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:

Morning Reflection and Sunday Reading FOR CHRISTIANS: 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 FOR NON-CHRISTIANS: Either replace with prayers and readings of your own faith, or use the time for some meditation, breathwork and journaling.	English Tales, Writing, Recitations & Reading NEW! Between the Lines Year 1 English Lesson Plans covers tales, writing, recitations and reading! Reading taught using *The Young and Field Literary Readers Book 1, by EL Young and WT Field. (try our FREE Primer Sight Word Cards resource) Fairy tales and fables are read from: Andersen's Fairy Tales* by Hans Christian Andersen Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm The Aesop for Children, by Aesop
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*	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
Geography Geography 1.1 Complete Curriculum (Digital version) - Charlotte Mason Beehive Any world atlas from Bookshop.org	Mathematics (Sums) Between the Lines Year 1 Mathematics Lesson Plans
Picture Study Between the Lines Picture Study Lesson Plans	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
Foreign Languages Charlotte Mason recommended children learn one foreign language in Form I, starting with French. However feel free to replace this with a different foreign language relevant to your culture. 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 / Phys Ed 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