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.
4th grade
1. physical health
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind’s Continuing Struggle Against It
2. inventing
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors
3. sports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
4. woodwork
– materials
200mm Silverline Woodwork Chisel Set
5. music (history)
6. 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 Womens 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
7. theater (playwriting)
8. fine arts (painting)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist
– materials
– paint kit
– canvas
Artlicious – Canvas Panels 12 Pack- 8″X10″ Super Value Pack Artist Canvas Panel Boards for Painting
9. applied arts (printmaking)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
The Printmaking Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques
– materials
– woodcut
StarSide 12pcs Sculpting Art Hand Woodcarving Tool Chisels Knife Kit For Basic Woodcut DIY Tools
– wood panels
12 Baltic Birch Plywood Woodcut Painting Encaustic Panels Wood 8″ X 6″
– engraving and etching
Royal Brush COPF17 Copper 8″X10″ Engraving Art Hummingbird
– screenprinting
Speedball Super Value Fabric Screen Printing Kit
10. biology
The Science Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
11. economics
The Economics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
12. languages (english)
http://time.com/100-best-young-adult-books/