Though teachers modify the curriculum to meet the specific needs of their class, the following descriptions represent the typical curriculum for each grade at The Waldorf School of Atlanta.

Grade IV Curriculum
The fourth grade student is eager to learn more about their world close to home. Through imaginatively presented lessons, the teacher meets the growing interest of the children in more concrete areas of knowledge and provides them with opportunities for more independence in their work.
The curriculum helps the children form a sense of their relationship to their environment, in both a social and geographical sense.

Main Lessons
History: Local history is introduced through geography.

Literature: Norse sagas and Native American legends offer the story content for writing and language arts blocks, and often are the basis for the class play.

English and Grammar: Composition and letter writing are introduced, and written and/or oral book reports may be assigned fort he first time. Grammar topics may include verb tenses, prepositions, personal pronouns, and adverbs.

Geography: Local geography, orienteering, and map-making help ground students in their surroundings.

Science: Zoology offers a study of animals and their relationship to the human being, providing students a greater understanding of the natural world.

Mathematics: Fractions are explored for the first time, while students refine their understanding of more complex word problems and long division. Mental arithmetic continues.

Drawing, Painting, and Modeling: “Knotted” form drawings, inspired by Nordic and Celtic motifs, are introduced. Animal forms and geometric shapes are often modeled in clay and/or beeswax.