Subjects learned in elementary schools

Children learn many subjects in elementary school : national leanguage,mathematics,PE,music,etc. After becoming third grade,they come to learn science and social science.National leanguage,mathematics,science and social science are regarded very important and called "main subjects". But many children prefer practical subjects like PE,music,art, home economics etc to "main subjects".
In higher grades, English is also learned. But it is after entering junior high schools that they take English seriously as a subject.