​There are many reasons parents choose A la Carte. Maybe you want to just focus on geography, or you're working with different curriculum and just want to add a history block.  Perhaps your child is in grade 5 but at a grade 3 level in math. A la Carte allows you to curate the best plan for your unique learner and situation.

​In general, every unit is building upon the next, in the sense that this is the Waldorf Grade 1-7 curriculum, which builds in levels of sophistication over the 7 years. That being said, we created the A la Carte menu because everyone is doing things differently and we want people to have choice and flexibility.
 
Have a look at the chart below to see our suggestions for how to best choose from the A la Carte units.

Grade 1

Grade 1 stand alone units:
  • ​The Wonder of Patterns
  • The Wonder of Numbers
  • The Wonder of Math
  • The Wonder of Skip Counting
  • The Wonder of Shapes
  • The Wonder of Habitats

​Grade 1 units that are better together:
The Wonder of Consonants 1 & 2* + The Wonder of Vowels* + The Wonder of Words*
 
*These units could stand alone if your child is familiar with the previous learning (from the unit before as listed in the order above).

Grade 2

Grade 2 stand alone units:
  • ​The Wonder of Patterns
  • The Wonder of Place Value
  • The Wonder of Math
  • The Wonder of Times Tables
  • The Wonder of Graphing
  • The Wonder of Building
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​Grade 2 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of Heroes* + The Wonder of Noble People* + The Wonder of Reading* + The Wonder of Stories*
 
*These units could stand alone but include phonics rules that build on each other over these four units in the order listed above.

Grade 3

Grade 3 stand alone units:
  • The Wonder of Beginnings
  • The Wonder of Fibres
  • The Wonder of Measurement: Linear
  • The Wonder of Measurement: Mass & Capacity
  • The Wonder of Farming
  • The Wonder of Time
  • The Wonder of Money

​​Grade 3 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of Shelters* + The Wonder of Expression* + The Wonder of Grammar*
 
*These units could stand alone but include phonics rules that build on each other over these three units in the order listed above.

Grade 4

Grade 4 stand alone units:
  • ​The Wonder of Poetry

​​Grade 4 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of Geography units 1 & 2
  • The Wonder of Norse Mythology units 1 & 2
  • The Wonder of Fractions units 1, 2 & 3
  • The Wonder of Zoology units 1 & 2

Grade 5

​Grade 5 stand alone units:
  • ​The Wonder of India*
  • The Wonder Persia & Mesopotamia* 
  • The Wonder of Egypt*
  • The Wonder of Decimals
  • The Wonder of My Country
  • The Wonder of Geometry
 
*These units can stand alone but are best experienced in the order presented above.

​Grade 5 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of Botany units 1 & 2
  • The Wonder of Greek Mythology + The Wonder of Ancient Greece

Grade 6

Grade 6 stand alone units:
  • The Wonder of Geology
  • The Wonder of Geometry
  • The Wonder of Economics
  • The Wonder of European Geography
  • The Wonder of Astronomy
  • The Wonder of North America
  • The Wonder of Physics

​Grade 6 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of Roman Times + The Wonder of the Fall of Rome + The Wonder of Medieval Times

Grade 7

Grade 7 stand alone units:
  • The Wonder of Africa
  • The Wonder of Chemistry
  • Wish Wonder Surprise
  • The Wonder of Physics
  • The Wonder of Algebra
  • The Wonder of Asia
  • The Wonder of Physiology

​Grade 7 units that are better together:
  • The Wonder of the Middle Ages + The Wonder of the Renaissance + The Wonder of Cultural Encounters
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