The First Great Story

Ms. Jess DiFrancesco presents the first great story, “The Story of the Creation of the Universe” to a group of students under the solar awning.

Geography, the study of our home, the earth, opens the door to the elementary curriculum. It sets the stage for an unfolding drama, in many acts, of Earth's story, from its inception to its present state. The initial geography lessons are given to the six-year-olds as exciting stories. Each year the child hears this same story, gleaning more insight with every telling. Accompanied by scientific demonstrations and impressionistic charts, they strike the child's imagination. They instill in the emergent, reasoning mind a desire to embark on an exploration of our world. 

We begin with the story of "The Creation of the Universe" to give a vision of the whole. Then we move to more detailed studies of Earth and its place in the universe. Geography is thus fully integrated with the physical sciences.

From The Elementary Curriculum Guide