Note: Each class teacher approaches this general curriculum guide with the freedom to shift and cater it to the particular group of students he or she is teaching. Please speak with your class and subject teachers for specific details regarding curriculum content.
Literature
Fables and folklore; legends of saints and holy people from various cultures; Native American stories and poetry.
Library
Early readers; general library use.
English and Grammar
Beginning composition skills; basic punctuation; recognizing common words and word families; directed reading groups.
Spanish
Verses, songs, and games (vocabulary parallels main lesson subjects).
Mathematics
Times tables; place value; double-digit addition and subtraction; square numbers introduced; calendars and telling time.
Geography and Sciences
Natural life cycles explored through nature and animal stories.
Art
Symmetry and mirror form drawings; beeswax modeling; watercolors (adding secondary colors).
Music and Performing Arts
Folk music; pentatonic scale continued; pentatonic flutes; speech.
Handwork
Knitting continued (introduction of purl stitch).
Eurythmy
Fables and animal stories; begin mirror forms; divide class into two groups at times.
Movement Education
Rhythmical circle games; jump rope; running tag games; rolling and coordination activities; begin throwing and catching.
