The 4th Grade on a class trip to learn about the Chesapeake Bay.
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.
History
Local and regional history of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC
English and Grammar
Composition; letter writing; grammar; research; animal reports
Literature
Norse sagas; and poetry; Native American stories; Kalevala; poetry.
Library
Animal research projects
Mathematics
Fractions; factoring continued; geometry; complex four-part symmetry; Celtic knots
Geography and Sciences
Animal studies; local geography (Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC)
Spanish
Conversation; grammar; reading; writing short compositions
Art
Colored pencil drawing; pastels; animal drawings; woven form drawing (Celtic knots); maps; watercolor painting
Music and Performing Arts
Violin or cello; C-flutes; reading and musical notation; part singing; class play
Handwork
Cross-stitching
Woodwork
Carving; hand whittling
Eurythmy
Crossing forms in the space; concentration and rod exercises
Movement Education
Circus arts; games; rhythmic exercises
