1st Grade · Full-year course · 4 units
History
Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).
Unit 1: Foundations
Weeks 1–9Week 1Maps: home to school path with a keyWeek 2Community helpers and the tools of their jobsWeek 3Rules become laws when a community writes themWeek 4U.S. flag: stars = states, stripes = original coloniesWeek 5Calendar history: months, seasons, and remembered daysWeek 6Find our state; name the capital if we know itWeek 7Seven continents and four oceans — point on a mapWeek 8Native peoples of this land: first, not a costumeWeek 9George Washington: commander, then first president (1789)
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10Abraham Lincoln: 16th president; Civil War; 13th Amendment (1865)Week 11Benjamin Franklin: printer, inventor, diplomat — checkable jobsWeek 12Needs vs wants; goods vs servicesWeek 13Then vs now: light, heat, and water in a homeWeek 14Local history: how our town got a name (or a nearby town)Week 15Independence Day = July 4, 1776 — Declaration, not fireworks firstWeek 16The Constitution is the rule book of the U.S. government (1787)Week 17Three branches intro: make laws, carry out, decide casesWeek 18Midyear: map + Washington/Lincoln + flag battery
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19Landforms: mountain, river, plain, coastWeek 20Rural, suburban, urban — how people settleWeek 21Transportation history: river, rail, highwayWeek 22Communication history: letter, telegraph idea, telephoneWeek 23Holidays as history: Thanksgiving 1621 harvest meeting (not a cartoon)Week 24Martin Luther King Jr.: a real person, a real speech, a real law changeWeek 25Citizenship: being a fair neighbor and telling the truthWeek 26Money: coins and dollars as a civic toolWeek 27Schools and libraries as public goods
Unit 4: Mastery & showcase
Weeks 28–36Week 28Our state's outline and one famous placeWeek 29A primary source can be a photo, a letter, or a flag itselfWeek 30Compare two maps: then and now of the same placeWeek 31Jobs that keep a town running (water, trash, roads)Week 32Review: presidents, dates 1776 / 1787 / 1865Week 33Biography: one American I can prove with two factsWeek 34Family immigration or long-time-here story (facts only)Week 35History walk: old building, new building, one questionWeek 36Grade 1 history portfolio: maps, flag, two biographies