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GRADE
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SCIENCE
The science program encourages
children to see the world through their own eyes and stand
in wonder at what they see. It is this sense of wonder that
will keep their inquisitiveness alive and help them use
all they learn with care for the world around them.
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MOVEMENT ARTS
Sports and Games
Movement arts are integrated into academic
classes and developed in specific lessons. Development of
rhythm, balance, coordination and spatial awareness is emphasized,
along with sportsmanship and a sense of community
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MUSIC
Music is an integral part of all classes
throughout the grades, bringing to life the flavor of the
many cultures and themes studied. Both singing and recorder
playing allow the children to extend their understanding of
their studies and join together to celebrate.
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1
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•stories,
arts, crafts and outdoor adventures to spark observation skills,
partic- ularly of seasonal change
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•group
games and exercises
•circle dances from all over the world
•group bean bag exercises
•aikido
•ice skating
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•simple
songs with fluid rhythms, primarily in the pentatonic scale
•introduction to recorder
•exposure to hand signature
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2
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•continue
as in grade 1, with added emphasis on the four elements and
unusual and intense phenomena (storms, quakes, fire and flood) |
•group
games and exercises
•circle and pair dances from all over the world •group
and pair bean bag exercises
•aikido and ice skating
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•folk
songs and more complex songs with fluid rhythms
•recorder playing
•work with hand signature
•introduction to rhythmic clapping
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3
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•farming, including soil and climate
•shelter, including soil and climate
•food preparation science
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•cont.
group games and exercises, bean bag exercises, aikido, ice skating
•begin team games
•archery
•folk dance: circle, pair and opposite dances from all
over the world |
•work
songs, marching and folk songs in the diatonic scale
•more complex and diatonic recorder songs
•formal introduction to written musical notation
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4
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•animal
studies including:
physical characteristics,
habitat and social structure
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•cont
. group exercises, bean bag exercises, aikido and ice skating
•team sports
•baton and marching exercises
•games and dances of local area
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•introduction
of an additional instrument
•emphasis on rounds
•emphasis on local folk music
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5
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plant studies including:
physical characteristics
climate, soil, effect on environment and vice versa
•insect studies
•interdependence of plant and insect life |
•cont.team
sports, archery, bean bag exercises, aikido and ice skating
•work with movement, dances and games of North America
and for- eign cultures studied |
•complex
and individually held rounds with voice and recorder
•begin orchestra
•introduction of harmony
•emphasis on North Am. folk music included with geography
studies. |
