| GRADES 1-8 |
| Main Lesson
8:30 am to
10:30 am
3-4 week long blocks |
Fairy tales, folk tales, and nature stories. Pictorial and phonetic intro to letters. Reading approached through writing. Introduction to the four processes in arithmetic through a qualitative approach: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. |
Legends and animal fables. Reading, writing, elements of grammar. introduction to place value in arithmetic, carrying/borrowing, and multiplication tables. |
Old Testament stories introduce history. Study of practical life: farming, housing, clothing. Reading, spelling, writing, grammar, punctuation, parts of speech. Cursive writing. Higher multiplication tables, more advanced work with carrying/ borrowing, long multiplication and division. Weight, measure and money. |
Norse mythology and sagas. Composition, letter writing, more grammar. Local geography and map-making. Study of the animal kingdom. Fractions, long division and multiplication. |
| Arts/Crafts |
Watercolor painting, beeswax modeling, knitting, hand sewing, drama, form drawing. |
Watercolor painting, beeswax modeling, knitting, hand sewing, form drawing, drama. |
Watercolor painting, beeswax modeling, crocheting, knitting, hand sewing, form drawing, drama. |
Watercolor painting, beeswax modeling, cross-stitch, form drawing, drama. |
| Music |
Pentatonic flute and singing |
Pentatonic flute and singing |
Recorder, cello or violin, and singing |
Recorder, cello or violin, and chorus. |
| Movement |
Eurythmy and circle games |
Eurythmy and cooperative games |
Eurythmy and cooperative games |
Eurythmy, gymnastics, and tumbling |
| World Language |
Spanish, German
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Spanish, German
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Spanish, German |
Spanish, German |
| Field Trips |
Day hikes |
Day hikes |
Farming week |
Camping, Colorado history |
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| Main Lesson
8:30 am to
10:30 am
3-4 week long blocks |
Greek myths, ancient history through Greek times. American geography. Composition, grammar, spelling, reading. Intro to decimals, further work with fractions, long division and multiplication. Botany. |
Roman and medieval history. European and South American geography. Mineralogy, astronomy, geology. Physics (acoustics, electricity, heat magnetism, optics). Composition, grammar, spelling. Biographies. Geometric drawing with instruments. Introduction to percents, more work in fractions, decimals, business math, and graphs. |
Renaissance, voyages of discovery. African geography. Physics (mechanics). Physiology (blood and muscles). Astronomy, inorganic chemistry. Composition, grammar, spelling, literature. Pre-algebra, square roots. |
Literature, Shakespeare, short story, composition, grammar, spelling. Review of solids and measurement, algebra, geometry. World economic geography, Asian and American history. Physics (hydraulics), organic chemistry, physiology, anatomy, and meteorology. |
| Arts/Crafts |
Watercolor painting, woodwork, 4-needle knitting, drama, form drawing |
Woodwork, veil painting, hand sewing of stuffed animals, drama, form drawing, arts elective |
Woodwork, veil painting, hand sewn dolls, drama, perspective, arts elective |
Woodwork, veil painting, sewing on treadle sewing machine, drama, arts elective |
| Music |
Recorder, strings ensemble or wind instrument, chorus |
Recorder, strings ensemble or wind instrument, chorus |
Recorder, strings or winds ensemble, chorus |
Recorder, strings or winds ensemble, chorus |
| Movement |
Eurythmy, Greek Pentathlon, circus arts |
Eurythmy, medieval games, physical education, sports skills |
Eurythmy, physical education, team sports |
Eurythmy, team sports |
| World Language |
Spanish, German
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Spanish, German
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Spanish, German
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Spanish or German |
| Field Trips |
Camping - botany |
Ropes course |
Rafting, back packing |
Class trip |
