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Foundations & Method · grades K–5

The Cornerstone School

Reading, counting, and honest wondering — the first six years of school, set down with the care they deserve.

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4 Early Literacy & Phonics

The code of written English, taught in the order the ear learns it — sounds first, letters next, books soon after.

letters to reading
5 Number Sense & Elementary Math

Counting, place value, the four operations, and fractions — arithmetic built to be understood before it is memorized.

counting through fractions
4 Reading Comprehension

Once the words come easily, the real work starts: what a text says, how it says it, and why it was written.

making sense of the page
5 Science & Discovery

Seeds, magnets, weather, and the night sky — science as careful noticing, with your hands on the evidence.

hands-on first science
5 Elementary Social Studies

Maps, neighborhoods, and the country's long story — how people live together, here and elsewhere, now and then.

people, places, and the past
4 Handwriting, Spelling & Grammar

Letter forms, spelling patterns, and the honest sentence — the mechanics that let a thought arrive intact.

the mechanics of writing
5 Art, Music & Movement

Drawing, rhythm, song, and play — the arts practiced early, while hands and ears are still fearless.

hands, ears, and whole bodies
4 Social-Emotional Foundations

Naming feelings, keeping friends, settling disputes — the quiet skills every classroom and childhood runs on.

feelings and friendship
5 Coding & Digital Play

Sequences, loops, and bugs worth finding — programming met first as play, with care and kindness built in.

first instructions for machines
The Call Slip — search everything Ctrl·K / ⌘K