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
Biblical Old Testament stories; stories about pioneering, farming, shelters, and house building; Native American stories and poetry.
Library
Genres.
English and Grammar
Introduction to the basic parts of speech; complete sentences; punctuation; revising and editing; continued composition work.
Spanish
Verses, songs, and games (vocabulary parallels main lesson subjects).
Mathematics
Carrying and borrowing; carrying in multiplication; long division; basic prime numbers and factoring; times tables continued; measurement of length, volume, and weight.
Geography and Sciences
Practical studies; house and dwelling building; farming and garden work; soil composition.
Art
Beeswax modeling; watercolors; form drawing.
Music and Performing Arts
Introduction of music in the major scale; C-flutes; rhythms; percussive instruments; solfege; begin musical notation; singing in rounds.
Handwork
Crocheting.
Eurythmy
Bible stories; conscious learning of alphabet gestures; “spelling” simple words or names; major and minor movements in musical gesture.
Movement Education
Continued jump rope activities; tag games and relay races; begin tumbling; begin circus arts; throwing and catching games.
