Grade 1
The 1st Grade is the transition between Early Childhood and the full primary education experience. As such, priority is given to providing a strong framework from which academic and artistic skills will continue to develop. 
The students are introduced to the letters of the alphabet, initially through stories and then moving into transformation from picture to symbol. Through this approach, letters become characters that the students know rather than abstract symbols. Sound/symbol relationships are practiced and students begin writing short sentences that they have memorized, preparing them for the move into reading.
Experiencing the quality of numbers precede the learning of arithmetical operations. Students are introduced to the four primary mathematical processes as four characters in a story. Math is supported experientially through rhythmic movements and lively counting and sequencing work as well as through movement in eurythmy. After considerable practice with manipulatives and mental math, the written symbols for the four processes and the equal sign are introduced.
In addition to letters and math, the curriculum is filled out with natural sciences, pre-history through folk tales and ancient legends, athletics, handwork, music, painting, drawing and modeling.