Expanded instructional edition | Grade 1 | Week 20 of 36
Read the cited Scripture with the learner. Family-led study guide, not an accredited complete Grade 1 curriculum.
Learning targets and routine
Identify people and events, explain vocabulary, retell a passage, answer with evidence, and draw or write a response. Read 5 minutes, discuss 5–8, practice 5–10, check 5.
Day 96: The beginning of knowledge
Read: Proverbs 1:1-7. Focus: The proverbs teach about wisdom, instruction, and the fear of Yahuah.
Model: Read the passage in short sections, name who is involved, retell the main action, and reread the key verse.
Vocabulary: Select a key word from the passage. Explain it using the verse, then use it in a sentence.
Question: What is called the beginning of knowledge? Teacher answer: The fear of Yahuah (Proverbs 1:7).
Guided activity: Make three word cards, WISDOM, INSTRUCTION, KNOWLEDGE. Find each word in Proverbs 1:1–7 and tell which verse names the beginning of knowledge.
Student work: Draw and label one true detail. Write or dictate one sentence and identify the supporting verse.
Check: Tell one accurate fact and point to its verse.
Day 97: Hear instruction
Read: Proverbs 1:8-9. Focus: A child is told to hear a father’s instruction and not forsake a mother’s law.
Model: Read the passage in short sections, name who is involved, retell the main action, and reread the key verse.
Vocabulary: Select a key word from the passage. Explain it using the verse, then use it in a sentence.
Question: Whose instruction and law are named? Teacher answer: Father’s instruction and mother’s law (Proverbs 1:8).
Guided activity: Draw two listening ears labeled FATHER and MOTHER. Read Proverbs 1:8 and retell the two instructions given to the child.
Student work: Draw and label one true detail. Write or dictate one sentence and identify the supporting verse.
Check: Tell one accurate fact and point to its verse.
Day 98: Trust and acknowledge
Read: Proverbs 3:1-6. Focus: The passage teaches trust in Yahuah and acknowledging him in all ways.
Model: Read the passage in short sections, name who is involved, retell the main action, and reread the key verse.
Vocabulary: Select a key word from the passage. Explain it using the verse, then use it in a sentence.
Question: Whom should we trust according to verse 5? Teacher answer: Yahuah (Proverbs 3:5).
Guided activity: Trace a path with three turns. At each turn, reread a phrase from Proverbs 3:5–6 about trust, understanding, and acknowledging Yahuah.
Student work: Draw and label one true detail. Write or dictate one sentence and identify the supporting verse.
Check: Tell one accurate fact and point to its verse.
Day 99: A soft answer
Read: Proverbs 15:1-4. Focus: A soft answer turns away wrath, and the passage contrasts wise and harmful speech.
Model: Read the passage in short sections, name who is involved, retell the main action, and reread the key verse.
Vocabulary: Select a key word from the passage. Explain it using the verse, then use it in a sentence.
Question: What kind of answer turns away wrath? Teacher answer: A soft answer (Proverbs 15:1).
Guided activity: Compare two speech bubbles: a gentle answer and an angry reply. Read Proverbs 15:1 and explain which kind of answer the proverb commends.
Student work: Draw and label one true detail. Write or dictate one sentence and identify the supporting verse.
Check: Tell one accurate fact and point to its verse.
Day 100: Listen before answering
Read: Proverbs 18:12-15. Focus: The passage contrasts pride with humility (verse 12), warns against answering before hearing (verse 13), and describes understanding and knowledge (verse 15).
Model: Read the passage in short sections, name who is involved, retell the main action, and reread the key verse.
Vocabulary: Select a key word from the passage. Explain it using the verse, then use it in a sentence.
Question: What should we do before answering? Teacher answer: Hear or listen to the matter first (Proverbs 18:13).
Guided activity: Use a pretend question-and-answer conversation. One person speaks fully before the other responds. Read Proverbs 18:13 and explain why listening first matters.
Student work: Draw and label one true detail. Write or dictate one sentence and identify the supporting verse.
Check: Tell one accurate fact and point to its verse.
Weekly assessment
Identify a person or group, retell one event or instruction, explain a word, locate a verse, and draw or write one true detail. Score one point per skill. Reteach weak areas. Allow oral answers and dictation.