WHALE POO SMELLS NICE! Ecology & Environment – Class 5 – Main Lesson This lesson can fit into the fifth grade geography block… As a Steiner teacher, I often wondered why I was condemned to a spiritless, conventional education as a child. When bringing the magic of the Steiner curriculum to my class, I would think […]
BLOCK: G5 Geography
Into Calm: Australian Weather
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW Australian Weather – Class 5 – Main Lesson What is the weather in your country? We do this lesson with the geography lessons for 5th grade… “Today we learnt how the weather comes from outer space – a lot of it anyway.” The 11-year-old was giving her parents the usual run-down […]
Into Calm: 5th Grade Geography
MOUNTAIN MAGIC Have you ever noticed how some mountains have a personality? The terrified people living near the recently erupted Mr. Pinotubo in the Philippines might describe ‘him’ as a hot-headed bully! Not the view however of ardent pilgrims of the Himalayas as they humbly address the highest of all terrestrial mountains (there are much […]
Out of Chaos: Frigid Zone Ecology
SPIRIT OF THE NORTH Frigid Zone Ecology – Class 5 – Middle Lesson Ecology can also be part of your geography block. What is the ecology in each region you are studying? A lone figure lay huddled in the ice cave as the slanting early Spring sun rolled along the southern horizon, before lazily climbing […]
Out of Chaos: Australian Society
I LONG TO KNOW Australian Society – Class 5 – Main Lesson What kind of society lives in each geographical area of Australia? Of your country? This will be part of your geography lesson. Think about exploring foods, crafts, and customs of each region. Just who am I? Oh, I know my name, Alan Whitehead, […]
Out of Chaos: Australian Geography and History in 5th Grade
IT’S A FREE COUNTRY Australian Geography/History – Class 5 – Main Lesson Use the outline/plan below to create a lesson for your own country… The Social Studies stream of main lessons awakens the etheric bodies of the young learners – Language, Maths and Science do likewise for the incipient ego, astral and physical body respectively. […]