First Grade Curriculum Review

These are the resources we used during our first year of formal lessons. We loved almost all of them and will use most again next year.

Book Review: A Place to Belong by Amber O’Neal Johnston

“Amber O’Neal Johnston shows parents how to create a home environment where children feel secure in their own personhood and culture, enabling them to better understand appreciate people who are racially and culturally different.”

Book Review: Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz

As a family, we have been tackling the challenges that come with dyslexia. This book provides a detailed explanation of the disability itself and walks through ways to address the different facets.

Book Review: Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff

This is the parenting book I have been looking for. Not only does it dismantle the destructive tendencies of Western parenting, but it also provides easy daily applications for how to bring peace and cooperation into my household.

Book Review: The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart

I love reading nonfiction books, but I am not magnetized to them the way I am to novels. However, I had a hard time putting this one down. There were so many nuggets to help me flourish in my relationship with my kids. Highly, highly recommend.