Curriculum Overviews for the Lower Grades

First Grade

• Form Drawing
• Writing: introduction to the alphabet
• Mathematics:
  the quality of numbers,
  counting to 100,
  Roman and Arabic numerals,
  the four processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Nature Study
• Singing and introduction to the Recorder
• Handwork: Knitting
• Eurythmy
• Foreign Language
• Painting, Beeswax Modelling, Crayon Drawing

Second Grade

• English:
  fables from around the world,
  study of the saints,
  introduction to reading,
  grammar
• Mathematics:
  continuing work with the four processes,
  Column Algorithms
• Form Drawing
• Nature Study:
  through Aesop's fables,
  work of Thornton W. Burgess,
  Native American stories
• Singing and Recorder
• Handwork: Knitting, Crochet
• Eurythmy
• Foreign Language
• Painting and Modelling

Third Grade

• English: intensive study of grammar
• Writing: introduction to cursive handwriting
• Mathematics of Practical Life:
  Time, Temperature, Weight & Volume,
  linear measurement (integrated into Housebuilding),
  Trade Goods & The Development of Currency
• Form Drawing
• Social and Environmental Studies:
  Farming and Gardening,
  Housebuilding (look at Japanese, Eskimo, and Native Americans from all regions of the US,
  focus on how each culture uses the natural resources of their area)
• Cultural Studies: stories of the Old Testament, Jewish festivals
• Drama
• Singing: singing in rounds
• Recorder
• Handwork: Spinning, Weaving
• Eurythmy
• Foreign Language
• Painting
• Sports

Fourth Grade

• English:
  work in grammar continues
  introduction to composition writing through personal narratives
  tall tales
• Zoology: comparative study of human being and other animals
• Geography and Local History
• Cultural Studies: Norse mythology
• Mathematics: Introduction to Fractions
• Form Drawing: Celtic knots
• Singing: singing two-part songs
• Orchestra: choosing a string instrument
• Handwork: Embroidery, Cross Stitch
• Eurythmy
• Foreign Language
• Painting
• Sports