Last updated 10:45 p.m. ET on 16 May 1998.

Number One Son (Simon - "Seventh Grade")

1997-98 Course of Study

LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH, SCIENCE
From the Oak Meadow School's 7th grade curriculum

In addition:

LITERACY

Writing:

Journals
Penpals, email
newsletter
web page
book logs
essays, reports, correspondence, poems, etc.

Reading:
Wide range of literature
Biographies
reading aloud
Poetry
Plays
Newspapers and magazines

LANGUAGES

Spanish
Latin
Hebrew
Exploring Languages - An overview of 13 languages

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Current events
Geography

MATHEMATICS

Geometry
Problem solving and puzzles

SCIENCE

Museum of Science - Science by Mail
Odyssey home study materials

LIFE SKILLS

Household responsibility
Finance and accounting
Biking, swimming, walking
Karate
Bar Mitzvah preparation

CREATIVE ARTS

Family singing
Listening to a wide range of music
Whittling and carving
Papier Mache
Needlepoint
Museums, etc.
Designing and crocheting a yarmulka and/or making a tallit for daily use

JEWISH STUDIES

Jewish practice and symbols
Hebrew language
Scripture
Jewish history

UNIT STUDIES

Baseball
King Arthur
Nutrition
Shtetl life
Gettysburg
Weather
Mythology
Explorers-westward expansion
Trip to Illinois
Mysteries/Detection
Kaleidoscopes

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