Lower Elementary

THE FIVE GREAT LESSONS

• THE FIRST GREAT LESSON: The beginning of the Universe and Earth
• THE SECOND GREAT LESSON: Life comes to Earth
• THE THIRD GREAT LESSON: Humans come to Earth
• THE FOURTH GREAT LESSON: How writing began
• THE FIFTH GREAT LESSON: How numbers began

COSMIC EDUCATION

• THE PEACE FLOWER
• THE FOUR STAGES OF AWARENESS: Thinking about Peace /Examining the Peace flower
• SELF-AWARENESS: Creating a Peace Place and Quiet time
• COMMUNITY AWARENESS: Role-Playing Being a Peacemaker/Practicing Conflict Resolution
• CULTURAL AWARENESS: Exploring Cultural Awareness
• ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Exploring Environmental Awareness

ADVANCED PRACTICAL LIFE

MEMORY AND PERCEPTION

• REMEMBERING OBJECTS
• WEIGHING OBJECTS

MOTOR SKILLS AND CREATIVITY

• CREATING DESIGN WITH PUSH TACKS
• HAMMERING NAILS
• BUILDING AN ELASTIC BAND BOARD
• CREATING DESIGNS WITH ELASTIC BAND BOARD
• MAKING CHOCOLATE-FILLED ROSES
• MAKING POTPOURRI

FOOD PREPARATION & COOKING

• Making fresh limeade
• Making sandwich roll-ups
• Making train mix
• Making mini-pizzas
• Making apple cinnamon muffins
• Making friendship salad
• Maling applesauce

FABRIC CRAFTS

• Making a button buddy
• Sewing a hand puppet
• Making a friendship bracelet
• Making a more complex bracelet
• Sewing a friendhip quilt
• Making a corker
• Corking hooking a rug

PLANTING

• Making grass-cup people
• Making grass-eggshell people
• Sprouting popcorn kernels
• Sprouting a bean
• Sprouting bachelor,s buttons

SOCIAL GRACES

• Role
• Good manners
• Making a manners booklet

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• The spring tea: making invitation and thank-you cards
• The general store: shopping at the general store