Fifi's 1st Grade Curriculum- Phonics and Writing and Reading

Last year Fifi worked on her letter formation using Carebear workbooks we bought at The Dollar Store. We combined writing and letter recognition using two different workbooks.
This year we are using Manuscript Letters by Learning Lines and My D'Nealian Handwriting Word Book. She will be focusing on writing a new letter each week.

For Phonics last year, Fifi worked with both the Carebear workbooks and the Disney Princesses Workbooks, both of them were from the Dollar Store. This year we are using Hooked On Phonics Grade 1 for the first 21 weeks and then we will be using Phonics and Reading by Learning Lines for the next 17 weeks. There is no point to writing out each week, as she will be just following the books.

Fifi and I sat down and made up a reading list for this year. Each week we will read a book together on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday she will then read the book back to me, making note of the words she has a difficult time with. On Thursday she will read to me again. On Fridays she will do a book report of the book, drawing two or three pictures of the story, writing key words from the story at the bottom of the picture.

Here is her 1st grade Reading List:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Are You My Mother by Philip Eastman
The Art Lesson by Tomie De Poala
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Cat in the Hat by Dr Suess
Hats For Sale by Esphyr Slobadkina
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Suess
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Suess
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Love You Forever by Robert Muncsh
The Mitten by Jan Brett
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr Suess
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
A Kiss for Little Bear by Maurice Sendak
Danny and the Dinosaur by Hoff S
Mouse Soup by Lobel A
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See by Bill Martin

Please feel free to let us know if we missed any GREAT books!