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K-1st grade class: Animals This year, the youngest class will revisit one of our favorite themes, animals. They will begin by learning about how the earth was created, exploring creation myths, their own knowledge and then through acting and books, …
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This year the entire school studied the Human Body. Usually each class studies a different topic. After looking back over the past seven years and all the different themes we have taught, we became inspired to try something new. We …
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The Electrons Class (4th-7th grade): This year we studied FORCES. What are all the forces that operate in us and around us every day? How do we recognize those forces, understand them, and make use of them? How does this …
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This year our theme took a new turn. After studying environmental themes for the past four years, the oldest children at Running River studyed the HISTORY OF LAW for a year. Here is our basic outline for that year: We …
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Theme curriculum for 2004-05 for 3rd-4th graders The theme this year was AIR. It was broken into different areas of study. Fall How the universe was created. Joel Parker, an astronomer came to visit and tell us about how the …
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Elements Trusts: pacts we make among ourselves to help care for and protect animals Regional cycles: animal life cycle exploration of regional ecosystems Animal Units: time spent studying specific species of animals Seasonal Needs: exploring animal behavior during different seasons …
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This year, our theme was THE EARTH. We explored all the ecosystems in our area, first by exploration, and then through books, field trips, guest visits, videos,and writing our own books. After gaining a rich understanding of the earth and …
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The “Law of Reciprocal Maintenance” states that every thing in life is either being used or using something else. Life is giving or receiving, eating or being eaten. When this is in balance, life is maintained and sustained. We can …
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