Stop Piecing Together First Grade

Your child learns best when everything connects.

With Creatures in Creation, they move through animals, habitats, and hands-on activities that build understanding across subjects, all based in a biblical worldview. Instead of jumping from one thing to the next, they stay engaged, make connections, and grow in confidence as they learn.

With Creatures in Creation, your child will learn to:

• Build independence through consistent daily structure
• Classify animals and understand how they live
• Recognize habitats, continents, and oceans
• Write simple, complete sentences
• Observe, record, and think through what they learn

Biblical worldview and Scripture are woven throughout the curriculum, giving you simple ways to point your child back to truth as they learn about the world around them.

With Creatures in Creation, your child will begin to understand how God created animals to live and interact within their habitats while building a foundation in basic geography concepts like continents and oceans with real-world connections. As they move through each lesson, they will practice writing simple, complete sentences to communicate their ideas clearly, while also learning to observe, record, and think through what they are discovering. Through daily lessons, your child will grow in independence and develop a natural curiosity about the world through interactive learning and guided exploration.

What’s Included

• Two complete curriculum books (664+ pages)
• Animal Discovery Journal
• Habitat reusable sticker book
• Animal progress poster
• Ruler bookmark with classification reference
• Drawstring adventure bag

Features

• Two Complete Curriculum Books
  • A full year of daily lessons, read-alouds, and guided activities
• Animal Discovery Journal
  • A place to observe, build thinking skills, and apply what they are learning
• Reusable Sticker Book
  • Hands-on activities that reinforce learning in a way kids enjoy
• Animal Progress Poster
  • A simple way to track progress and keep motivation high
• Ruler Bookmark
  • A quick reference tool of animal classifications

FAQ

Are the lessons in Creatures in Creation open-and-go? Yes. Most lessons can be started immediately, with minimal preparation.

How many lessons are covered in this curriculum? 30 weeks, with 150 lessons

How many copies should I purchase? One curriculum set per child is recommended. Children need their own materials to write, track progress, and fully engage with the activities.

Is this only science? No, Creatures in Creation provides a strong core for 1st-grade, focusing on biblical worldview, science, literacy, basic math, and geography skills. Everything connects together instead of bouncing between subjects.

Do I need other curriculum with this? This is a 1st-grade core, but math and reading should be added separately. We recommend Connections for 1st-grade reading. 

What Bible translation is used? Bible references are provided so families can use the translation they prefer.

What does this curriculum teach about Creation? Creatures in Creation is written from a biblical worldview, specifically a young-earth creationist viewpoint. We teach that God made the world in six 24-hour days, exactly as written in the Bible.

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