The Earthschooling Waldorf Fifth Grade North American Geography block provides students with a rich and engaging experience, fostering a deep connection with the continent's diverse landscapes and cultures. Moving beyond rote memorization, this block focuses on understanding the relationship between the land and its people, exploring how geographical features have shaped cultures and economies throughout history. Scroll down to see a full list of classes in this block...

This engaging Fifth Grade Waldorf Botany Block provides a comprehensive and immersive journey into the fascinating world of plants, designed specifically for the developing fifth grader. More than just textbook learning, this block uses the unique Waldorf approach to awaken a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world, fostering observation skills and preparing students for more complex scientific studies. Join Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea for a journey of discovery through the world of plants. In this first block, we will enter into a living imagination of the plant's role between sun and earth. We will grow up with the increasingly complex forms of growing things from fungi through flowering plants. We will spend a year with a maple tree. The students will learn how the world of plants is an outward reflection of inward human soul qualities. 

Embark on a captivating journey through time with the Earthschooling Waldorf Fifth Grade Persia and Mesopotamia Main Lesson Block! This core curriculum experience immerses 10 and 11-year-old students in the vibrant cradle of civilization, exploring the foundations of human society and cultural development. Ancient history in the fifth grade starts with the childhood of civilized humanity in ancient India, where human beings still lived in a very dream-like state. The ancient Persians who came next transitioned from the dream-like state to connect with the earth and felt the need to transform the earth & domesticate animals. The great cultures of Mesopotamia (the Chaldeans, the Hebrews, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians) come even more into our being as humans by recording their history in the form of writing.

In the Earthschooling Waldorf curriculum, the fifth grade Ancient India block is a cornerstone of the main lesson, offering students a rich exploration of a foundational civilization. Essentially, the Earthschooling Waldorf fifth-grade Ancient India block is designed to be an immersive and engaging journey into the culture, mythology, and artistic achievements of this influential civilization, allowing students to connect with a foundational part of human history and cultural development.​ Join Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea for an adventure through Ancient India. This block is the first part of the fifth grade Ancient Civilizations series/block. Studying India is very important because of the cultural foundations it laid and continues to lay for so many subsequent civilizations. This block also generates interest for the Indian culture and exposing the students to eternal human truths beautifully expressed by the ancient Rishis. This block is appropriate for any student age 10 and up.

In a Earthschooling Waldorf Fifth Grade, the Ancient Egypt block is a significant part of the history curriculum, focusing on exploring ancient civilizations. In essence, the Earthschooling Waldorf fifth-grade Ancient Egypt block provides a holistic and engaging experience for students to explore this fascinating civilization through stories, creative activities, and intellectual understanding.​

In this Earthschooling Waldorf fifth-grade curriculum, the Ancient Greece block provides an immersive journey into the world of ancient Greece, focusing on both its history and mythology. This epic block contains 42 video lessons! This block will also prepare students for the Roman History block they will be doing in 6th grade. This block will cover the last of the four ancient civilizations – Ancient Greece. This block will also prepare the student for their Ancient Rome block in sixth grade.

The Earthschooling Waldorf fifth grade curriculum features a unique and engaging Freehand Geometry main lesson block, designed to introduce children to the foundational principles of geometry through artistic exploration. This block emphasizes understanding geometry through the heart and experience before engaging with it intellectually. By focusing on freehand drawing, artistic exploration, and connecting geometry to the natural world, the Waldorf fifth grade Freehand Geometry block provides a rich and meaningful learning experience that fosters a love of geometry and builds a strong foundation for future mathematical studies.​ You can see the full syllabus by scrolling down below.

In the Earthschooling Waldorf fifth-grade math curriculum, students embark on an exciting journey into the world of decimals through a dedicated main lesson block. This block, often called "Decimal Fractions" or included with "Metric System & Measurements," builds on students' prior knowledge of fractions to introduce the nuances of decimal numbers. The Waldorf fifth-grade decimals block offers a vibrant and engaging approach to learning about decimals. By weaving together academic concepts with imaginative and practical activities, it cultivates a deep understanding and appreciation for these important mathematical tools. Join Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea for an adventure through Fifth Grade Math. Each Living Lesson set is a complete video course for the block and includes chalkboard drawings, teacher instruction, main lesson book drawings, music, watercolor, and more. The exact contents of the block can be found below in the description.

This block covers life in Ancient Rome, Mythology, Culture, Maps, The Republic, the Rise and Fall of Rome and much more. This block also includes biographies of famous figures in history – including female figures (this is unique to the Earthschooling Waldorf curriculum). This also includes access to all the Roman Main Lesson Book pages for sixth grade. As an extra bonus this package also includes a video that shows you how to teach the Roman history main lesson block.

Join Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea for an adventure through Geography. This block is part of the sixth grade Ancient Civilizations series/block. However, it is appropriate for any student aged 10 and up. Each Living Lesson set is a complete video course for the block and includes chalkboard drawings, teacher instruction, main lesson book drawings, music, watercolor, and more. The exact contents of the block can be found below in the description.

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Explore European geography, history, and folktales thought this block. This block includes maps, history, stories and much more! This is an 8-week block.

Join Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea for an adventure through Sixth Grade Math. Each Living Lesson set is a complete video course for the block and includes chalkboard drawings, teacher instruction, main lesson book drawings, music, watercolor, and more. The exact contents of the block can be found below in the description.

Explore multiple aspects of finance and business math through this block!

The student will be formally studying acoustics and other physics concepts in 8th grade. However, to prepare them for the more complex physics lessons that are coming we will be doing some basic experiments this week to get them comfortable with the concepts. This block covers acoustics, optics, magnetism, and thermodynamics. The lessons are largely hands-on lessons with many experiments you can do using common household objects. This purchase includes both the printed curriculum and the Living Lessons. Instruction in physics begins in the sixth grade and is linked to what the children have learned in music. We begin the study of physics by allowing acoustics to be born out of music. – Steiner

Learn about Mensuration from Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea! Details can be found in the listing for this item.

Learn about the customs, stories, and land of Asia with Mr. Andrea. Details are in the courser listing.

Explore Eighth Grade Chemistry with Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea. Details are in the class listing.

Learn about the French Revolution, American Revolution and Civil War with Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea. Details can be found in the course listing.

Learn about WWI & WWII with Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea. Details are in the course listing.

This block begins with a 102-page Elizabethan England lesson that incorporates reading, writing, cooking, sewing, carpentry, and even art lessons! In addition, Waldorf teacher Rick Tan has created a chalk drawing tutorial and video for this block exclusively for Earthschooling called, Drawing Queen Elizabeth. There is a 10-page Shakespeare lesson guide with assignments to go along with the Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet units. A video tutorial with artist Joey Tan called How to draw Shakespeare rounds out this rich and exciting block.

Explore the Industrial Revolution with Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea. Details on this course can be found in the listing.

This block is full of illustrations, experiments, video, and in-depth teacher lessons including a 34 page unit reviewing the scientific method, physics energy, and thermodynamics. You can find a full list of classes in the complete sale listing. This class also includes all the Earthschooling PDFs for this block.

Learn about the measurement of solid bodies with Waldorf teacher Mr. Andrea. Details about this class can be found in the class listing.