with Children (Mona Brookes)
Artist study: Mondrian, Kandinsky, Seurat, Matisse, Van Gogh, Kusama
Piano with a teacher (Faber Piano Adventures Primer); Hoffman Academy videos on practice days
Music theory, rhythm and ear training

How often

Drawing 2 × 20 minutes a week; piano 15 minutes daily plus the weekly lesson.

How we teach it

Observation drawing using the five elements of shape (dot, circle, straight line, curved line, angle line). Making art in the style of great artists. Daily piano practice; reading notes and rhythm.

How we check

Drawing portfolio; a home recital at the end of the year.

Year goals

Draws what she observes using simple shapes
Reads notes around middle C and simple rhythms
Plays a beginner recital piece

Sequence

Term 1	Five elements of shape; still life. Treble clef, middle C, steady beat.
Term 2	Animals and plants from life; Mondrian, Kandinsky, Seurat. Note names, rhythm, ear training.
Term 3	Outdoor drawing; Matisse, Van Gogh, Kusama. Recital piece.

Website exercises

Drawing Lab ▶Famous Artists ▶Music Theory ▶Rhythm Studio ▶Ear Training ▶Orchestra & Sound ▶

Character, ethics and philosophy

Course area: Health / Life Skills

Resources

The year's five virtues: honesty, kindness, courage, self-control, gratitude
The Book of Virtues (Bennett); Aesop's fables; a biography each month
A weekly big question (philosophy for children)
Feelings words

How often

A virtue moment daily; a big question once a week (15 minutes); one act of service a week.

How we teach it

Name virtues when they happen. Mistakes follow name, understand, repair, forgive. Big questions are answered with reasons ('I think… because…'), by listening to another view, and by changing your mind only when evidence and sound reasoning show the other view is true.

How we check

She names the 5 virtues with examples; gives reasons in discussion; uses feelings words.

Year goals

Names 5 virtues and gives an example of each
Tells the truth when it is uncomfortable
Gives a reason for her view and listens to another
Names 15–20 feelings

Sequence

Term 1	Honesty, kindness, self-control; gratitude at Thanksgiving.
Term 2	Courage; owning mistakes; fairness.
Term 3	All five virtues together; service; a reflection on the year.

Website exercises

Big Questions ▶

Health and physical education

Course area: Physical Education / Health

Resources

Ballet
Swimming
Daily outdoor play
Sleep 10–11 hours

How often

At least 30 minutes outdoors daily, plus ballet and swimming lessons.

How we teach it

Movement between lesson blocks; outdoor breaks; a steady bedtime.

How we check

Attendance log.

Year goals

Comfortable in the water
Coordination and discipline in ballet
30 minutes of outdoor play every day

Sequence

All year	Weekly ballet and swimming; daily outdoor play.

Technology and coding

Course area: Technology

Resources

Scratch (exploring)
Code the Robot (sequences, loops, debugging)
Hello Ruby (a picture book) and CS Unplugged games (coding ideas without a computer)

How often

About 30 minutes a week, from January. Screens are always short, purposeful and with a parent nearby.

How we teach it

Exploration, not instruction: a computer follows exact steps. Debugging teaches patience.

How we check

She shows a little program she made.

Year goals

Understands that code is exact steps
Finds and fixes a bug
Uses a loop

Sequence

Term 2–3	Code the Robot levels; Scratch exploration.

Website exercises

Code the Robot ▶

Home (heritage) language

Course area: Foreign Language

Resources

A weekly tutor, online or in person
A beginning primer for the script
Children's books in the language
Video calls with grandparents in the home language

How often

One 30-minute lesson a week, plus everyday conversation and calls.

How we teach it

Hearing the language from people who love her, every week. The script is learned slowly with the primer.

How we check

The tutor's notes; she greets and answers simple questions.

Year goals

Understands everyday family talk
Says greetings and simple sentences
Recognizes the first letters of the script

Sequence

All year	Weekly lesson; calls with family.

Life skills: habits and money

Course area: Health / Life Skills

Resources

A morning checklist she ticks herself (the plan's 'My checklist' view)
An evening day review: what I did, what I learned, what I will do tomorrow
Give, save and spend jars with a small weekly allowance (from April)
The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money

How often

A few minutes each day; money jars once a week.

How we teach it

Executive function is built by small routines: plan, do, look back. Money is learned by handling it and making choices.

How we check

She uses her checklist with little help; she explains a give, save or spend choice.

Year goals

Follows a morning checklist
Says what she did and learned each day
Sorts money into give, save and spend

Sequence

Term 1–2	Morning checklist and day review become habits.
Term 3	Money jars and a first savings goal.

Website exercises

Clocks & Coins ▶

Family faith and devotion

Course area: Family (kept private)

Resources

The family's own devotional books and memory verses

How often

Short morning and evening devotions in the family's tradition.

How we teach it

Kept in the family and offline. The plan leaves a 'family time' slot each morning.

How we check

Family reflection.

Year goals

As the family chooses

Sequence

All year	As the family chooses.

Assessment and records

Weekly	A check at the end of each week ('Got it / Almost / Not yet') with notes; one portfolio piece.
Monthly (every 4th week)	A lighter review week: portfolio review, one curriculum decision, a timed challenge set, an outing, a math story, a new math game.
Each term	Look back at the term's milestones; one change for the next term.
End of year (June)	Annual review: academics, character and next year's plan; choose 5–7 best portfolio pieces.
Records for California	Attendance (school days are counted on the plan; 175 a year), the portfolio, the reading log, and these course descriptions.