‘A LAND OF CONTRASTS’! Torrid Zone Ecology – Class 4 – Middle Lesson Planet Earth is a Being; no, this is not just some airy platitude, it is a reality. Earth is a living Being just like a human being, but one on a colossal scale – somewhat equivalent to the relationship of a person […]
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Child Awake: Fire Stories for Fourth Grade
FROM THE FORGE Fire Stories & Studies – Class 4 – Middle Lesson The Flame I would enkindle every human being Out of the Spirit of the cosmos That they become a flame And fierily unfold The essence of their Being. The others, they would take From the waters of the cosmos What […]
Child Awake: Plant and Earth in 4th Grade
MUSHROOM TO MISTLETOE Plant & Earth – Class 4 – Main Lesson “Okay, I feel a fool doing this, but here goes – ahem – Oh Plant world, lift your verdant veils!” The Class 4 teacher was confronted earlier by the daunting task of preparing for his Plant & Earth main lesson. This is part […]
Child Awake: Sound Stories in 4th Grade
THE SINGING LAND Sound Stories – Class 4 – Main Lesson This can be reviewed later in your acoustics block in 7th or 8th grade… An exploding volcano is the loudest sound known on earth. When Krakatoa (a nice ‘sound’ word) erupted in Indonesia in the 19th Century, it was heard in Sydney. This is […]