Description
WELCOME and Introduction to Fourth Grade with Teacher NicoleLiving Lessons included in this Fourth Grade Package
Chalkboard Drawings
St. Martin Chalkboard Drawing
Native American Block: Main Lessons with Teacher Joy
Cherokee Creation Story: Main Lesson Book Drawings & Movement: Day One: Video
Cherokee Creation Story: Main Lesson Book Drawings & Movement: Day Two: Video
Cherokee Creation Story: Main Lesson Book Drawings & Movement: Day Three: Video
Human Being & Animal Block: Main Lessons with Teacher Nicole
Lesson 1: The Threefold Human
Length: 42:52
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Begin with a creative chalk drawing of the human, the cow, the lion, and the bird – all four animals, but what unites us as such, and what makes us different? What can we do that a lion can’t do? What can a bird do that we can’t do? What makes a human being a human being? Learn all this and more in this lesson.
- Chalk drawing activity
- What can you do?
- Draw the Human Being using the sun, the stars, and the moon
- You’re made up of the universe!
- Storytime: “The Sky Family”
Member Feedback: “I was captivated by the story that was told at the very end.”
Lesson 2: The Cuttlefish
Length: 41:25
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Start by learning about a fascinating, electric, colorful creature: the cuttlefish. Draw your own diagram and study it’s anatomy. Teacher Nicole suggests supplementing this lesson with a trip to an aquarium, or by watching videos of these amazing creatures online.
- Cuttlefish anatomy
- Chalk drawing activity
- Octopus song
- What is a cephalopod?
Member Feedback: “Learning about the cuttlefish was very interesting. I had no idea they could change colors!”
Lesson 2B: Watercolor Painting: The Octopus
Length: 9:27
Teacher: Teacher Nicole
A painting activity with Teacher Nicole. Use beautiful flowing watercolors to create your own octopus painting. A perfect addition to lesson 2.
- Watercolor
- Painting tutorial
- Relaxing music
- Calm activity
Member Feedback: “Nicole has great watercolor techniques that are very helpful while following with the tutorial.”
Lesson 3: The Lion! The Courageous Heart
Length: 37:08
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Start off with a beautiful chalk drawing of a majestic lion snoozing in the sun. Compare the lion to the human, and the Cuttlefish from lesson 2. All animals have similarities to the human being. But how do animals adapt in order to survive in their natural habitat? Why can’t a human breathe under water, and why can’t a fish breathe above it? Enjoy singing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, a fun interactive duet, then finish with the main lesson book drawing of a lion, compiling all that we learned in this lesson and reflecting on a piece of poetry.
- Chalk drawing
- “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” singing
- How do animals adapt?
- What do humans have in common with the lion?
- “Unstooping” poem
Member Feedback: “The poem is a beautiful addition to this lesson!”
Lesson 4: The Cow
Length: 35:10
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Make a beautiful chalk pastel drawing of a cow and learn about this new addition to our block. What other animals are a part of the ruminant category? Next, discuss biodynamic farming and the benefits of it. Learn more about the cow and analyze a short poem. Finish up by drawing a buffalo in the main lesson book. How is a buffalo similar to a cow? How is it different?
- Chalk drawing
- Cows and other ruminants
- How many stomachs!?
- Biodynamic farming
- Poetry
- Buffalo versus cow
Member Feedback: “The story Nicole tells about the young calf and mother cow is wonderful. Hearing about her real-life experiences adds so much to each lesson.”
Lesson 5: The Eagle
Length: 30:56
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Let’s learn about our avian friends! Take a walk in your neighborhood and look up into the sky. Take note of all the birds you see and use their physical traits to make guesses about how they have adapted to their environment. Why does an eagle have long, sharp talons? Why does an owl have such big eyes? Why does a pelican have a deep beak? Why does a hummingbird have such tiny wings? Write down all your questions and guesses in your notebook so you may look back on it at the end of the week. Next, do a chalk drawing of an eagle in flight and learn a chant song about the eagle, which you may sing or learn on the recorder. Drums are encouraged for this song. Lastly, learn a poem called “The Eagle” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and incorporate it into the main lesson book along with your own drawing of an eagle.
- Nature walk activity
- The wise eagle
- The osprey: Eagles of the ocean
- Chalk drawing: eagle in flight
- Chant song
- Adaptations
- Poetry “The Eagle”
Member Feedback: “This lesson is brilliant. It encourages a huge amount of curiosity!”
Lesson 6: The Mouse and Other Rodents
Length: 46:13
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Begin with the story of Jumping Mouse and a vibrant chalk drawing to go along with it. The story will cover many topics from previous lessons including the wolf, the buffalo, the frog, the eagle, and the mouse. Next, we encourage you to choose your very favorite animal and learn everything you can about it using the same methods we used to learn about all of these marvelous animals. How are you different from your favorite animal? What do you and your favorite animal have in common?
- Jumping Mouse story
- Chalk drawing
- Learn about your favorite animal
- Main lesson book mouse drawing
Member Feedback: “A great review of the previous lessons without being repetitive!”
Lesson Story: The Goose Girl by the Well
Story by: The brothers Grimm
Retold by: Teacher Sofi
Length: Part 1 (9:25), Part 2 (9:10), Part 3 (14:57). Total length (33:32)
A whimsical story about a princess who cries tears of pearls, a wise old woman and her flock of geese, and an energetic, kind-hearted young man. Let’s learn valuable lessons like to never judge a person by the way they look, to always have patience with one another, and to stand up for ourselves when we need to. Story is told in three parts. MP3s can be used as direct story content (fun voices and engaging inflection), or you may listen to them on your own and re-tell the story in any way you like!
- Three-part story
- Valuable life lessons
- Fun voices and engaging inflection
- MP3 and PDF
Member feedback: “I’ve found brothers Grimm stories to be a bit outdated at times, but I do love them, and I think they’re beautiful and teach unique lessons. I was DELIGHTED to find that all the content I would normally change before sharing this story with students was already changed, and so tastefully too!”
Lesson Activity: Craft a Clay Goose
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 02:31
Teacher Nicole shows us how to craft a Goose out of clay. Her technique can be used with any malleable material, so don’t fret if you don’t have clay. Another possible material that we recommend following this tutorial with is beeswax. Get creative and feel free to add additional accessories to your goose. Use your imagination and enjoy!
- Clay crafting
- Goose model
- Pair with “The Goose Girl” story
Member feedback: “Cutest little goose model ever!! Such a fun crafting activity.”
Lesson Activity: Making a Bird and a Nest
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 03:54
Make a little bird in a nest out of clay or another malleable crafting material. Get a closeup hands-on instruction on successfully recreating the details of the beak, the wings, and nest.
- Clay crafting
- Bird and nest model
- Clay care for longevity
Member feedback: “This tutorial is so fun and simple to follow along with. I thought the nest would be a challenge, but Nicole’s technique for that part of the craft was great and perfect for fourth graders to follow!”
Lesson Activity: Making a Clay Star
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 3:40
Let’s make a starfish! Follow along while Teacher Nicole shows how to turn a simple ball of clay into a star. Remember that nature is full of unevenness, and your starfish doesn’t need to be perfect. Have fun and be sure to acknowledge and appreciate your growing skills.
- Clay crafting
- Starfish model
- Reflect on your art
- Nature isn’t perfect!
Member Feedback: “The advice about spraying water into the clay bag has saved us so much clay from drying out.”
Lesson Activity: Creating a Beaver with Modeling Clay
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 02:26
Follow along with this video to see how we make a simple beaver figurine out of clay. Rather than zooming in on the details, we’ll focus on the overall shape, the fundamental skillset in clay crafting.
- Clay crafting
- Beaver model
- Clay fundamentals
Member feedback: “I like that these earlier tutorials teach about the building blocks of clay making instead of expecting the students to know all the details already. Some kids will naturally want to go ahead and get into the details of their sculpture and others will take their time, but either way teaching the most fundamental skills is so important for every kind of student. You know what they say about teaching a person to fish!”
Lesson Activity: Drawing a Beaver
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 04:20
Join Teacher Nicole and draw a beautiful sunset scene with a beaver family building a dam. Use crayons, pencils, chalk, or any other drawing medium you’d like. Different difficulty options available for scenery drawing.
- Drawing activity
- Crayon drawing
- Beaver drawing
- Different difficulty options
Member feedback: “It’s nice that there are options for if a student struggles with the scenery.”
Lesson Activity: Eagle Drawing
Teacher: Nicole Martinez
Length: 05:43
Practice drawing the majestic Eagle with Teacher Nicole. Use the scene from a whimsical story time and capture the story visually using your imagination.
- Drawing activity
- Eagle drawing
- Drawing resources for teachers
- Find confidence in “ish”!
Member Feedback: “Great book recommendation. The “ish” method is. A great one to use with students who are just starting out with drawing or maybe excel more in other areas.”
Felting and Sculpting for Human & Animal Block
Lesson Activity: Creating a 3D Felted Sheep with Teacher Meagan
Teacher: Meagan
Length: 35:39
Follow along with Teacher Meagan and felt a fluffy 3D sheep friend. Meagan shows every step of her process and shares valuable tips and tricks that you can apply to all your felting projects. Meagan also tells us her safety rules, so we can all feel safe with tools that are a bit poky!
- Felting activity
- Felt sheep
- Felting basics
- Felting safety tips
Member Feedback: “This activity is one of my favorites! I have some experience felting already, but even I learned so much from this video. I feel more confident in my own skills and my ability to teach. Also picked up some great tips for making my materials last longer and not break so easily! Thank you so much, Meagan!”
Member Feedback: “Teacher Meagan gives very clear and concise instructions. She doesn’t skip over anything. Very helpful video. The sheep is quite adorable.”
Lesson Activity: Beginning Clay Work and Sculpting for Fourth Grade
Length: 21:01
A natural and earthly approach to clay crafting. Join us in this grounding activity rooted in the idea that you as a human being already have all that you need to create with clay. Craft with intention. We encourage everyone to follow the detailed guiding words of our teacher as he shares with us this beautiful and minimalistic clay technique.
- Clay activity
- Clay Bear
- Natural clay crafting
- Minimalistic animal design
Member Feedback: “This has become my favorite clay tutorial in the fourth-grade block. I enjoy how natural everything is and how it’s encouraged to find beauty in simplicity. It’s great to use this activity to show how amazing our hands are and what we can create without any tools. Just water and clay. Amazing.”
Local Geography Block
Each video covers more than one lesson…
Lesson 1: Introduction to Local Geography
Length – 25:51
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Teacher Nicole introduces local geography. Begin with a chalk drawing and get familiarized with the concept of geography. Next, take your student(s) on a walk from one significant location to another, and create a map tracking your journey. Learn about the native people from your part of the world. Lastly, find time to begin interviewing an older family member. Discover where your family came from and how they got here.
- Where are we in the world?
- Chalk drawing activity
- Outdoor walking activity
- Create your very own map.
- Who are the Kumeyaay people?
- Who are the Native People from your part of the world?
- Interview an older family member.
Member Feedback: “A fantastic introduction to geography with engaging activities that tie in wonderfully with the topic. A little gift of knowledge wrapped up with a bow! Thank you, Teacher Nicole.”
Lesson 2: The Four Directions and Landscape
Length- 47:26
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Start off with a compass drawing activity to learn about the four directions. Next, dive into a watercolor painting of the beautiful coastline. After analyzing and labeling your paintings, see how the four directions relates to what you painted.
- Compass drawing activity
- The four directions verse
- Follow the journey of the sun.
- Interactive painting of a significant location
- Share your interview results from Lesson 1
Member Feedback: “Nicole does a marvelous job getting students interested and involved in the lesson right from the start. The included verse was a great tool in teaching about what lies in each direction.”
Lesson 2B: Coastline Painting Tutorial
Length- 12:27
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Review the Coastline Painting Tutorial video from Lesson 2.
Member Feedback: “I appreciate how she continues to talk and teach while she does the painting lesson. It is also nice that she explains how she does certain artistic techniques, so that we can really follow along. Art and geography lesson all in one!”
Lesson 3: How Nature is Different Depending on Geographical Location
Length- 34:58
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Learn more about the Kumeyaay people while drawing a chalk image of a Kumeyaay man building a home. Explore Teacher Nicole’s geographical location and take a look at real footage of the diverse environment of Southern California including beautiful ocean views, flowing rivers, massive deserts, and lovely flowers. Finish the lesson by drawing a top-down view of San Diego and then try drawing your own geographical home.
- More about the Kumeyaay people
- Explore Teacher Nicole’s geographical home.
- How is our land affected by water?
- What does our land look like from the sky?
Member Feedback: “Learning about the Kumeyaay people has been fascinating. Hearing about the native people from the teacher’s home encourages curiosity about the native people from our own home.”
Lesson 4: The Mojave Desert and The Gold Rush
Length- 24:35
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Begin with a sunset dessert chalk drawing activity while we discuss how California’s geography encouraged lots of people to move there during The Gold Rush. Learn about Nathaniel Harrison – the first African American individual to immigrate to California, buy land, and farm it. Draw the Mojave Desert and learn about its beauty and dangers.
- Sunset dessert chalk drawing
- The Gold Rush
- Nathaniel Harrison
- The Mojave Desert
Member feedback: “This lesson is a great crossover between geography and history. After watching this video, students will really be able to understand the connection between geography and historical events.”
Lesson 5: Mission Basilica San Diego De Alcalá
Length- 49:10
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Follow a chalk tutorial of the Mission Basilica San Diego De Alcalá with teacher Nicole as she talks about the next group of people who came to San Diego to make it their home, and the way it affected the people who were already there.
- Perspective drawing of historical structure
- The Spanish people and the Kumeyaay people
- The Mission Basilica San Diego De Alcalá
- Agriculture
Member feedback: “Nicole touches on some of the more sensitive parts of American history and does it in such a way that is great for a fourth-grade student to understand. You can tell that there was a lot of thought and care into making sure the information is explained in the appropriate manner for this age group. And then when your child asks questions, you can choose how much detail they are ready to learn about. Well done, Earthschooling.”
Lesson 6: Día De Los Muertos
Length- 48:00
Teacher- Nicole Martinez
Learn about Día De Los Muertos while you draw a picture of what your personal family ofrenda may look like. Next, follow along with Teacher Nicole to make sugar skulls. Decorate your sugar skulls with bright beautifully colored frosting. Lastly, learn about The Whaley House, a mysterious historical location. A fun and educational way to end this block.
- Make and decorate sugar skulls.
- Create an ofrenda of your own.
- Try monarch butterfly face paint.
- The Whaley House tour
Member Feedback: “It was great to learn about Día De Los Muertos. What a fun and meaningful family tradition.”
Math Main Lessons
Lesson 1: The Fraction Tree
Equivalent Fractions: G4 Math Fraction Lesson #2
G4 Fractions: Lesson #3
G4 Fractions: lesson #4
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 1
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 2
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 3
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 4
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 5
Fourth Grade Math Block 2: Lesson 6
Norse Mythology: Main Lessons with Teacher Amy: 9-Week Block of Main Lessons
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 3: Week 1: Lesson 1: Video (14:14 min.)
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 3: Week 1: Lesson 4: Video (6:23 min.)
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 3: Week 1: Lesson 5: Video (60.50 min.)
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 3: Week 2: Lesson 1: Video (59 min.)
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 3: Week 3: Lesson 1: Video (46:42)
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 4: Week 1: Video
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 4: Week 2: Video
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 4: Week 3: Video
Norse Mythology: Main Lesson: Planner 4: Week 4: Video
Extra Painting Lessons for this Block by Waldorf Teacher Nicole
4th grade Watercolor Lesson: Jormungandr
4th grade Watercolor Lesson: Yggdrasil tree
Form Drawing Lessons with Waldorf Teacher Nicole
Form Drawing Lesson 1
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 31:09
Start this lesson with a braid drawing activity at the chalk board and expand your knowledge of drawing human hair. Teacher Nicole explains the process in detail while drawing Norse mythology character, Sif, and gives tips about highlighting and shading that can be applied to drawing all kinds of braids. After practicing on the chalkboard where it’s easier to correct little accidents, we’ll also be sure to transfer this information and drawing to our main lesson book. While we do this, we’ll hear the story of Thor and Sif. This lesson becomes more tangible with tracing the shape of a rope or whichever kind of cord you have available in your learning space.
- Chalk drawing activity
- Draw a braid
- Cursive writing
- Storytime: “Thor and Sif”
Member Feedback: “It’s great that there are a variety of ways to convey the concept to students. With drawing, writing in cursive, and tracing yarn, there is something for all learning types which is so very appreciated.”
Form Drawing Lesson 2
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 31:02
Become more familiar with the idea of line crossings. How can we use line crossings to portray more complicated ideas in our art? Start by drawing a circle – one of the most important and commonly used shapes in art and nature – and create an interesting circular pattern chalk drawing. This pattern will be used to practice tracing lines and figuring out how we can better understand drawings that use the illusion of multiple dimensions. Take this activity to the next level by turning this 2D drawing concept into a 3D clay craft. Lastly, we’ll do our main lesson book and take all that we’ve learned and apply it to our drawing.
- Chalk drawing
- Clay craft
- Line crossings in art
- Circle drawing methods
Member Feedback: “I love these lessons that plant seeds of ideas into our youth’s growing minds. When they do this lesson, they’ll be having fun drawing the shapes and learning the basics, but suddenly days later, you see them branch out all on their own and they’re able to use what they’ve learned in context. You get to watch the seed blossom in real time!”
Form Drawing Lesson 3
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 45:43
Start this lesson with a chalk drawing activity where we create a beautiful image of The Three Fates, an important group of sisters in mythology, who we will also hear a captivating story about at the end of our lesson. Practice giving these drawings a bit more movement and dimension. After we complete our drawing, we’ll get out our main lesson books and jump into drawing something more geometric. Apply all that we’ve learned from these past three lessons and compare it to your lesson 1 and 2 main lesson book pages. In what areas have you improved? What would you like to put more time into?
- Chalk drawing
- Art with movement
- Dimensions in art
- Morning verse
- Geometric forms
- Storytime: “The Three Fates”
Member Feedback: “The chalk drawing exercise in the start was a great way to practice the ideas in lesson one and two in the context of people drawing. Nice progression in these lessons, they truly do build upon one another.”
Form Drawing Lesson 4
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 23:36
Start with a chalk form drawing to warm up your creativity. Think about what beauty is to you, and color in your form drawing to express that beauty to whoever may have the joy of looking at it. Show them what beauty looks like through your eyes! Next, Teacher Nicole will share a poem about October and a song about Autumn. Feel free to also share written or spoken art about whichever season you’re experiencing in your part of the world. After, we’ll get ready to do our main chalk form drawing activity. The purpose of this activity is to really break down each step of what we’re drawing, and practice it. Repetition is important here. Once you feel comfortable, transfer this drawing into the main lesson book.
- Chalk drawing
- October poem
- Autumn song
- Practice the art of practicing
Member Feedback: “This lesson encourages you to slow down and focus on the details, which I find to be imperative at this point the lesson block. Instead of rushing forwards, it’s been nice to take a step back and solidify all that we learned before. This way you can build a solid foundation that will serve you in the future.”
Form Drawing Lesson 5
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 34:43
Teacher Nicole starts this lesson with a chalk form drawing of a star design created by the Mescalero Apache people. She introduces some more creative patterns here. Next, we’ll learn more about the Mescalero Apache people and we’ll hear a story time about the Mescalero Apache people, and their creation story. After this, practice drawing their star design and incorporate our line crossing technique, and when you are comfortable with that, transfer it into the main lesson book. Be proud of all that you’ve learned so far!
- Chalk form drawing
- Learn about the Apache people
- Mescalero Apache people’s creation story
- Learn to draw the Apache star design
Member Feedback: “Love the inclusion of Native American art. It opens up the opportunity to learn about all of the different tribes’ artworks and how different they all are.”
Form Drawing Lesson 6
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 48:29
It’s time to put everything together. Take three of the forms we’ve learned during this block and use them to create a chalk drawing of Mjolnir, Thor’s hammer. Zoom in and analyze the design on the hammer and practice with that isolated form drawing design. Use repetition to get confident with this and then once you are comfortable, transfer this project into the main lesson book. Finish off the lesson with a continuation of our previous story of Thor and Sif. This time we’ll get into how Thor’s hammer was made!
- Chalk drawing
- Thor’s hammer
- Combine form drawing techniques
- Form drawing practice
- Review previous form drawings
- Storytime: “Thor’s Hammer”
Member Feedback: “I liked the overall mythological theme of this lesson block. The three fates, Thor’s Hammer, the story of Sif and Thor. It worked very well.”
Lesson A: The Celtic Knot #1
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 11:44
“The Celtic Knot is a perfect representation of thinking, feeling, and willing.” Teacher Nicole shows us how to draw a Celtic Knot. Start by practicing with chalk and chalkboard. After becoming more comfortable and familiarizing the pattern into your muscle memory, transition to a sheet of paper and pencil. Nicole provides guidelines you may follow to ensure a successful drawing! Finish this activity up by shading in your Celtic Knot with any color(s) of your choosing.
- Form Drawing
- Basic Celtic Knot
- Chalk drawing
- Pencil drawing
Member Feedback: “The Celtic Knot was such a fun form drawing to learn to make I absolutely recommend it.”
Lesson B: The Celtic Knot #2
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 13:36
Now that we know how to draw the Celtic Knot, let’s try another level of difficulty. Learn to draw this more complex Celtic Knot with Teacher Nicole. Begin with chalk for practice and see how far you’re able to get with this pattern by free hand, while you follow Nicole. Notice where it feels more challenging and make sure to give those spots some extra practice. When you’ve completed your practice, use color blending techniques to finish up the chalk portion of this lesson. In the main lesson book, we’ll be drawing the same Celtic Knot, but this time in pencil. Remember to have fun and be creative.
- Form Drawing
- Complex Celtic Knot
- Chalk drawing
- Pencil drawing
Member Feedback: “It’s nice that there are two variations of this. The first Celtic Knot is great practice for getting into the second one that’s more difficult.”
Lesson C: The Celtic Knot #3
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 32:49
It’s time for the final level of Celtic Knot drawing. Take all that you’ve learned and practiced from the main lessons and Celtic Knot lessons #1 and #2 and apply it to this lesson. Teacher Nicole provides guidelines that you may follow to ensure a successful drawing and better understanding of the design. Like usual, it’s important to start by practicing on a chalkboard for easy corrections,
- Intricate form drawing
- Woven knot
- Chalk drawing
- Pencil drawing
- Celtic knot
Member Feedback: “This was a challenging one, but so rewarding as well”
Lesson D: Four Leaf Form Drawing
Teacher – Nicole Martinez
Length – 16:35
Let’s finish off the activity portion of this lesson with a fun and simple design, the Leaf Form. Grab some chalk and a chalkboard cause like always, we want to start with a free practice session while we learn and get familiarized with the material. Teacher Nicole provides detailed instructions for us to follow for our design drawing and our decorating. Once we’ve finished our chalk portion, we’ll transition to pencil and paper and copy our final version into the main lesson book. Lastly, step back and take a look at all of the form drawings you have learned and completed this block! Admire your work and be proud of how far you’ve come.
- Form drawing
- Chalk drawing
- Pencil drawing
- Leaf form
Member Feedback: “This was a nice way to complete the block. This particular form drawing looks like leaves, so you’re able to incorporate it into many nature drawings as well.”
Music: Ukulele Lessons: Level One
By Music Teacher, Dan Prindle
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 1: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 2: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 3: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 4: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 5: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 6: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 7: Video
Ukulele: Level 1: Class 8: Video
Handwork Living Lessons with Teacher Megan
Making a Wet Felted Bowl: Video
Making a Wet Felted Picture: Video
Handwork Lessons with Waldorf Teacher Mellie
Knitting a Hedgehog, Video 1
Knitting a Hedgehog, Video 2
Sewing an Embroidered Pouch: Video 1
Sewing an Embroidered Pouch: Video 2
Sewing an Embroidered Pouch: Video 3
Wet-on-Wet and Wet-on-Dry Watercolor with Various Teachers
Pretty Pumpkin Painting by Teacher Nicole: Video
Painting Poppies with Teacher Nicole: Video
Already Included…
Already included in this package are all the same benefits you receive with our traditional Earthschooling Curriculum Package below..
Theme: Individuality. What is my place in the world? Local Environment & Character.
From Class Four children have developed to a point where they can be led into the history and geography of their locality. Tumultuous stories of Norse mythology teach about character and individuality in a complex world. Children begin to learn about their place in the surrounding environment with the study of local geography and map making. They write their own compositions and increase math skills by learning fractions and long division. In music they must hold their own in playing or singing a round.
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Main Lessons
Teacher Reference and Lesson Block: Human Being and Animal: Teacher Guide
Lesson Block: Relationship Between Animal and Human Being Lessons
Lesson Block: Human Body Anatomy
Lesson Block: Introduction to Animal Science (PDF)
Lesson Block: Animal Signs: Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4
MLB Samples: G4 Human Being and Animal by Hannah
MLB Samples: G4 Human Being and Animal by Jack
Teacher Reference: Science: Guide to Science Stories Preschool Through Fourth Grade
Lesson Block: Clay Work for Fourth Grade (Video by Waldorf Teacher Brian Wolfe)
MLB Samples: G4 Painting by Jack
Lesson Block: Waldorf Watercolor Stories for the Year
Teacher Reference: Form Drawing Basics
Lesson Block: Fourth Grade Form Drawing
MLB Samples: G4 Form Drawing by Hannah
MLB Samples: G4 Form Drawing by Jack
Lesson Block: Handwork: Fourth Grade Cross-Stitch
Lesson Block: Fourth Grade Geography
Lesson Block: Geography: Mapping, Orienteering and the Four Directions
MLB Samples: G4 Local Geography by Hannah
MLB Samples: G4 Local Geography by Jack
Lesson Block: Language: Fourth Grade Reading, Writing and Grammar
Lesson Block: Language: Writing Exercises for Fourth Grade
Lesson Block: Language: Plays for Fourth Graders
Lesson Block: Language: Storytelling and Theater
MLB Samples: G4 Language by Jack
Lesson Block: Norse Mythology: Introduction to Norse Mythology
Lesson Block: Norse Mythology: The Heroes of Asgard
MLB Samples: G4 Norse Mythology by Hannah
MLB Samples: G4 Norse Mythology by Jack
Lesson Block: Math: Fourth Grade Math Basics
Lesson Block: Math: G4 Adding and Subtracting Fractions Supplement
Lesson Block: Math: G4 Problems for Math
Lesson Block: Math: Cooking with Fractions
MLB Samples: Math Part One by Hannah
MLB Samples: Math Part Two by Hannah
MLB Samples: G4 Math by Jack
Lesson Block: Native American: Native American Culture and Myths
Lesson Block: Native American: Native American Crafts
Lesson Block: Native American: Early Settlers and Human Deeds
Lesson Block: Native American: Native American Poems
Lesson Block: Native American: Song of Hiawatha
MLB Samples: German by Jack
MLB Samples: Spanish by Jack
Main Lessons In Music
Fourth Grade Verses for the Year (PDF & MP3s)
Soprano Recorder: Wall Chart (PDF)
Soprano Recorder: Lesson Guide (PDF)
Soprano Recorder: Music Cards (PDF)
Eurythmy
Guidelines to Fourth Grade Eurythmy (PDF)
About Copper Rods (Video & PDF)
How to Move in Etheric Space (Video & PDF)
Walking the Pentagram (Video & PDF)
7-fold Rod Exercise (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)
Enrichment & Extra Lesson Blocks
MLB Samples: G4 German by Jack
MLB Samples: G4 Spanish by Jack
Teacher Resources Specific to Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade Planner (PDF)
Fourth Grade Supply List (PDF)
Fourth Grade Chalk Drawing by Waldorf Teacher Brian Wolfe (Video)
How to Teach History (PDF)
Steiner on Man and the Four Kingdoms of Nature (PDF)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 1: 3 (Video)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 2: 1 (Video)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 2: 2 (Video)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 2: 3 (Video)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 3: 1 (Video)
Block Crayon Tutorial Series: Part 3: 2 (Video)
Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Video: Norse #1 by Waldorf Teacher Rick Tan (Video)
Wet-on-Dry Watercolor Video: Norse #2 by Waldorf Teacher Rick Tan (Video)
Three Ways to Do a Main Lesson: Parts 1 & 2 (Video)
Waldorf Wet-on-Wet Watercolor: Part 2 (Video)
Working with Clay in the Waldorf Classroom (Video)
How to Make a Dream Catcher (Video)
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
Fourth Grade Chat Room
24-Hour Member Forum
Free Support
FAQs Page for Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade Links Page
Member Galleries of the Fourth 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 fourth 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
Fourth Grade Curriculum Samples
Complete Guide to Earthschooling Fourth Grade NEW! Fourth Grade Curriculum Block “Daily Planner” Sample Fourth Grade Curriculum Block Sample How to Teach Clay Work – Teacher Tutorial SampleIf you are unfamiliar with this package and need additional samples beyond what we have provided on this page we suggest that you purchase subject blocks to sample the curriculum (you will be given credit for your block purchase if you decide to upgrade) or contact us at: CustomerService@TheBEarthInstitute.com. You may also be interested in visiting our Testimonial Page or What is Earthschooling page. You can view our company purchase and privacy policies HERE.
