Description
What are Living Lessons?
Living Lessons are not an online school. Our goal is and always has been to assist the parent/teacher in their own classroom. We also feel it is important that the parent/teacher remains involved in the lessons to stay true to the Waldorf methods. So Living Lessons are a classroom assistant for you and a way for you to become a better teacher by having another teacher lead, guide, and inspire you. Here are some ways in which you may use the Living Lessons:
1. You are homeschooling multiple ages and need a virtual teacher now and then so you can offer each of your students individual attention.
2. You are looking for a virtual classroom experience with a Waldorf teacher.
3. You need a break now and then from homeschooling full time.
4. You want to enhance your own skill set by watching other teachers present Waldorf lessons.
5. You want to join a community of other parents experiencing Living Lessons with opportunities for your kids to connect with other kids in the program.
6. You are running a business or working from home and need a virtual teacher to help you homeschool.
7. You recently moved or are experiencing health challenges that make it hard to homeschool full time.
8. You are new to homeschooling and need a boost of confidence to start off your year.
9. You are new to Waldorf education.
10. You feel overwhelmed with the prospect of homeschooling or you have been forced into homeschooling by the pandemic and are feeling lost.
Mr. Andrea’s Lesson Plan…
The following is the plan for this block. It includes main lessons as well as additional artistic activities to augment the block. *Alas, it is subject to change slightly in practice. We will update this list as changes are made. All videos are about 45 minutes in length.
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #1: Geometry terminology
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #2: Measuring angles
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #3: Triangles and why Egyptians loved the circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #4: Quadrilaterals
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #5: Polygons of more than four sides
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #6: Circle terminology
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #7: Understanding the three dimensions
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #8: Copying one line segment onto another
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #9: Perfectly copying an angle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #10: Bisecting a line segment
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #11: Bisecting an angle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #12: Constructing a perpendicular line to any point on a line
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #13: Raising a perpendicular from a line to a point above the line
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #14: Constructing parallel lines
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #15: Dividing a line segment into equal parts
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #16: Constructing an equilateral triangle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #17: Painting of a sailboat with triangular sails
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #18: Constructing a perfect square
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #19: Painting of a forsythia flower
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #20: Constructing a hexagon within a circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #21: Painting of a tiger lily flower
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #22: Constructing a perfect square within a circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #23: Constructing a triangle within a circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #24: Constructing an octagon within a circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #25: Constructing a pentagon within a circle
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #26: Painting of an apple blossom
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #27: Dividing a circle into twelve equal parts
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #28: Dividing a circle into twenty-four equal parts
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson #29: Constructing an equiangular spiral
Sixth Grade Geometry Lesson FINAL: Geometry test
Your Teacher for this Block: Mr. Andrea
Mr. Andrea is one of our most popular teachers – all of our students and parents love him!
Nicholas Andrea now resides in the lush woodlands of northern Delaware with his family after spending the last six years teaching at the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina as a grades, music, and aftercare teacher. Nicholas earned his Waldorf Elementary and Music certifications at Sunbridge Institute in Spring Valley, NY. He is passionate about the Waldorf curriculum and believes in its ability to raise capable, compassionate, and creative human beings. After the birth of their son last October, Nicholas and his partner Cassie wanted more time at home with their baby which has led Nicholas to finding Earthschooling.
Nicholas is also passionate about music, speech arts, and history. Known in other circles as “The Bard,” Nicholas’s lifelong love of music has led him to a variety of instruments including world percussion, dijeridoo, flutes of various kinds, and Irish and Scottish bagpipes. He is also a published poet, and he spends his spare time plumbing the mysteries of world history in order to understand how we got where we are and where we go from here.
