Description
Theme: Who am I? Coming into Oneself. Cultivate Awareness of the Macrocosm of World History and How it Compares to the Microcosm of Child’s Development.
Fifth graders begin to come to grips with the history of humanity with the study of ancient cultures from India, Persia, Egypt and Greece.
Fifth graders connect history lessons with their growing athletic prowess in a Greek-style Olympics in the spring. In geography they expand out to the United States and North America. In science they study plant life with botany. The math curriculum now includes decimals, percentages, and practical business math skills, as well as the introduction of geometry. Music, handwork and foreign language study become increasingly challenging.
The study of history brings the child into him or herself by beginning in ancient times and working up to the present day. Geography brings the child into the world by starting locally and expanding to the whole planet.
Why do we call this a “Curriculum Experience” ? Because when you purchase Earthschooling curriculum you not only receive a full curriculum (without the need to purchase any additional materials) but you also receive:
*Teacher support videos, mP3s and live support worth over $200.00
*Instructional Movement/Eurythmy videos worth over $150.00
*24-Hour member forum
*Bi-monthly Q & A sessions with a Waldorf teacher worth over $180.00 a year
*Access to member photo galleries
*Access to your experience on any device – mobile phone, tablet or computer – from any location
*Member chat forums
*Weekly newsletter with tips, updates and more
*Free updates for life (we add new material every year)
*Cultural & language enrichment lessons including Spanish, German, French, Arabic and more worth over $185.00
Main Lessons
Lesson Block: Persian History: Persian Mythology Guide (PDF)
Lesson Block: Persian History: The Epic of Kings Part 1 & 2 (PDF)
Lesson Block: Persian History: Ten Days of Spring (PDF)
Lesson Block: Persian History: Persian Market (Videos & PDFs)
Lesson Block: Persian History: Biography of Avicenna (PDF)
Lesson Block: Persian History: Zarathustra (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Indian History (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Biography of Buddha (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Life of the Buddha (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Art of Mandalas (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Bhagavad Gita (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Buddhist Holidays (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Buddhist Story Collection (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Indian Hindu Raksha Collection (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: Rhymes of India (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient India: The Ramayana (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Greece: Guide to Ancient Greece (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Greece: Timaeus & Critius (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Greece: History & Lessons Parts One Through Eight (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Greece: Aristophanes (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Greece: Greek Stories and Plays (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Egypt: History Part One Through Six, including Hieroglyphics (PDFs)
Lesson Block: Ancient Egypt: Projects including Mummy Burial and Math Pyramids
Lesson Block: Ancient Egypt: Teaching the Arabic Alphabet Waldorf Style (PDF)
Lesson Block: Ancient Egypt: Arabic Calligraphy (PDF)
Teacher Reference: Botany: Guide & Guide to Updates (PDF)
Lesson Block: Botany: Main Lesson Book Parts 1 & 2 (PDF)
Lesson Block: Botany: Herbs for Kids: Part 2 (PDF)
Lesson Block: Botany: How to Teach Botany: Parts 1 & 2 by Waldorf Teacher Diane Power (Video)
Lesson Block: Botany: Introduction to Plants (PDF)
Lesson Block: Botany: Trees and Bald Eagles (PDF)
Teacher Resource: Leaf Shapes (PDF)
MLB Samples: Botany by Hannah
Teacher Resource: Form Drawing Basics (PDF)
MLB Samples: Form Drawing by Hannah
Lesson Block: Geography: Fifth Grade Geography (PDF)
Lesson Block: Geography: Fifth Grade Geography Books (6 PDFs)
Lesson Block: Language: Fifth Grade Grammar (PDF)
Lesson Block: Language: Fifth Grade Language, Including Sentence Diagramming (PDF)
Lesson Block: Language: Greek Stories for Plays (PDF)
Lesson Block: Language: Short Stories and Essays (PDF)
Lesson Block: Math: Math Skills and History: Indian Numbering System (PDF)
Lesson Block: Math: Fifth Grade Math and Geometry (PDF)
Lesson Block: Math: Math Through Sewing (PDF)
MLB Samples: North American Geography by Hannah
MLB Samples: Language by Hannah
Teacher Guide: Guide to Science Stories Preschool through Fourth Grade (PDF)
Main Lessons in Art, Watercolor & Handwork
Lesson: Wet on Dry Watercolor (Video by Waldorf Teacher)
Art Lesson: Indian Art – Mandalas (PDF)
Window Stars (PDF)
MLB Samples: Handwork by Hannah
MLB Samples: Form Drawing by Hannah
Main Lessons in Music
Soprano Recorder Fingering Chart (PDF)
Soprano Recorder Lesson Guide (PDF)
Soprano Recorder Music Cards (PDF)
Eurythmy
Guidelines for Fifth Grade Eurythmy (PDF)
Walking the Pentagram (Video & PDF)
About Copper Rods (Video & PDF)
Moving in Etheric Space (Video & PDF)
Moving Straight Lines and Curves in Combination (Video & PDF)
Moving Straight Lines and Crosses (Video & PDF)
Moving Triangles and Six Pointed Stars (Video & PDF)
7-fold Rod Exercise (Video & PDF)
12-Fold Rod Exercise (Video & PDF)
Threefold Walking (Video & PDF)
Variations on Threefold Walking (Video & PDF)
Rod tossing (Video & PDF)
Teacher Guides Specific to Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade Planner (PDF)
Fifth Grade Supply List (PDF)
How to Teach History (PDF)
How to Teach Botany Part 1 & 2 (Video by Waldorf Teacher Diane Power)
Legal Support
Lists of Curriculum Concepts to Submit to State Supervising Teacher
Correspondence Charts between Earthschooling & Core Curriculum for State Board
Extra Member Benefits
Member Blog with Extra Lessons Indexed by Grade, Season and Topic
Fifth Grade Chat Room
24-Hour Member Forum
Free Support
FAQs Page for Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade Links Page
Member Galleries of the Fifth Grade Year, Classrooms & Lessons
Kristie’s Private Galleries of Earthschooling Photos
Teacher Reference Materials
Mini-Course: Waldorf 101 Mini-Course (PDFs)
Webinar: Planning Meeting with Waldorf Teacher Diane Power (MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Planning Meeting with Earthschooling CEO, Kristie Burns (MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Rhythm and Stages in Waldorf Education (Video, MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Basics of Early Childhood Education (Video)
Basic Waldorf Verses: Circle Time, Bread Making, Clean Up Song, Basic Waldorf Verses, Leaving Songs, Lunch Blessing Songs (MP3s)
Reference: Introduction to Basic Waldorf Watercolor (PDF)
Planner: Weekly Scheduler for Multi-Age Classrooms (PDF)
Planner: My Waldorf Year (PDF)
Planner: My Waldorf Year for the Southern Hemisphere
Planner: Earthschooling Basic Planner (PDF)
Planner: For the Choleric, Melancholic, Sanguine and Phlegmatic (PDFs)
Mini-Book: Waldorf Basics (PDF)
Article: A Dozen Lesson Planning Tips (PDF)
Article: Parent & Teacher Modeling (PDF)
Article: The Importance of Free Play (PDF)
Article: Adapting Stories (PDF)
Article: Celebrating Festivals in Early Childhood (PDF)
Article: The Rhythm of Learning (PDF)
Article: The Three Day Rhythm (PDF)
Music for the Classroom: Sheet Music for the Year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December (PDFs)
Available Benefits for an Extra Fee
All the items listed above come with the fifth grade curriculum. However, we also offer the following services below for an additional fee:
Graduation Certificates & Transcripts Available for Additional Fee
Certified Teacher Consultations Available for Additional Fee
Live Tutoring with a Waldorf Teacher Available for Additional Fee
Live Tutoring with a Handwork Teacher Available for Additional Fee
