Mountain Oak School

 

1ST THROUGH 5TH GRADES

1st Grade

History/Social Studies:
 Introduction to the Spanish cultures of languages studied.
Literature:
 Fairy tales, rhythmic poems, folk tales from around the world.
English and Grammar:
 Capital letters, phonetics, short plays.
Foreign Language:
 Spanish (and, if possible, an additional language) songs, games and poems.
Geography:
 The wonder of nature through observation.
Sciences:
 Nature studies from stories in an imaginative manner.
Mathematics:
 Whole numbers, four processes, counting, Roman numerals, patterns, skip counting.
Music:
 Pentatonic flute, pentatonic scale, beat rhythms, seasonal songs.
Drawing:
 Curves, straight lines, patterns, letters of the alphabet.
Painting:
 Wet on wet painting using the three primary colors.
Handwork:
 Knitting using two needles.
Modeling:
 Beeswax: scenes from fairy tales, simple figures.
Eurythmy:
 Pentatonic scale; vowels & consonants; rhythms; forms.
Physical Education:
 Circle games, singing games.

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2nd Grade

History/Social Studies:
 Native American legends as part of American History.
Literature:
 Legends and animal fables and Native American legends.
English and Grammar:
 Small letters, reading, plays, speech work, spelling, punctuation, grammar.
Foreign Language:
 Counting, names of animals, family members, parts of the body, foods, etc.
Geography:
 The environment through observation.
Sciences:
 Nature studies from stories in an imaginative manner.
Mathematics:
 Times tables, time, money, situation problems, geometric shapes, number sequences.
Music:
 Pentatonic flute, folk songs.
Drawing:
 Symmetry, mirror drawing, form drawing.
Painting:
 Introduction of secondary colors; animal forms.
Handwork:
 Knitting and purling; knitted animals.
Modeling:
 Beeswax: scenes from legends, fables, etc.
Eurythmy:
 Pentatonic pitch, rhythm & tones; geometric forms.
Physical Education:
 Jump rope, hop scotch, rhythmic games.

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3rd Grade

History/Social Studies:
 Old Testament stories as part of ancient history and Native American.
Literature:
 Old Testament stories, poetry, Native American stories.
English and Grammar:
 Simple grammar and writing; phonetic reading skills, short compositions.
Foreign Language:
 Seasons, colors, months, etc.
Geography:
 House building, farming, clothing.
Sciences:
 Building Materials, farm life, food production.
Mathematics:
 Measurement, carrying and borrowing, primes, multiplication, division, telling time, fractions, money, basic geometric relationships.
Music:
 The octave in song and recorder; notation; lyre.
Drawing:
 Form drawing.
Painting:
 Luster colors; interaction of color.
Handwork:
 Crochet.
Modeling:
 Beeswax: scenes from main lesson work.
Eurythmy:
 Social exercises; C major scale; poems; major and minor.
Physical Education:
 Ring games, line games, work games and songs; dodge ball.

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4th Grade

History/Social Studies:
 Local history, early settlers in our area.
Literature:
 Norse sagas, poetry, alliteration.
English and Grammar:
 Parts of speech, grammatical rules, letters, stories, plays, dictionary work, alphabetical order, syllabication, library trips.
Foreign Language:
 As above; grammar begins, written work, dictation.
Geography:
 Map making; classroom, home, county, state, region.
Sciences:
 Zoology: descriptive study of animals.
Mathematics:
 Word problems, averages, long division, factoring, proofs, fractions, Celsius and Fahrenheit, 2D & 3D geometric shapes.
Music:
 Time values, harmony, major and minor third, rounds; strings.
Drawing:
 Geometric drawing, interlocking forms.
Painting:
 Painting becomes more expressive and defined.
Handwork:
 Cross stitch, embroidery.
Modeling:
 Clay modeling: animals, geometric shapes, etc.
Eurythmy:
 Alliteration; contrast & concentration.
Physical Education:
 Running, jumping, and throwing games.

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5th Grade

History/Social Studies:
 India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece.
Literature:
 Greek mythology; biographies of great people, fiction & nonfiction.
English and Grammar:
 Active and passive, subject and predicate, syntax, writing, paragraph organization, essays, composition, spelling.
Foreign Language:
 Simple text, syntax, short descriptions; Greek.
Geography:
 Geography of the United States.
Sciences:
 Zoology: lesser known animals; botany.
Mathematics:
 Decimals, fractions, mixed numbers, reciprocals, ratio & proportion, Pythagorean theorem, graphs & tables, measurement.
Music:
 Major and minor scales; strings and winds.
Drawing:
 Free geometric drawing, dynamic drawing.
Painting:
 Work from darkness into light.
Handwork:
 Four needle knitting: socks, mittens, etc.
Woodwork:
 Whittle simple animal forms.
Modeling:
 Clay modeling: clay tablets, Greek vases.
Eurythmy:
 Rod exercises; geometric forms; beat, rhythm, & pitch.
Physical Education:
 Greek sports: javelin, discus, shot put, long jump, etc.

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