Homeschooling Curriculum
Grade 1 | Brighter Child

Grade 1 homeschooling curriculum for the child who is a fast learner and is suitable for all home schooling students in ACT, NT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA.

All states now use the same grade numbering following harmonisation of the Australian curriculum system.  

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Craft

(Written by Marett, V) Well illustrated book giving a large range of craft activities using paper and cardboard boxes. Includes a range of craft for smaller children. Grade/s K-6  |  57 Pages  |  205 Grams

$10.95


This is an optional extra


Christian Books - Other

(Written by Marett, V) A Bible story, memory verse, prayer and activity or craft with instructions to cover the 26 single sounds of the alphabet. For small children it is suggested that each Bible story is extended over a week. A 56 page instruction book is included. Grade/s K-2  |  36 Pages  |  265 Grams

$9.95


This is an optional extra


Comprehension - Extension

(Written by Howard, P) Excellence in Reading Skills Year 1 is the first of six books aimed at primary children to help improve their reading and vocabulary. Students are presented with an interesting study passage based on questions which may puzzle them. Hopefully, student's general knowledge will increase as they work through the series. At Year 1, pupils have to read and search for answers in the text. They are also required to create a sentence relevant to each text from given words. The Answers section is placed in the middle of the book so it can be removed by a teacher or parent. Grade/s 1  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$16.95


Use this book for extension work as required

(Written by Howard, P) Revised. More space on a page. Begins with answering simple sentences and works up to paragraphs. Contents: which one is on top? sentences about pictures, yes or no, what can you do, actions, missing words, on the farm, more sentence endings, in the street, find the right word, the pup and the cat, Jill's fish, the picnic, Amanda and Lee, Bobby & Henry, At the Beach, the party, Joan's pony, Jim & Jack, the big bull, camping, Mary's fishing, David goes fishing, the pet monkey, a cold land, the race, late for school, save the tree, Sandy's parrot, Big Ben, Stars and Planets, Frogs, Books, Drums, Judith's Cage, those wonderful ants, the first clothes, brooms that sweep clean, how farming began, keeping fish, the dairy farmer, reading maps, Serge from Russia, cuts, at Sydney Cove, Aboriginal homes, hail from the clouds, wombats, the lion & the bull,  Tiddles has a cousin, red-back spider, giants of long ago, the Australian magpie, snakes, your skeleton, a useful bird, icebergs, the platypus, the kookaburra, first levers, Daisy Bates, bread. Medium print. Grade/s 1-2  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Use this book for extension work as required

(Written by Howard, P) Answers Integrated approach to English by offering children interesting passages to dissect and respond to by writing answers. Large print. Good reading practice. Teaches children to respond intelligently. Good follow up to First Comprehension. Grade/s 1-2  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Use this book for extension work as required


Curriculum Guides

(Written by Homeschooling Supplies (Aust)) A comprehensive suggested Curriculum guide for children learning to read or learning their pre-reading skills. It is available free of charge to customers purchasing books at the appropriate level. Grade/s 1  |  8 Pages  |  10 Grams

$0.00


A suggested curriculum guide is available free of charge when ordering books for this level


English - Core Curriculum

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: nouns, verbs, adjectives, comprehension, capital letters, full stops, conjunctions, alphabetical order, writing sentences. Grade/s 1-2  |  128 Pages  |  395 Grams

$21.95


Use this English book first. This book also includes creative writing and comprehension

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: Naming Words, Groups (nouns), Alphabetical Order, Comprehension: Wombats, Naming Words, Plurals (nouns), Male and Female, Doing, Being or Having Words (verbs), Doing, Being or Having Words 2 (verbs), Words That Belong Together, Comprehension: shells, Past Tense (verbs), Future Tense (verbs), Sentences, Sentences 2, Animal Pairs, Dictionary Skills, Poetry: Possum's Song, Describing Words (adjectives), Describing Words 2 (adjectives), Story Sequence, Writing Sentences of Your Own, Describing Words: Colours and Numbers, Days of the Week and Months of the Year, Comprehension: Lizards, Describing Words That Tell Where (adverbs), Describing Words That Tell When (adverbs), Describing Words That Tell How (adverbs), Writing Sentences of Your Own, Improving Your Sentences, Sentence Practice, Comprehension: Elephants, Using Capital Letters, Full Stops and Question Marks, Answering Questions Correctly, Answering Questions Correctly, Animal Babies, For Fun: Poetry Appreciation, Rhyming Words, Dictionary Skills Negative Sentences, Comprehension: Snakes, Using And, But, So and Because (conjunctions), Using Then, Soon, For, Nor and Yet (conjunctions), Sentence Endings (prepositions), Sentence Endings 2 (prepositions). Grade/s 2-3  |  128 Pages  |  330 Grams

$21.95


This book follows Successful English 1


English - Reading Appreciation

(Written by Howard, P) Contains two stories with multi-choice comprehension. Answers included. Grade/s 3-6  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Suggested Reading. This book has comprehension questions throughout the text

(Written by Howard, P) A selection of Aesop's fables. Each fable covers two pages of reading and a page of comprehension stories. Contents: The dog in the manger, The stag and his antlers, The town mouse and the country mouse, The vain crow, The travellers and the axe, Belling the cat, The horse and the donkey, The lawyer and the pears, The wolf and the kid, The lion and the bulls, The woman and the snake, The hen and the fox, The stupid wolf, The snake and the file, The ass and the dog, The boy who cried wolf, The dog and the bone, The goat and the lion, The wolf and the lamb, The thieves and the rooster. Grade/s 3-4  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Suggested Reading. This book has comprehension questions throughout the text


Maths Primary - Core Curriculum

(Written by Tan, J) Contents: Visual Concepts - measurement and Space: Concept of shapes, Concept of size and colour, Compare size - bigger and smaller, Compare height, Compare length, Objects than can roll, identify floating objects, Similarities, Differences Concept of position, Estimate weight, Meaning of wide and narrow. Counting from 0 to 10 - 0 and 1, 2 and 3, 4 and 5, 6 and 7, 8 9 and 10, Draw 1 more and count, Cross out 1 and count. Comparisons - Equal sets, More than, less than, Greater sets/greater number, Smaller sets/smaller number, Greater number/smaller number, Odd and even number. Number - number series. Ordering numbers - Arrange numbers from smallest to greatest, Arrange numbers from greatest to smallest. Ordinals - Positions in order. Number word - number word. Addition, Simple addition, Addition statement, Draw 1 more and add, Draw 2 more and add, Draw then write addition statement, Add to make 3, Make 5, Make 6, Make 7, Make 8, Make 9, Make 10, Greater than, less than and equal to. Revision exercise. Answers. Grade/s 1  |  128 Pages  |  330 Grams

$18.95


There are two books per year level in the Easy-Learn Math Series. Do this book after completing Easy-Learn Maths Preschool/Kinder A & B

(Written by Tan, J) Contents: Subtraction: subtraction, cross out objects and complete subtraction statement, using + and -, simple subtraction, word problems. Number relationships: of objects, given number relationships, write addition and subtraction statements, number relationship, revision. Describing Group Objects: count rows and numbers in each row, draw the correct number of objects, describe the grouping. Fractions: colour half or quarter of a given object. Shapes & Patterns Measurement & space: circles, squares, triangles and rectangles, shape and surface, pattern recognition, spatial recognition, patterns, symbols, grid puzzles, estimate height and length. Graphs: understanding and completing picture graphs. Symmetry:. Coins: recognise coins, add money. Concept of Division: divide between 2, 3, divide into two groups, three groups. Concept of time. Concept of volume: use cup to measure liquid, revision set 2, revision set 3. Answers Grade/s 1  |  128 Pages  |  330 Grams

$18.95


This book follows Easy-Learn Maths 1A

(Written by Tan, J) Numbers 0-10: numbers, counting up to 10, equal sets. Numbers 11-20: writing, counting, counting in 10's, drawing the missing items, join dots to form pictures, number series, greatest number/smallest number, ordering numbers. Comparing Numbers: more or less, greater/smaller, greatest/smallest, draw one more and add, cross out 1 and count. Number words: counting and writing number words to 20. Ordinal numbers: identifying positions by 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Addition: count and add, statements, add to make 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, write two addition statements, simple addition with pictures, horizontal addition and vertical addition, more addition using beads, tens and ones units, add 1, 2, 5, add 0, add 10, word problems, add bigger numbers up to 40 by regrouping, addition of tens and ones. Number relationships: complete drawing the set, complete picture and number relationships, addition statements and number relationships. Subtraction: cross out and count, using beads to count, subtract by regrouping, subtraction in tens and ones/units, more practise on subtraction, greater than, less than, fill in + or -, math puzzles, addition statements and subtraction statements, word problems, two step word problems, more word problems. Revision. Answers. Grade/s 2  |  128 Pages  |  330 Grams

$18.95


This book follows Easy-Learn Maths 1B. Start here if your child has completed Easy-Learn Maths 1B

(Written by Tan, J) Number 0-100: fill in the number charts, count objects in groups of 10, write tens and ones, count beads in tens and ones, subtraction of 5 and 10, number relationship, addition and place value, add to make 9, add to make 8, more addition and subtraction, subtraction 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, subtraction with borrowing, trading, linking addition and number relationships, arrange numbers in ascending order, arrange numbers in descending order, addition and subtraction, more than, less than. Number words: number words from 0-100, count and write the correct number word, Multiplication: tables 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, groups of the same number objects, addition and multiplication, multiply by 2, multiply by 3, two multiplication statements, draw and count in groups, complete the number sentences, draw according to multiplication statement, draw objects according to statement, write one multiplication and one addition statement, count insteps of 2, 3, 4, count in steps of 10, multiplication practice, word problems. Division: meaning of division, grouping objects, ring three items in a group, ring four items in a group, division statements, division word problems with pictures, more division practise, word problems, word problems on multiplication and division. Shapes-Space: names of shapes, identifying shapes, identifying the next pattern. Lengths, weights, heights--measurements: comparing lengths, measuring lengths, weights, measuring weights. Graphs: construct a pictograph, how to read a pictograph. Fractions: colour half of each figure, colour a quarter of each figure. Time: read the hour, read the half hour. Answers. Grade/s 2  |  128 Pages  |  330 Grams

$18.95


This book follows Easy-Learn Maths 2a

(Written by Musumeci Carmel) Contents: multiplication practice for 1, 2, 5, 10, 3, 6 & 9 times tables. Grade/s 2-6  |  64 Pages  |  180 Grams

$14.95


This book may be used to check progress at the end of the level

(Written by Musumeci Carmel) Contents: multiplication practice for 4, 8, 12, 7 & 11 times tables. Grade/s 2-6  |  64 Pages  |  180 Grams

$14.95


Use after Learning Multiplication 1


Music

(Written by Kenyon, E) This book is designed to enable a mother, even without musical knowledge, to assist her young child in learning the music notes. It entails 5-10 minutes daily making each exercise a question and answer game. It also enables parents to gauge whether or not their children have an interest in music which will warrant the spending of money on music lessons. Grade/s K-2  |  26 Pages  |  290 Grams

$17.75


This book is designed to enable a parent even without musical knowledge to assist a young child in learning the musical notes


Phonics

(Written by Marett, V) The fifth in a series of seven books suitable for young children beginning to learn to read, for children needing work after school and older slow learners. Begins the double and multiple sounds. Rules are included. Includes lots of practise and reading. Sounds: ai and a sound, oy and oi sounds, multiple ei, multiple ey sounds, multiple oo sounds, four or sounds, five er sounds, five air sounds, five air sounds. Grade/s 1-4  |  128 Pages  |  320 Grams

$21.95


Complete this book first if not all ready completed. This book follows Learn to Read Write and Spell 4


Reference

(Written by Oxford University Press)A good quality dictionary for primary school.Grade/s 1-4  |  506 Pages  |  640 Grams

$32.95


A primary dictionary with simple explanations for use in the lower grades for English and Spelling


Science - Primary

(Written by Musumeci, C) Contents: Growing, Growing and Changing, How Do Babies Learn: Your Hands, Your Skin, Your Teeth, My Senses, Smell, Taste, Sight, Touch, Hearing, My 5 Senses, Animals, Animals as Pets, How do Animals Learn? Plant or Animal? Plants, Seeds, Rubbish, Reusing and Recycling, The Sun,  The Moon, Growing : Height & Weight,  Answers Grade/s K  |  44 Pages  |  200 Grams

$17.95


This book is available in two editions; A Christian edition and a secular edition. This is the secular edition.

(Written by Musumeci, C) Contents: Growing, Growing and Changing, How Do Babies Learn: Your Hands, Your Skin, Your Teeth, My Senses, Smell, Taste, Sight, Touch, Hearing, My 5 Senses, Animals, Animals as Pets, How do Animals Learn? Plant or Animal? Plants, Seeds, Rubbish, Reusing and Recycling, The Sun,  The Moon, Growing : Height & Weight, Answers Grade/s K  |  44 Pages  |  200 Grams

$17.95


This book is available in two editions; A Christian edition and a secular edition. This is the Christian edition.

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: Living and non-living things, Sorting living things, Animals, How animals keep warm, Learning about pets, More about animals, The cat, Rabbit, Trees, Nature walk, Insects, Make an insectory, Fish, Birds, Magnets, Light, Shadows, About you, Manners. Grade/s 1 - 2  |  44 Pages  |  200 Grams

$17.95


This book is available in two editions; A Christian edition and a secular edition. This is the secular edition.

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: Living and non-living things, Sorting living things, Animals, How animals keep warm, Learning about pets, More about animals, The cat, Rabbit, Trees, Nature walk, Insects, Make an insectary, Fish, Birds, Magnets, Light, Shadows, About you, Manners. Written from a Christian perspective. Grade/s 1 - 2  |  44 Pages  |  200 Grams

$17.95


This book is available in two editions; A Christian edition and a secular edition. This is the Christian edition.

(Written by Wilson, G) The aim of the Series "Succeeding in Science" has been to supply enough material to enable students to gain an insight into the scientific and technological world around them. The Series has been written to cover basic Science & Technology topics for year 1 to year 7. Includes answers. Contents: Living things - People, animals and plants need food, air and water. Growing up - people, animals and plants change as they grow. Good food - All living things need food. Our senses - Sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Hot and cold - Danger, food, clothes, climate. Grade/s K  |  60 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


This book follows Primary Science 1


Social Studies

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: Families, communities, revision, rules, rights & responsibilities, revision, learning about the past, Australian Aborigine, revision, special days, revision, answers. Grade/s 2  |  64 Pages  |  180 Grams

$17.95


Use this book after Succeeding in Social Studies K

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: Our environment, the seasons, weather, learning about Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, the territories, revision, communicating, important people in history, Florence nightingale, Earl of Shafetsbury, Answers, animal & bird cutouts. Grade/s 2  |  80 Pages  |  200 Grams

$17.95


Use this book after Succeeding in Social Studies 1


Spelling

(Written by Marett, V) This book may be used as a grade 1 spelling book or as extension work with Learn to Read, Write and Spell 5. The book contains 40 units. Each unit is a week's work. A unit contains exercises to help the child learn the words and extend their vocabulary. Contents: Spelling words containing th, more th words, ng, sh at the beginning, sh at the end, wh, ee, ds, ee, t, ar, oa, long a, more long a words, a that says ar as in father, a that says aw as in walk, a that says o as in squash, a that says air as in mare, b that is silent as in comb, long i sound, more long i sounds, y that's i as in fly, y that says ee as in happy, long o as in cone, more long o sounds, o that says u as in mother, o that says oo as in shoe, long u as in tube, u that says oo as in pull and oo as in ruler, kn that says n as in knit, wr that says r as in write, ck as in duck, more ck words, or words as in fork, Dictation, answers. Grade/s 1-2  |  96 Pages  |  270 Grams

$18.95


This book follows Successful Spelling K

(Written by Marett, V) Contents: ee words, ch at the beginning, ch at the end, c that says s, g that says j, dge that says j, tch that says ch, ai that says the long a as in rain, ay that says the long a as in play, oi as in coin, oy as in boy, ey that says ee as in monkey; ey that says a as in grey, oo that says oo as in roster, more oo that says oo as in roster, oo that says the short oo as in book, ea that says the long e as in eat, more ea that says the long e as in eat, ea that says the short e as in bread; ea that says the long a as in steak, or as in store, more or as in tractor, oar, oor, our that says or, er as in father, more er as in fern, Revision, ir says er as in bird, ir says er as in work and ear that says er as in earth, ur says er as in burglar, more ur says er as in turkey, Revision, ere as in there; eir as in heir and are as in mare, are as in share; air as in pair, Changing tenses where the words change, More changing tenses where the words change, Revision, Quick Spelling Test, Dictation, Answers. Grade/s 2  |  96 Pages  |  270 Grams

$18.95


This book follows Successful Spelling 1


Tests

(Written by Marett, V) Tests knowledge of Easy-learn Preschool/Kinder A and B and Easy-learn Maths 1A and 1B. Makes an ideal placement test for the end of grade 1 as instructions on where to begin are included.  Can also be used as test at end of Easy Learn Maths 1B. Grade/s K-1  |  64 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Use this book to test your child's progress

(Written by Marett, V) This book covers the work in Successful Spelling K, 1 and Successful English 1. Makes an ideal placement test for the end of grade 1 as instructions on where to begin are included. It may also be used as test at end of Successful Spelling 1 and Successful English 1. Grade/s K-1  |  64 Pages  |  180 Grams

$15.95


Use this book to test your child's progress