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.
The code of written English, taught in the order the ear learns it — sounds first, letters next, books soon after.
5 Number Sense & Elementary MathCounting, place value, the four operations, and fractions — arithmetic built to be understood before it is memorized.
4 Reading ComprehensionOnce the words come easily, the real work starts: what a text says, how it says it, and why it was written.
5 Science & DiscoverySeeds, magnets, weather, and the night sky — science as careful noticing, with your hands on the evidence.
5 Elementary Social StudiesMaps, neighborhoods, and the country's long story — how people live together, here and elsewhere, now and then.
4 Handwriting, Spelling & GrammarLetter forms, spelling patterns, and the honest sentence — the mechanics that let a thought arrive intact.
5 Art, Music & MovementDrawing, rhythm, song, and play — the arts practiced early, while hands and ears are still fearless.
4 Social-Emotional FoundationsNaming feelings, keeping friends, settling disputes — the quiet skills every classroom and childhood runs on.
5 Coding & Digital PlaySequences, loops, and bugs worth finding — programming met first as play, with care and kindness built in.