Goodall

10:00am – 3:00pm Wednesdays
Class Two, Age 7

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Students are invited to join us for a Waldorf-inspired schedule that includes: Main Lesson, Lunch, Handwork, and PE.

Main Lesson Teacher: Taylor Bell

Main Lesson

Second grade deepens academic learning while exploring themes of kindness, courage, and humor through storytelling. Students continue strengthening their reading and writing skills through spelling, grammar, creative writing, and longer reading passages. In math, students build confidence with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and problem solving.

Second Grade Blocks

• Hero & Saint Stories – exploring courage, kindness, and perseverance

• Trickster Tales – humorous stories that explore human nature

• Grammar & Writing – expanding sentence structure and storytelling

• Math Foundations – strengthening multiplication and problem solving

Art, nature study, and hands-on projects continue to support learning.

Additional activities may include:

• Circle Time- This is a beautiful time of connection, as we bridge home life and school life.

• Artistic Projects- There will be a focus on artistic activities that encourage the child’s natural sense of beauty and color.

• Outdoor and Play Times- These activities will be incorporated into the day so that students have a natural balance of active play time and time to quietly focus.

• Sensory Garden- Spending time in our outdoor sensory garden will allow students to use and nourish all of their senses while connecting to nature.

HANDWORK

Students will work with an experienced handwork teacher to cultivate patience, focus and perseverance all while strengthening their fine motor skills and self-confidence. Examples of handwork include hand sewing, weaving and finger knitting.

PE

In this class students will participate in various physical activities that promote learning through movement and play, encourages teamwork, and helps develop motor skills.