Waldorf Block: G5: Fifth Grade Handwork
The Waldorf fifth-grade handwork block is an essential part of the curriculum, emphasizing knitting socks to develop dexterity and introduce working in three dimensions. This engaging block helps students master various knitting techniques like knitting, purling, ribbing, and stockinette, while also following written patterns and picking up stitches. This block also includes many other handwork projects. Please scroll down to the description to see the complete list. You can see the full list of items included in this block by scrolling down to the syllabus. We are always adding new items so the syllabus will change each time an item is added.
Waldorf Fifth Grade Handwork Block: Knitting Socks & Developing Fine Motor Skills
The Waldorf fifth-grade handwork block is an essential part of the curriculum, emphasizing knitting socks to develop dexterity and introduce working in three dimensions. This engaging block helps students master various knitting techniques like knitting, purling, ribbing, and stockinette, while also following written patterns and picking up stitches. This block also includes many other handwork projects. Please scroll down to the description to see the complete list.
Key Aspects:
- Knitting in the Round: Students learn to use four or five needles to knit in the round, a key skill for creating three-dimensional objects like socks.
- Developing Fine Motor Skills: Handwork in Waldorf schools supports fine motor skill development and enhances intellectual capacity, with activities like knitting strengthening hand-eye coordination.
- Practical & Meaningful Projects: Fifth graders create useful items like socks, hats, gloves, and potentially scarves, fostering a sense of accomplishment and self-reliance.
- Connection to Curriculum: Handwork in Waldorf education is seamlessly integrated with other subjects, enhancing learning in areas like math and geometry through pattern recognition in stitches.
Your Instructor
A class designated as being taught by The BEarth Institute may involve multiple teachers. You can learn more about all of our teachers here: https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/about-us/gallery-3/
Classes that involve multiple teachers are as follows:
- Preschool & Kindergarten: Amy Cho and Safia Mandil (Stories, Crafts, and Circle Time)
- First Grade: Mellie Lonneman & Nicole Martinez (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Diane Power, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Michelle Prindle, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Second Grade: Mellie Lonneman & Simone Blanchard (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Diane Power, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Third Grade: Mellie Lonneman & Amy Williams & Joy Cowburn (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Fourth Grade: Mellie Lonneman & Nicole Martinez (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Fifth Grade: Nicholas Andrea (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, Catherine Allegretti, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Sixth Grade: Nicholas Andrea (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, Robyn Beaufoy, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Seventh Grade: Stephanie Packer & Danielle Gair (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, Catherine Allegretti, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Eighth Grade: Nicholas Andrea (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Ninth Grade: Stephanie Packer, Natasha Sherwood, Kerry Burke, Dr. Chris Deason, Danielle Gair, Nicholas Andrea (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Dan Prindle, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Tenth Grade: Rachel Solt, Stephanie Packer, Natasha Sherwood, Kerry Burke, Dr. Chris Deason, Danielle Gair, Nicholas Andrea (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, Michelle Prindle, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Eleventh Grade: Stephanie Packer, Danielle Gair, Mohsina Mandil (Main Lessons) & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
- Twelfth Grade: Stephanie Packer, Mohsina Mandil & Mellie Lonneman, Rick Tan, Janet Walker, Megan Hammer, Cynthia Hansen, Brian Wolfe, and Kristie Burns (Music, Art, Handwork & Eurythmy)
Course Curriculum
Fifth Grade Handwork Lessons
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StartHandwork Main Lesson Book Sample
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StartLesson One: Knitting a Doll: Part I (8:57)
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StartLesson Two: Knitting a Doll: Part II (5:13)
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StartLesson Three: Knitting a Doll: Part III (7:17)
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StartLesson Four: Knitting a Doll: Part IV (8:00)
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StartLesson Five: Knitting a Doll: Part V (13:32)
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StartLesson Six: Knitting a Doll: Part VI (14:15)
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StartLesson Seven: Knitting a Doll: Part VII (9:41)
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StartLesson Eight: Knitting a Gnome: Part I (14:30)
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StartLesson Nine: Knitting a Gnome: Part II (20:51)
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StartLesson Ten: Knitting a Gnome: Part III (23:45)
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StartLesson Eleven: Knitting a Gnome: Part IV (10:23)
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StartLesson Twelve: Knitting a Gnome: Part V (22:01)
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StartLesson Thirteen: Creating a 3D Felted Toadstool with Teacher Meagan (25:41)
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StartLesson Fourteen: Creating a 3D Felted Cactus with Teacher Meagan (32:46)
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StartLesson Fifteen: Wet-felted Pumpkins Craft (16:22)
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StartLesson Sixteen: Tunisian Crochet with Jennifer Tan (20:53)
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StartLesson Seventeen: Review: Finger Knitting & Finger Knit Flowers (11:38)
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StartLesson Eighteen: How to Felt a Mermaid (9:56)
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StartLesson Nineteen: Review: How to Knit a Rabbit (20:29)
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StartIntroduction to Fifth Grade Clay Work & Sculpture
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StartLesson Twenty: Clay Work & Sculpture Review (6:08)
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StartLesson Twenty-One: How to Make a Clay Buddha Sculpture (30:59)
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StartLesson Twenty-Two: Clay Relief of Ahura Mazdao (64:25)
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StartLesson Twenty-Three: Clay Dwelling and Plow from Early Persia (25:08)
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StartLesson Twenty-Four: How to Make a Clay Ziggurat (44:38)
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StartLesson Twenty-Five: Clay Relief of Gilgamesh (60:21)
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StartLesson Twenty-Six: Mesopotamian Clay House Project (52:56)
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StartLesson Twenty-Seven: How to Construct a Clay Sphinx (23:50)
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StartLesson Twenty-Eight: How to Construct a Clay Pyramid (31:54)
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StartLesson Twenty-Nine: Clay Transformation of the Dandelion (20:22)
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StartLesson Thirty: Creating Clay Mushrooms (40:40)
Fifth Grade Supplemental Art Lessons
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StartPrinted Book: Fifth Grade Window Stars (Also Available in the Next Section)
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StartWritten Lessons for Fifth Grade Art Block (27:01)
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StartIntroduction to Fifth Grade Art
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StartWet-on-Wet Watercolor Review: Part One (20:44)
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StartWet-on-Wet Watercolor Review: Part Two (29:25)
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StartWet-on-Wet Watercolor Review: Part Three (30:35)
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StartLesson One: Ancient Civilizations: Drawing of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (55:00)
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StartLesson Two: Ancient Civilizations: Portrait of Shiva’s Face (40:36)
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StartLesson Three: Ancient Civilizations: Portrait Drawing of Durga (55:59)
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StartLesson Four: Ancient Civilizations: Ancient Egypt: White on Black Chalk Drawing of Hatshepsut (25:35)
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StartLesson Five: Creating a Nature Mandala (28:40)
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StartLesson Six: Core Lesson: Setting Up Your Paint Supplies, Mixing Paints, and Stretching a Paint Paper (43:15)
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StartLesson Seven: Wet on Dry Autumn Tree Painting (31:52)
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StartLesson Eight: Painting of a Grandfather Clock (51:51)
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StartLesson Nine: Dandelion Painting (30:22)
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StartLesson Ten: Painting of the Great Pyramids (27:35)
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StartLesson Eleven: Painting of the Winged Isis (46:27)
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StartLesson Twelve: Watercolor Negative Painting of Zeus (25:19)
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StartLesson Thirteen: Collage Painting of Lichen (50:00)
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StartLesson Fourteen: Conifer Color Perspective Painting (36:34)
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StartLesson Fifteen: Painting of an Apple (25:35)
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StartLesson Sixteen: Painting of a Maple Leaf in Autumn (32:41)
Frequently Asked Questions
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