Year 1 (ages 6 to 7)

Year 1 corresponds to Charlotte Mason's Form IB year, the first year of Form 1. Charlotte Mason advocated that children should not receive formal lessons until the age of 6. Year 1 is the year in which your child will learn to read and write and it is an introductory year for all of their subjects and Charlotte Mason's principles.

Browse our selection of open-and-go lesson plans and book lists for this age group below. More plans will be added on an ongoing basis.

Year 1 subjects and book lists:

Bible lessons and Sunday Reading The Bible for School and Home, by Dr J. Paterson Smyth: *Volume I - The Book of Genesis* & *Volume VII - St Matthew's Gospel of the Kingdom* Any Bible atlas from Bookshop.org Any children's book of prayers from Bookshop.org *Sidelights on the Bible, by Eliza Elder Parables from Nature,* by Mrs Gatty	English Tales Bundle: Tales 1.1 (Digital version) - Charlotte Mason Beehive
English (Writing, Recitations, Reading) *McGuffey's Eclectic Primer* Living Lessons in Reading lesson plans McGuffey's Online Tutor resources: Youtube video lessons Music accompaniments for some lessons Handwriting workbooks and colouring books that accompany the Primer Recite poems and hymns from The Golden Staircase: Poems and Verses for Children, compiled by L.Chisholm	English History Between the Lines Year 1 English History Lesson Plans Form I History Timeline Workbook (FREE) *Our Island Story, by HE Marshall Any world atlas from Bookshop.org (Optional) History Pictures for a Living Education: Early Britain - Charlotte Mason Beehive*
Geography Geography 1.1 Complete Curriculum (Digital version) - Charlotte Mason Beehive Any world atlas from Bookshop.org	Natural History Between the Lines Year 1 Science and Nature Study Lesson Plans Countryside Rambles, by WS Furneaux A selection of British field guides on birds, animals and plants from Bookshop.org *Wild Life in Woods and Fields, by Arabella Buckley Wild Nature Won by Kindness,* by Eliza Brightwen By Pond and River, by Arabella Buckley
Picture Study Between the Lines Picture Study Lesson Plans	Mathematics (Sums) Between the Lines Year 1 Mathematics Lesson Plans
Foreign Languages (French) We recommend using the resources listed at Mason's Living Languages: French – Mason's living languages (masonslivinglanguages.com).	Brushdrawing We recommend using these videos by Richele Baburina to learn the art of brushdrawing: https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/brush-drawing-resources/ Do brushdrawings as per the Nature Study and English History lesson plans as well as scenes from people read about in Tales.
Musical Appreciation Between the Lines Musical Appreciation Lesson Plans	Music (Instrument) Teacher's Guide to Mrs Curwen's Pianoforte Method (The Child Pianist) Find student videos and resources at the Curwen Music website.
Singing *The Book of French Songs, by LS Costello (learn two French songs per term) Songtime*, by Percy Dearmer (learn two English songs per term)	Drill Syllabus of Physical Training, issued by the Board of Education in 1919 Rhythmic Games and Dances, by F.Hewitt *British Marches for Schools*, by Martin Shaw
Handicrafts Any book on clay modelling from Bookshop.org The Little Girl's Sewing Book, by F. Klickmann, H. Cowham & HT. Miller Needlecraft in the School, by M.Swanson Paper Sloyd Archives - Charlotte Mason Beehive