--- title: First Grade | Highlands Christian School description: Highlands Christian School is a new, private, co-educational school dedicated to nurturing and challenging each child – body, mind, and spirit – to the glory of God. image: https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/hubfs/OG_1200_630.png --- [![Highlands Lion Horizontal](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/hubfs/Highlands%20Lion%20Horizontal.jpeg)](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com?hsLang=en) - About - [About Us](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/about?hsLang=en) - [Faculty](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/faculty?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/contact-us?hsLang=en) - [Teach at HCS](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/teach-at-hcs?hsLang=en) - [Alumni](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/alumni?hsLang=en) - [HCS Foundation](https://mtyc.co/xl7ucf) - [Donate](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/donate?hsLang=en) - Academics - [Educational Philosophy](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/educational-philosophy?hsLang=en) - Early Childhood - [Pre-Kindergarten](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/pre-kindergarten?hsLang=en) - [Kindergarten](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/kindergarten?hsLang=en) - Elementary School - [First Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/first-grade) - [Second Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/second-grade?hsLang=en) - [Third Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/third-grade?hsLang=en) - [Fourth Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/fourth-grade?hsLang=en) - [Fifth Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/fifth-grade?hsLang=en) - Middle School - [Sixth Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/sixth-grade?hsLang=en) - [Seventh Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/seventh-grade?hsLang=en) - [Eighth Grade](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/eighth-grade?hsLang=en) - [Enrichment](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/enrichment?hsLang=en) - [Admissions](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/start-here?hsLang=en) - [Start Here](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/start-here?hsLang=en) - [Schedule a Tour](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/tour-reg-0?hsLang=en) - [Apply Now](https://admissions-parent.renweb.com/en-us/home?districtCode=hcsd-tx&memberId=18964&path=%252Foa%252Fregister.cfm&memberid=18964&code=anonymouspath) - [Tuition](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/tuition-and-fees?hsLang=en) - [Financial Aid Application](https://online.factsmgt.com/grant-aid/inst/4R720/landing-page) [Open House](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/open-house?hsLang=en) [APPLY NOW](https://admissions-parent.renweb.com/en-us/home?districtCode=hcsd-tx&memberId=18964&path=%252Foa%252Fregister.cfm&memberid=18964&code=anonymouspath) # First Grade *“The Carden Method strives for success for each and every child;*  *approval for each and every child.” - Mae Carden* As students embark on their education journey, First Grade marks many “firsts” in the Carden Curriculum: conjugations, sentence analysis, dictation, poetry memorization and recitation, and parts of speech. From the foundation stones laid in previous years, students will continue to learn in an ordered, sequenced way. Saxon Math 1 and 2 aids in the repetitive foundation of numbers and how they relate to each other, as students learn to skip count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, identify ordinal positions of numbers, continue their mastery of basic addition & subtraction, geometric shapes and basic graphs.  In Literature, students are introduced to the beautiful illustrations of Beatrix Potter through the first four books of the Peter Rabbit series. This not only exposes the children to great stories but also to a new world of vocabulary, writing style and illustrations. Reading these enchanting and challenging books encourages the students to work hard and enjoy the success of their hard work. This allows them to grow in confidence towards their next educational adventure. Students are introduced to daily journaling, where they will be encouraged to record observations of the world around them, the happenings of their day and what they sense, perceive, and feel.  They will learn to research, write and present their first report as well as complete a State Fair project that they will present to their peers. # Teachers ![Highlands Christian\_Staff\_2026-15](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/hubfs/26-27%20Faculty/Web%20ready/Highlands%20Christian_Staff_2026-15.jpg) Ms. Libby Ashworth ![Highlands Christian\_Staff\_2026-7](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/hubfs/26-27%20Faculty/Web%20ready/Highlands%20Christian_Staff_2026-7.jpg) Ms. Madison Trout 721 Easton Road, Dallas, TX, 75218 | [office@highlandschristianschool.com](mailto:office@highlandschristianschool.com) | [214.973.9209](tel:214.973.9209) © 2025 Highlands Christian School, a 501c3 organization. | All rights reserved | [Privacy Policy](https://www.highlandschristianschool.com/privacy-policy?hsLang=en)