First Language Lessons ~ Poem Printables

Going into last year homeschool convention I had no intention of changing my language curriculum that I was using with the girls.

None.

After wandering the vendor halls for hours, sitting in on a session by Jessie Wise, and then thumbing through the book repeatedly I took the plunge and bought First Language Lessons for the Well Trained Mind {Level 1 & 2} to use during the upcoming school year with our girls {who are 2nd and 3rd grade}.

The verdict after over half of the school year? We are loving it! This 6” x 9” book has found a permanent spot on our shelves and will definitely be used with our boys in the years to come.  Because we’ve enjoyed the first book so much, I’ve already ordered Level 3 & 4 to use.

First Language Lessons {Level 1 & 2} contains two years of lessons {100 lessons per year} that are simple and completed orally with your child. Each lesson takes between 5 to 15 minutes, so there were days when we completed more than one lesson. 

Throughout both of the first two levels there are poems for children to memorize. To make it a little more fun, I made some poem printables to go along with our lessons.

Click on the graphic to go to the download page

When we’re finished learning a poem, the girls put a copy of them into a folder to refer back to later. They have also been helpful to use for copywork exercises. Each one is 8 1/2” x 11”. Here’s a list of the poems included in the printables:

• “The Caterpillar”  by Christina G. Rossetti
• “Work” by Anonymous
• “Hearts Are Like Doors” by Anonymous
• “Days of the Week”  ~ Mother Goose rhyme
  adapted by                                                 
  Sara Buffington
• “The Months” a Mother Goose rhyme
• “Mr. Nobody” by Anonymous
• “The Goops” by Gelett Burgess
• “The Year” by Sara Coleridge, adapted by
  Sara Buffington
• “The Little Bird” a Mother Goose rhyme
• “All Things Beautiful” by Cecil Alexander

Hope these help you out with your language studies!