5th grade Curriculum
Besides the prerequisite practice lessons in language arts and arithmetic, our Waldorf students have the pleasure of enjoying two lessons per week in the following subjects:
Spanish, Handwork; hand sewing (cross-stitch, embroidery, and other stitches), four needle knitting, and machine sewing, Woodwork (learning how to make useful and imaginative items through the proper use of hand and machine tools), Flute and Recorder, Strings Orchestra, Gardening, Games and Sports.
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INDEPENDENT WRITING; READING, VOCABULARY, SPELLING; GRAMMAR SKILLS BUILDING; ANCIENT MYTHS/HISTORY AS LITERARY CONTENT; RECITATION AND ACTING
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DECIMALS; FRACTIONS; FREEHAND GEOMETRY
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BOTANY: BOTANY THROUGH THE SEASONS FROM FUNGI AND SEAWEED TO CONIFERS AND FRUIT TREES; LIFE CYCLE OF A FLOWER
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GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, INDIA, PERSIA, MESOPOTAMIA, EGYPT AND GREECE; NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY; NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND HISTORY
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FOUR NEEDLE KNITTING; WOODWORKING
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STRINGS (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO); SPORANO RECORDER AND SINGING
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GAMES; SPORTS; PENTATHLON
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SPANISH
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PAINTING; DRAWING; SCULPTURAL MODELING