1st Grade Reading homeschool curriculum
Learn phonics, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and confident independent reading. Follow a flexible 36-week sequence with independent work, parent-supported teaching, interactive questions, and printable practice.
What children will practice
Every week includes a learning goal, examples, checking for understanding, a hands-on project, and an opportunity to explain the idea back to an adult. Activities can be adapted to your child’s readiness.
All 36 weekly reading lessons
- Week 1
Short-vowel review
I can read short-vowel words by blending sounds.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 2
Consonant blends
I can blend beginning consonant sounds to read words.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 3
Digraph sh/ch/th
I can explain and use digraph sh/ch/th with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 4
Digraph wh/ck
I can explain and use digraph wh/ck with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 5
Long a patterns
I can explain and use long a patterns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 6
Long i patterns
I can explain and use long i patterns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 7
Long o patterns
I can explain and use long o patterns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 8
Long e patterns
I can explain and use long e patterns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 9
Vowel teams ai/ay
I can explain and use vowel teams ai/ay with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 10
Vowel teams ee/ea
I can explain and use vowel teams ee/ea with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 11
Vowel teams oa/ow
I can explain and use vowel teams oa/ow with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 12
Word endings -s/-es
I can explain and use word endings -s/-es with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 13
Plural nouns
I can explain and use plural nouns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 14
Past tense -ed
I can explain and use past tense -ed with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 15
Comparatives -er/-est
I can explain and use comparatives -er/-est with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 16
Contractions
I can explain and use contractions with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 17
Two-syllable words
I can explain and use two-syllable words with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 18
Closed/open syllables
I can explain and use closed/open syllables with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 19
Fluency with phrases
I can explain and use fluency with phrases with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 20
Fluency with dialogue
I can explain and use fluency with dialogue with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 21
Characters and setting
I can explain and use characters and setting with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 22
Problem and solution
I can explain and use problem and solution with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 23
Sequence key events
I can explain and use sequence key events with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 24
Identify story lesson
I can explain and use identify story lesson with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 25
Main topic and details
I can explain and use main topic and details with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 26
Ask text-based questions
I can explain and use ask text-based questions with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 27
Use headings and pictures
I can explain and use use headings and pictures with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 28
Compare two sources
I can explain and use compare two sources with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 29
Poetry and rhyme
I can explain and use poetry and rhyme with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 30
Author purpose
I can explain and use author purpose with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 31
Make predictions
I can explain and use make predictions with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 32
Retell with evidence
I can explain and use retell with evidence with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 33
Read a short chapter
I can explain and use read a short chapter with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 34
Discuss text connections
I can explain and use discuss text connections with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 35
Independent reading log
I can explain and use independent reading log with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 36
Reading celebration
I can explain and use reading celebration with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow