Expanded instructional edition | Grade 1 | Week 22 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 106: A child and a promise
Read: Isaiah 9:1-7. Focus: Isaiah speaks of light and a child to be born, with government and peace in the prophecy.
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 image appears in verse 2? Teacher answer: A great light (Isaiah 9:2).
Guided activity: Draw a light shining into darkness. Identify the child and peace imagery in Isaiah 9:1–7; let the learner point to the verses.
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 107: A ruler from Bethlehem
Read: Micah 5:2-4. Focus: Micah speaks of a ruler coming from Bethlehem Ephratah.
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: Which town is named? Teacher answer: Bethlehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2).
Guided activity: Find Bethlehem on a simple teacher-provided map. Trace the word BETHLEHEM and explain what Micah 5:2 says about a ruler.
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 108: A righteous branch
Read: Jeremiah 23:5-6. Focus: Jeremiah speaks of a righteous Branch raised to David.
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: From whose line is the Branch described? Teacher answer: David (Jeremiah 23:5).
Guided activity: Draw a tree with a branch growing from its trunk. Label the branch and read Jeremiah 23:5–6 to identify the promise.
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 109: Good news to the meek
Read: Isaiah 61:1-3. Focus: The passage speaks of good tidings, healing the brokenhearted, and liberty.
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: To whom are good tidings preached? Teacher answer: The meek (Isaiah 61:1).
Guided activity: Make three picture cards: GOOD NEWS, COMFORT, LIBERTY. Match each to a phrase in Isaiah 61:1–3.
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 110: A new covenant promised
Read: Jeremiah 31:31-34. Focus: Yahuah promises a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, including putting his law in their inward parts and writing it in their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31–33).
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: Which two houses are named? Teacher answer: Israel and Judah (Jeremiah 31:31).
Guided activity: Make two house cards labeled ISRAEL and JUDAH. Read Jeremiah 31:31–34 and identify with whom the new covenant is promised.
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.