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GRADE
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HUMANITIES
Throughout the grades, language
arts skills are taught primarily as an integral part of
the social studies curriculum. These skills become the means
for the child to explore and express her own learning process.
History, geography and language arts bring the child a living
experience of the larger world and are used as the core
material for developing reading, writing, listening and
speaking skills.
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MATHEMATICS
Mathematics shows
the children the wondrous relationships in the world around
them. Work with a variety of methods and materials provides
an ac-tive understanding of skills and concepts. Foundations
are laid for the flexible thinking needed for higher mathematics.
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1
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Culture
Studies
Fairy Tales from around the world
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Geography
Natural world in the local area
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Language
Skills
•rhythmic poetry
•letters recognition
•sight words
•printing, journal
•intro to phonics
•drama |
•qualities
of whole numbers •number recognition 1- 100 •introduction
of the four processes (+, -, x, )
• number rhythms and patterns |
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2
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Trickster
tales and sage stories from around the world
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Local environment studies |
•rhythmic
poetry
•prose writing
•journals
•sight words
•phonics skills
•syllabication
•reading groups
•drama |
•cont.
work with four processes, number rhythms and patterns
•place value, carrying
•multiplication tables
•simple oral word problems |
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3
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Multicultural
creation myths and stories of life on earth (e.g. Mayan, Hebrew,
Hopi.)
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Plotting
homes, classroom and immediate environment |
•continued
as above and:
•independent writing skills
•spelling
•cursive writing
•group writing
•indep. reading |
•cont.
as above and:
•measurement - linear, volume and time
•borrowing and carrying
•simple graphing
•number facts
•written multiplic. problems
•oral word problems
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4
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Mythologies
emphasizing human characteristics (e.g. Algonquin, Norse, African,
Egyptian) |
Physical
geography, culture and introductory history of local area or
province, and geographic area |
•continued
as above and:
•oral and written reports and compositions
•intro to formal grammar
•intro to library-computer skills |
•cont. work with above and:
•fractions - common denominators, addition & subtr.
•intro to multip. and division of fractions
•long division and graphing
•non-sequential multiplication
•written word problems
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5
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Mythology
and history of Ancient Cultures emphasizing harmony (e.g. Sumerian,
Celtic, Indian) |
Physical
geography, culture and introductory history of North America |
•continued
as above and:
•emphasis on individual and group reports and compositions |
•fractions
- division and multiplication, factoring
•prime numbers
•introduction to averaging and decimals
• intense practice toward mastery of basic skills with
whole numbers & fractions |
