Expanded instructional edition | Grade 1 | Week 26 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 126: A farmer sows seed
Read: Matthew 13:1-9. Focus: Yahusha tells of seed falling on different kinds of ground.
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 did the sower scatter? Teacher answer: Seed (Matthew 13:3-9).
Guided activity: Use four paper soil strips: path, rocky, thorny, and good ground. Place a paper seed on each and retell Matthew 13:3–9.
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 127: Why stories are told
Read: Matthew 13:10-17. Focus: The disciples ask Yahusha about parables.
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: Who asked why Yahusha spoke in parables? Teacher answer: The disciples (Matthew 13:10).
Guided activity: Draw Yahusha speaking and disciples asking a question. Identify the question in Matthew 13:10 and explain that the passage calls the story a parable.
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 128: Understanding the seed
Read: Matthew 13:18-23. Focus: Yahusha explains how the seed and soil illustrate hearing and understanding the word.
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 does the good ground represent? Teacher answer: One who hears and understands the word and bears fruit (Matthew 13:23).
Guided activity: Match four soil drawings to the explanations in Matthew 13:18–23. Point to the verse describing one response to hearing the word.
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 129: A small mustard seed
Read: Matthew 13:31-32. Focus: Yahusha compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed that grows.
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 small seed is named? Teacher answer: Mustard seed (Matthew 13:31).
Guided activity: Draw a tiny seed beside a large plant. Read Matthew 13:31–32 and identify what Yahusha compares to a mustard seed.
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 130: A treasure worth finding
Read: Matthew 13:44-46. Focus: Yahusha tells parables of hidden treasure and a valuable pearl.
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: Name one valuable thing in these parables? Teacher answer: Hidden treasure or a pearl of great price (Matthew 13:44-46).
Guided activity: Draw a field treasure and a pearl. Retell what the people in Matthew 13:44–46 did when they found something valuable.
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.