This list is what I would imagine my dream curriculum would have been for myself when I was growing up. If I’d gotten to choose my education, I would like to have drawn from these subjects and resources.
1st Grade
1. manners
2. gun safety
Don’t Play With Guns Coloring & Activity Book
3. hygiene
Germs Are Not for Sharing (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series)
4. mental health
– activity therapy
– expressive therapy (self expression through creative expression)
– cognitive behavioral therapy
Think Good – Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People
– dialectical behavior therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Children & Adolescents
– meditation
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)
5. sports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
6. leadership/management
How To Win Friends and Influence People
7. music (recording)
– audio recording software
Propellerhead Reason 7 (Music Recording & Production Studio)
– percussion
– wind instruments
Set of 3 Music 1. Clarinet 2. Saxophone 3. Trumpet, Combo with over 10 Color Coded Teaching Songs
– stringed instruments
New 30″ Kids Black Electric Guitar With Amp & Much More Guitar Combo Accessory Kit
– electronic instruments
– cable
Hosa MID-320BK 5-Pin DIN to 5-Pin DIN MIDI Cable, 20 feet
– microphone
Floureon BM-800 Condenser Sound Studio Recording Broadcasting Microphone + Shock Mount Holder Blue
– headphones
Audio-Technica ATH-M20x Professional Headphones
8. dance (choreography)
So You Think You Can Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctLJHiJgOI
– clothing
Capezio Girls’ Boy Cut Low Rise Short
Danskin Girls Student Footed Tight
Capezio Girls’ Classic Short Sleeve Leotard
ballet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkO4s1vj2Y
contemporary dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIV0TCgUeYE
jazz dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiNcwvt7PQ
hip hop dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3y17D_K9Zw
folk dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYjYVQVf4UE
techno dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLRKdR4qLwQ
k pop dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqZFU_dUr8
religious dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-HzEVk4pg4
9. theater (scenic design)
Fundamentals of Theatrical Design: A Guide to the Basics of Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Design
10. film (filmmaking)
How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
– equipment
(use cell phone camera)
11. fine arts (sculpture)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Sculpture: From Antiquity to the Present Day
– materials
– clay
Polyform Sculpey Original Polymer Clay, 1.75-Pound, White
– pottery
2013newestseller 10PCS Wooden Clay Sculpture knife Pottery Sharpen Modeling Tools Set
12. earth science
Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
How the World Works: A Hands-On Guide to Our Amazing Planet
13. space science
The Magic School Bus: The Secrets of Space
The Astronomy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)