Grade 1, Unit 1, The Wonder of Patterns & Forms
Step into the beginning of your child’s Grade 1 journey, where rhythm, form, and imagination come alive.
In The Wonder of Patterns & Form Drawing, you and your child will enter a world of story, movement, and art that gently bridges the transition from the dreamy play of early childhood to the focused, imaginative learning of the grades. Through hand-drawn patterns, nature walks, and original tales filled with butterflies, horses, frogs, wind, and sun, your child discovers that patterns exist everywhere; in nature, in movement, and within themselves.
What’s Included
- Complete 15-day main-lesson block plus an optional 5-day “Flex Week” project.
- Original stories written especially for this unit, each paired with a form-drawing pattern.
- Daily lesson plans with clear goals, “Before You Begin” guidance, and practice activities.
- Math and science integrations aligned with Learning Standards.
- Printable opening & closing verses and movement games.
- Parent education notes explaining the “why” behind every step.
- Access to the Wonder Hub, which includes supporting documents, videos, resources, and community.
Why Begin Here? Grade 1 Unit 1 establishes the foundation for all future learning. It nurtures healthy habits of attention, rhythm, and wonder while cultivating the fine-motor, sensory, and emotional capacities your child needs to thrive. It’s a gentle, joy-filled start to formal learning, the moment when your homeschool journey truly begins.
This unit has a refreshed look and feel and looks slightly different from others. We will add refreshed units as we complete them, but rest assured, all our units are equally full of wonder.
The Wonder of Patterns, Form Drawing
Learning Standards
Concept: Repeating elements in patterns can be identified.
Connection: In this unit, you and your child will explore everyday patterns. In your math activity, your child will make predictions about patterns you set up.
Concept: Objects and shapes have attributes that can be described, measured, and compared.
Connection: You will review and discuss patterns you observe.
Language Arts
Concept: Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us.
Connection: The stories you tell in this unit will be about the world around us, such as the wind. Your child will begin to notice that there are shapes and transformations in everything! A spiral in a shell, a spiral in my thumbprint, a spiral on the snail's back…
Concept: Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy.
Connection: Throughout this unit, you will tell stories to your child and use a variety of verses and songs, too.
Social Studies
Concept: Our rights, roles, and responsibilities are important for building strong communities
Connection: Give your child some responsibility for holding the form of the morning lesson. Encourage your child to share stories about their role in the morning lesson with their neighbour/ aunt/pet…this will set them up to see how vital they are to the community later on.
Science
Concept: Matter is useful because of its properties.
Connection: Throughout this unit, your child will explore different nature items and consider their properties, similarities, and differences.