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Please see the blurb for Volume 1: Grade 1 for my very enthusiastic review of Eric Fairman’s terrific work!

The Contents of Vol. 6: Grade 6 are:

• Introduction, The Curriculum – An Overview;
• Mathematics – Percentages, Interest and Discount; Algebra; Science –
• Physics, Acoustics, Light and Color, Heat, Magnetism, Electrostatics, Current Electricity;
• Poems and Verses;
• Children’s Reading List;
• Bibliography;
• Math Quiz;
• Physics Quiz;
• Annual Lesson Schedule

Please see the blurb for Volume 1: Grade 1 for my very enthusiastic review of Eric Fairman’s terrific work!

The Contents of Vol. 5: Grade 5 are:

• Introduction and Acknowledgments,
• Ancient Mythologies: Australian Aboriginal Creation Legend, Ancient Mythologies: Which Stories to Tell?, Ancient Mythologies: Greek Olympics;
• Botany – the Lily and the Rose, Botany: Plant and Human Being, Botany: The Four Kingdoms of Nature, Botany: The Form of the Plant, Botany: Roots, Stalks, Leaves, Botany: Photosynthesis, Botany: Pollination and Fruits, Botany: Hidden Wonders, Botany: Australian Aboriginal Flower Legend;
• Mathematics: Measurement – a short history, The Decimal System, Using Division to Change Fractions, Decimals and the Four Processes, Use of Decimals in Graphs, Pie charts; Geometry;
• Poems and Verses;
• Children’s Reading List;
• Bibliography;
• Annual Lesson Schedule

Please see the blurb for Volume 1: Grade 1 for my very enthusiastic review of Eric Fairman’s terrific work!

The Contents of Vol. 4: Grade 4 are:

• The Birth of the Individual,
• English,
• Zoology,
• Pen and Ink,
• Local Geography and History,
• Mathematics – Fractions,
• Poems and Verses,
• Children’s Reading List,
• Annual Lesson Schedule,
• Accountability

Please see the review for Volume 1: Grade 1 for my very enthusiastic review of Eric Fairman’s terrific work!

The Contents of Vol. 3: Grade 3 are:

• The 9th Year,
• English,
• Cursive Writing,
• Mathematics – Measurement,
• Social and Environmental Studies – Farming/Cooking/Building/Local Geography,
• Jewish Festivals, Purim Play,
• Poems and Verses,
• Bibliography,
• Annual Lesson Schedule,
• Children’s Reading List

Please see the review for Volume 1: Grade 1 for my very enthusiastic review of Eric Fairman’s terrific work!

The Contents of Vol. 2 – Grade 2 are:

• Introduction,
• English (Fables), English (Saints),
• Mathematics (Shapes and Number Patterns), Mathematics (Column Algorithms),
• Reading,
• Rhythm in Teaching,
• Child Assessment,
• Grade Two Assessment,
• Poems/Verses/Rhymes/Rhythms,
• Children’s Reading List,
• Bibliography

Eric Fairman is a delightfully creative (and amazingly well-organized!) Waldorf grade school teacher in Australia who has done us all a great service by publishing the lesson notes he has kept through the years. In this as in all the Path of Discovery books, you will find suggested lessons, examples of ways of presenting the subject matter, verses, poems, songs – and, most importantly, a priceless amount of support and inspiration.

The contents of Vol. 1: Grade 1 include

• Introduction,
• Setting Out,
• Form Drawing,
• English,
• Mathematics,
• Environmental Studies,
• Nature/Advent Play,
• Painting,
• Games,
• Verses/Poems/Graces/Action Rhymes,
• Bibliography,
• Songlines,
• Sample ‘Main Lesson” Program,
• Story List