Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills: Grade 1 [Paperback]

American Education Publishing (Compiler)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Offering an entire grade 1 curriculum, this best-selling Comprehensive Curriculum workbook features educational activities and instruction. Containing 544 pages organized by subject area with lessons in reading, writing, spelling, math, citizenship, and science. Perfect as a home schooling resource or as a supplement to school-based learning, this comprehensive workbook helps ensure students success across key curriculum areas. Featuring: ~Sequential organization for ease of use ~Tips on study skills ~Special section of teaching suggestions ~Thorough index ~Review and assessment tool

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: American Education Publishing; Workbook edition (December 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561893684
• ISBN-13: 978-1561893683
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Victoria LeSage's Summer Vacation!, August 20, 2002

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Dale S LeSage (Melbourne Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills: Grade 1 (Paperback)

I used this book with my daughter Victoria during her summer vacation 2002. She has been diagnosed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). After having a tough year in kindergarten I wanted to make sure she had a head start on all the learning requirements for 1st grade. As her first week of 1st grade came to a close we received many comments on her reading skills and other skills. I enjoyed using this book as a 1 on 1 tool with Victoria and her self-confidence has been boosted because she does see that all the hard work this summer has paid off. She completed 200 pages of the 440 + pages of work and will hopefully complete the book on weekends and vacations so that she can start the next level next summer. Highly recommended.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't be happier with this book!, October 2, 2009

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This review is from: Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills: Grade 1 (Paperback)

I bought two copies of this book in July to use in homeschooling my first grade twins. This is our first year homeschooling, and choosing the right curriculum was daunting, to say the least. When I found this book, the pages reminded me a lot of the Saxon Math and Saxon Phonics worksheets my kids had brought home from kindergarten in public school, except that they are far more colorful. I decided that I couldn't really beat the price, so I gave the book a try.

As of this week, we are halfway through the book and moving right along. Based on my conversations with parents of first graders in the local public school system, my kids are actually ahead of their peers. The best thing is, they are EXCITED to do their school work each day. They often ask for more work in the evenings! If that is not a good review of this book, I don't know what is.

My one and only complaint with the book is that there are often not enough pages dedicated to a particular concept. However, I have found that it is easy and fun to supplement the worksheets with games that we make up on our own. For instance, when learning beginning or ending consonant sounds, we would have races to find objects in the house that began or ended with the target letter that I would call out. This helped to really cement in the concept that had been studied in the book and present the same lesson in a different form.

If you are teaching multiple children at home, I HIGHLY recommend getting each child his or her own copy of the book. I considered buying one book and photocopying the pages for each of my children, but the cost of the book is likely less than I would have spent on paper and ink. I also DEFINITELY recommend buying a 2 inch binder and tearing out each page as you work on it. The book is very thick and does not bend open easily... tearing out the pages allows for much better handwriting form and it allows you to skip back and forth easily from the math to the reading sections.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to give children a "jump-start!", August 11, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills: Grade 1 (Paperback)

This book allows children to learn new school skills as well as polish up on already known skills. The pages are jam packed with colorful drawings and characters that make children using the book want to continue doing and learning more. This book can be used as a home-schooling book, or a a tool to give children a "Jump-start" on their next year of school. I reccomend this book to anyone with a child in the house. It strengthens reading and writing skills tremendously. Don't miss out on giving your child that extra edge in school! -Cynthia Vail. Paso Robles, C