The early elementary years represent a critical period in your child’s development where curiosity, confidence, and core learning foundations are established.
Our comprehensive Grade 1 & 2 curriculum harnesses this natural enthusiasm for discovery while introducing structured learning experiences that build essential skills across multiple dimensions.
We’ve thoughtfully designed this two-year journey to balance academic growth with personal development, emotional intelligence, and practical life skills that will serve your child throughout their educational journey and beyond.
Curriculum Overview
Mind Explorers – Children explore their identity beyond surface labels, develop emotional intelligence, and enhance sensory awareness through engaging activities
Business for Kids – Lessons from the Value Creation module covering the six ways to create value, problem-solving, prototyping, and bringing ideas to life
Cognitive Biases – Introduction to simple biases like Novelty Bias, Bandwagon Effect, Action Bias, and Scarcity Bias through age-appropriate examples
Mental Models – First explorations of Murphy’s Law, Map vs. Territory concept, and avoiding the Path of Least Resistance
Systems Thinking – Basic understanding of environments, resources, safety concepts, and simple algorithms
Developmental Growth Objectives – Age-appropriate activities to build self-responsibility, develop personal power, and create a foundation for emotional resilience
Developmental Growth Objectives
Throughout the two-year curriculum, these foundational growth objectives are introduced at developmentally appropriate times, beginning a journey that will continue throughout your child’s development.
Unlike scheduled lessons, these objectives are integrated into daily life through ongoing practices, regular activities, and intentional experiences that evolve as your child grows.
Our curriculum provides 2 focused lessons each month in critical thinking, entrepreneurship, self-awareness, and other foundational skills that complement your core academic instruction.
These lessons are designed to be integrated alongside your chosen math, language arts, science, and other traditional subjects, creating a well-rounded educational experience.
Each lesson is comprehensive and may span multiple weeks, incorporating books, movies, songs, quizzes and hands-on activities that you’ll want to revisit with your child.
Rather than rushing through concepts, this approach allows for deep integration of these crucial life skills.
These are the lessons that traditional schooling often overlooks—the very skills that will prepare your children for success in our rapidly evolving, AI-driven world.
Bluey and Bingo explore the beach, discovering the joy of creativity and the beauty of nature while learning how teamwork and imagination can turn an outing into an adventure.
Huge transformation centered on turning a charming candy brand into a scalable experience. Marcus refines product quality, improves the retail experience, and builds a flagship store that delivers joy and education — all elements of amplified customer value.
Strong product-based value creation. Marcus helps reposition the brand by emphasizing natural cleaning products’ health and environmental benefits, and works to simplify and clarify product offerings. The business evolves to better serve eco-conscious consumers.
3.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Shops
Bluey and Bingo visit the shops with Bandit, learning about budgeting, decision-making, and the importance of being considerate when making choices for the family.
Bluey and Bingo prefer Muffin’s flashy new car, but discover their old, broken Pedally makes the game more fun—challenging their bias toward newer things.
Bluey and Bingo play taxi drivers, picking up passengers and navigating their way through imaginative adventures, learning about responsibility, problem-solving, and the joy of helping others.
Bluey and Bingo imagine what it’s like to have a job, learning the value of responsibility, creativity, and teamwork as they explore different roles and tasks together.
Bluey and Bingo help Bandit with a BBQ, but everything goes wrong. They learn that despite setbacks, patience, teamwork, and a positive attitude can turn things around.
Bluey and Bingo create a pretend video call with their friends, learning about communication, connection, and the fun of using imagination to stay in touch.
Bluey and Bingo try to act like grown-ups, but quickly realize the challenges of being “big kids,” learning the value of being present in their own age.
Book: “In My Heart: A Book of Feelings” by Jo Witek.
3.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Bad Mood
Bingo’s bad mood causes chaos, but Bluey helps her regulate emotions with calming techniques, while Mum’s comforting support helps Bingo shift back to happiness.
Bingo loses Floppy while playing a game, and by retracing their steps, Bluey and Bingo realize their imagination shaped their actions, leading them to find Floppy.
Book: “The Forgiveness Garden” by Lauren Thompson.
3.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Verandah Santa
Bluey learns that Christmas is about kindness and emotional connection, not just presents, as she navigates the feelings of giving, receiving, and family togetherness.
Book: “The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness” by Steve Herman.
3.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Fairytale
Dad shares a childhood story about empathy and forgiveness, teaching Bluey and Bingo the importance of kindness and family through a fairytale involving his past and the 1980s.
Book: “Charlotte and the Quiet Place” by Deborah Sosin.
3.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Stickbird
Bluey helps Bingo manage her emotions by teaching her to “throw her troubles away,” guiding both Bingo and Bandit in emotional regulation and processing feelings of sadness.
Jack steps up to lead the expedition, while his dad faces challenges navigating without satnav, demonstrating the value of persistence and problem-solving over taking the easy route.
Clear emphasis on creating value for people with disabilities. Marcus works with the team to innovate new products, improve usability, and better meet customer needs. A solid example of functional and meaningful value creation.
Chucky navigates divided loyalties between parents’ teams, reflecting emotional intelligence, while Bluey succumbs to the bandwagon effect. Both learn the value of personal choice and unity.
Bingo feels ignored when Dad misses her discovery. Through compassion, Bandit recognizes her feelings, teaching emotional awareness and regulation, and restores their connection.
Bluey and Chilli’s hand-play adventure shows how emotional intelligence grows through empathy, trust, and learning from others—balancing caution with openness in relationships and recognizing when feelings signal real risks.
Bingo struggles with disappointment, but Chilli encourages emotional regulation, teaching her to express feelings and persevere. The sisters’ resilience builds emotional intelligence through creativity.
Bluey and Bingo, with Bandit’s guidance, sharpen their perception as they navigate shifting rules and favoritism, learning to tune into fairness, tone, and the unspoken dynamics in play.
An ice-cream company focused on product development and expanding flavor profiles, but the episode also leans into distribution, family dynamics, and scaling production.
Bluey and Bingo’s excitement clashes with Muffin’s need for rest, highlighting the trade-off between fun and health. They learn to shift focus and prioritize well-being
The entire episode revolves around clarifying what the product is and improving the formula so it delivers consistent value. Marcus helps rework the recipe, scale production, and define the brand’s core promise.
In Shadowlands, the game’s rules of staying in the shadows highlight how following a structured approach makes the experience more enjoyable and fair for everyone involved.
Strong value proposition around innovation—specifically the inflatable fishing raft. Marcus pushes the founder to stop distracting side projects and focus on the one high-value, differentiated product. Great episode about zeroing in on what the market truly values.
5.
Bluey (optional):
Episode: Cubby
Bluey and Bingo’s huge cubby overwhelms everyone—until they realize even amazing creations feel better when they’re clear, cozy, and easy to enjoy.
Complementary Media Resources
To enhance and reinforce the concepts taught in our curriculum, we recommend incorporating these quality television programs that align beautifully with our learning objectives:
Brain Games This engaging series explores the fascinating workings of the human mind through fun experiments and interactive challenges. It perfectly complements our Mental Models and Cognitive Bias lessons by demonstrating how our thinking works (and sometimes tricks us) in real-world contexts.
The Profit This reality business show follows entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis as he invests in struggling businesses and helps transform them. It provides excellent real-world examples that reinforce our Systems Thinking and Business for Kids lessons, allowing children to see entrepreneurial concepts in action.
Bluey This charming animated series follows the adventures of a family of dogs, modeling healthy family dynamics, emotional intelligence, and creative play. It beautifully complements our Mind Explorers activities and Growth Objectives, presenting complex emotional concepts in accessible, age-appropriate ways.
These carefully selected programs can serve as springboards for meaningful discussions and provide visual reinforcement of the concepts being taught in our curriculum.
How to Use This Curriculum
Our Grade 1 & 2 curriculum is designed to supplement your core academic instruction with essential skills not typically covered in traditional education.
We recommend following the monthly sequence as outlined, as concepts build upon each other across different subject areas. However, you know your child best—feel free to adjust pacing or dive deeper into areas that particularly resonate with your child.
The interactive activities, discussion prompts, and hands-on projects are designed to create meaningful learning experiences that strengthen your parent-child bond while developing essential knowledge and skills. These lessons work best when integrated with consistent attention to the ongoing developmental growth objectives described above.
Begin your journey today by exploring Month 1 and watch as your child transforms into a confident, curious learner who not only acquires knowledge but knows how to apply it meaningfully in the world.