Stop Piecing Together First Grade
Not Consumed’s First Grade Curriculum Bundle focuses on God’s creation, and children study animals and habitats through hands-on activities, reading, and writing. The curriculum is designed to build real understanding across subjects, all anchored in a biblical worldview. Instead of jumping from one thing to the next, your child stays engaged, makes connections, and grows in confidence every single day.
With Creatures in Creation, your child will learn how God created animals to live and interact within their habitats while building a foundation in basic geography concepts, like continents and oceans, through real-world connections.
Discover the simplicity of teaching reading and handwriting with our gentle, step-by-step approach in the Connections Reading Curriculum Kit and Connections Handwriting Practice book.
Confidently track your child's progress and educational growth while they develop foundational academic and life skills through the Primary Planner C for first grade.
With the First Grade Curriculum Bundle, your child will:
- Classify animals, understand how they live, and recognize habitats, continents, and oceans
- Write simple, complete sentences as they observe, record, and apply what they learn
- Journey from knowing letter sounds to reading and writing sentences through comprehensive, multi-sensory reading lessons and handwriting practice
- Build essential early learning habits through daily checklists and academic progress trackers
- Develop a biblical worldview connection through lessons and meaningful conversations about God’s creation
The First Grade Curriculum Bundle gives you everything you need to make first grade meaningful, connected, and manageable. Creatures in Creation anchors your year with animals, habitats, and real-world discovery. Connections Reading and Connections Handwriting build the literacy skills your child needs to grow in confidence. Primary Planner C ties it all together with structure, geography, and life skills that set your child up for long-term success.
With daily lessons, your child will grow in independence and develop a natural curiosity about the world through interactive learning and guided exploration. As they move through each lesson, they will practice communicating their ideas clearly, while also learning to observe, record, and think about what they are discovering.
What’s Included
Creatures in Creation Curriculum Kit
- Open-and-go 1st-grade curriculum that explores how God designed animals to live and interact within their habitats while developing a growing understanding of basic geography concepts like continents and oceans
Planner C: Geography and Life Skills
- Daily planner that gives students a clear way to track their work, build responsibility, and connect what they are learning to real life
Connections Reading Curriculum Kit
- Complete 150-lesson phonics program that takes your child through a clear, step-by-step path from knowing letter sounds to reading sentences with confidence
- Covers blends, digraphs, vowel patterns, and over 100 sight words through structured, multi-sensory lessons
Connections Handwriting Practice
- 30-week, open-and-go handwriting resource for 1st-grade students that builds writing fluency
Features
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Two Complete Curriculum Books
- A full year of daily lessons, read-alouds, and guided activities
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Animal Discovery Journal
- A place to classify, build observation skills, and apply what they are learning
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Reusable Sticker Book
- Hands-on activities that reinforce learning in a way kids enjoy
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Animal Progress Poster
- A simple way to track progress and keep motivation high
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Ruler Bookmark
- A quick reference tool for animal classifications
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Backpack
- The perfect accessory for your child to stay “exploration ready”
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Planner C for 1st Grade
- A beginner-friendly planner that introduces organization skills and habit-building
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Connections Reading Lesson Books
- Two-book set filled with engaging activities for learning to read with confidence
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Connections Reading Magnetic Letter Tiles and Bag
- Set of 135 uppercase and lowercase magnetic letter tiles and storage bag
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Connections Reading Sight Word Flashcards
- Ready-to-use sight word flashcards thoughtfully integrated throughout the curriculum
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Connections Reading Sight Word Progress Chart
- Interactive sight word progress chart to celebrate and visualize each achievement
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Connections Handwriting Practice
- Resource for students that helps build handwriting skills and writing fluency
FAQ
Are the lessons in the 1st-Grade Bundle components open-and-go? Yes. Most lessons can be started immediately, with minimal preparation.
How many copies should I purchase? One curriculum set per child is recommended. Children need their own materials to write, track progress, and fully engage with the activities.
What Bible translation is used? Bible references are provided so families can use the translation they prefer.
What does this curriculum cover? Do I need anything else? The Not Consumed First Grade Curriculum Bundle is designed to anchor your first-grade year through hands-on learning and guided exploration, studying animals, habitats, and God’s creation. Everything connects together as students study science, literacy, basic math, and geography skills.
Connections Reading is a comprehensive reading curriculum with a step-by-step plan to help your child move from sounding out words to reading sentences with confidence through structured phonics, hands-on activities, and meaningful Bible connections.
Connections Handwriting Practice guides students from tracing to independent copywork using sight words, phonics patterns, and short sentences. It coordinates directly with the Connections Reading Curriculum.
Primary Planner C for first grade helps children develop early literacy skills while building a foundation for future academic success.
Not Consumed First Grade Math curriculum is currently in development and will be released in Spring 2027.
What are the credentials of the Not Consumed Team? God has blessed the Not Consumed team with a great deal of education (including a variety of degrees) and decades of combined homeschool experience. Several team members have subject-specific degrees or master's degrees in education, specifically curriculum design.
What do you believe? I believe that the Bible is the absolute authority in matters of faith and practice. It's 100% true, with no exceptions or figurative sections. I believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture; in one God eternally existing in three Persons; in the creation of all things, including man, as the direct act of God; in eternally secure salvation by grace through faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ; in the incarnation and virgin birth of Christ, and in His bodily resurrection; in the personal, bodily, premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ and His millennial reign on earth.