Mathematics and Geometry Learning about the history of numbers and geometry engages the children's intellects and imaginations while using manipulative materials. All lessons deepen their understanding of concepts and lead them toward abstraction. As an understanding of the decimal system develops, students learn computational skills using whole numbers, fractions and decimals along with related word problems. Money, time, standard and metric measurement, graphs, and number patterns are also explored. In geometry, the children name, label, and draw plane figures and solids.
Geometric drawings progress from using a straightedge to working with a compass and protractor.
Perimeter, area, and coordinates are also introduced. Social Studies Geography begins with simple identification of landforms, bodies of water, continents, countries, and capitals, and then progresses to map reading and discussion of geopolitical concepts. History readings complement the geography curriculum. Research projects, creation of related timelines, and discussions educate students about prehistoric eras, the evolution of early people, and achievements of different cultures. The goal is respect for past societies and the interdependence of humans and the natural world.