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THE MAIN LESSON CURRICULUM
<br />Language arts, hislor;, math and science are taught in blocks of 3-5 weeks during the morning main lesson hours. wh<
<br />the children are freshes, for academic work. The class teacher, who presents these subjects, remains with the same cl<a
<br />throughout the elementary years, enabling close, secure relationships with each child and an appreciation of individual necc
<br />PRIMARY GRADES 1-3 MIDDLE GRADES 4-6 UPPER GRADES 7-8
<br />Pictorial introduction to the
<br />alphabet, writing, reading,
<br />spelling, poetry and drama.
<br />Folk and fairy tales, fables,
<br />legends, Old Testament stories.
<br />Numbers, basic mathematical
<br />processes of addition, subtraction,
<br />multiplication ^d division.
<br />Nature stories, housebuilding,
<br />farming and trades.
<br />Writing, reading, spelling,
<br />grammar, syntax, poetry and
<br />drama.
<br />Norse sagas, history and stories
<br />of ancient civilizations,
<br />culminating in Greek and
<br />Roman history.
<br />Review of the four mathematical
<br />processes, fractions (common
<br />and decimal), percentage,
<br />geometry.
<br />Local and world geography,
<br />comparative zoology, botany
<br />and elementary physics.
<br />Creative writing, reading,
<br />spelling, grammar, poetry and
<br />drama.
<br />Medieval history, Renaissance.
<br />Age of Discovery, American
<br />History, biography.
<br />Algebra, geometry, business math,
<br />graphing, ratio and proportion,
<br />number bases.
<br />Geography, phy.- :s, chemistry,
<br />astronomy, physiology, geology
<br />and mineralogy.
<br />THE SPECIAL SUBJECT CURRICULUM
<br />The children are also taught by special subject teachers; classes such as music and foreign languages follow the morning rr
<br />lesson part of the day. In the afternoon the more active classes such as handwork, physical education and dance-movement
<br />taught.
<br />Most special subjects begin in kindergarten, with appropriate material and skill development for each grade.
<br />• Music: vocal, recorder, violin, siring and wind ensembles.
<br />• Foreign languages: French .& German
<br />• Art: watercolor painting, form drawing, beeswax and clay modeling, charcoal drawing, perspective, etc.
<br />• Handwork: knitting, crochet, sewing, loymaking, woodworking.
<br />• Movement: games, eurythmy, gymnastics, physical education, sports.
<br />(Outline from Shining Mountain Waldorf School brochure, Boulder, Colorado
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