Principle Approach® Resources and Noah Plan® Product Guide
First Grade
The focus principle and leading idea for first grade teaches students to think through right and wrong—“Conscience Is the Most Sacred Property.”
The Noah Plan Lessons: First Grade: $64.95
These detailed weekly lesson plans instruct the teacher in how to pull together the Principle Approach foundational books, The Noah Plan Curriculum Guides, and the other components of The Noah Plan first grade program into a cohesive, memorable year’s curriculum. The methods emphasized in this text are timely to form a young child’s approach to learning and study habits.
History and Geography
The Noah Plan Map Maker’s Kit: $25.95
- The Noah Plan Map Standard
- Quality colored pencils, ruler
- Student atlas, map blanks
The Noah Plan Wall Timeline: $8.50
This essential tool helps children understand providential history—God’s hand in His Story. This kit is ideal for the classroom—a wall visual showing the links on the chain of Christianity®.
Plimoth Plantation Day Packet: $15.95
Hands-on teaching through celebrating special days is a vital part of the Principle Approach. Celebrate and teach an authentic Thanksgiving with this classroom-tested resource complete with memorable recipes, Pilgrim hymns, and costume patterns.
Providential History Teacher Guide: $9.00
Complements the 55-page excerpt of William Bradford’s classic history Of Plimoth Plantation included in CHOC I. This thoughtful resource demonstrates a practical way for students to learn the Christian character of the Pilgrims by studying
Literature and English
The Principle Approach method lends itself to unit studies. As in the case with first grade, a student’s literature lesson will often include a history lesson. The subjects work together making a whole curriculum that comes alive through the study of providential history in every subject.
Abigail Adams: First Lady of Faith and Courage: $9.00
Make a founding mother one of your child’s role models. Children not only learn about history, but also learn to appreciate perseverance in suffering and dedicated love as they relate to Abigail Adams’s life from childhood through Christian womanhood.
Abigail Adams Teacher Guide: $9.00
This teacher guide introduces the Christian literature of the
Columbus and his team of sailors discover many islands, people, and treasure, and open up a strange new world. The beautiful illustrations enhance this fascinating tale of one of the world's most famous explorers, ‘‘The Admiral of the
Divine and Moral Songs for Children book and CD: $18.95
Collection of forty-two songs and hymns in easy language written by Isaac Watts with the intention of instructing young minds in theology and morality toward the salvation of young souls.
Pinocchio: $10.00
Carlo Collodi’s Italian classic about a puppet’s dream of becoming a boy, and the lessons he learns as he becomes real with the help of his conscience.
Pinocchio Teacher Guide: $9.00
This teacher guide gives the notebook approach background for teaching Pinocchio and illustrating this principle through discussion, notebook work, art, and activities.
How to Teach Spelling: $25.95
This comprehensive resource provides a method for planning spelling lessons, suggested spelling rules, and word lists based on the Orton phonograms.
Tales from Shakespeare: $10.00
Features twenty of Shakespeare’s plays paraphrased in words children can understand to develop in each young person a love and appreciation for this master playwright. This durable hardcover edition includes beautiful illustrations.
We highly recommend the following program for phonics instruction in grades K–4. (Not included in the First Grade Book Set)
The
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Bible and
First Grade Focus: Learning to Read
Young Reader’s Bible: $15.95
Learn to read the Word. This book of Bible stories from the Old and New Testament features large print, colorful artwork, and stories simple enough to be read by a first grader in one sitting.
Foreign Language
It is important for foreign language instruction to begin at an early age. Although we suggest French and provide a French program for young students (the French Primer, Mes Premiers Pas de Français), we highly recommend that a romance language be taught every year.
French Primer Notebook & CD: $17.95
Mes Premiers Pas de Français is a resource for teaching kindergartners the French language. It includes plans for oral lessons, vocabulary, coloring pages, songs, music, Bible verses, games and other activities, and an overview for the teacher.
Math
We highly recommend the following program for math in grades K–4 (to be used together with The Noah Plan Lessons: First Grade)
RightStart™ Mathematics
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First Grade Book Set: $237.95
Includes all of the fifteen first grade specific resources available from the Foundation at a 10% discount!