Fifth Grade Waldorf Living Lessons (Main Lessons)
Your Instructor
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.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction: IMPORTANT: READ FIRST
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StartShort Welcome and Introduction to 5th Grade for Students with Mr. Andrea (22:02)
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StartIntroduction to 5th Grade for Parents with Mr. Andrea (49:57)
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StartRecommended Schedule for 5th Grade from Mr. Andrea
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StartFull Year of Fifth Grade to Download (Optional)
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StartCURRICULUM PLANNERS: Full Year of Fifth Grade to Download by the Month
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StartGUIDE to Using Living Lessons with Printed Curriculum
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StartFifth Grade FAQs
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StartFifth Grade Reading List
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StartIMPORTANT: Core Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Lesson to Use All Year (43:15)
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StartWritten Lessons for Fifth Grade Ancient Persia Block (30:24)
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StartBLOCK PLAN FOR PARENTS: Ancient Civilizations: Persia
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia: Lesson #1: Ahura Mazdao and Ahriman (79:47)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia: Lesson #2: Animal Domestication and the Discovery of Fire (125:19)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #3: The Advent of Farming (72:47)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #4: The Birth of Zarathustra (53:08)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Ancient Persia Lesson #5 – Zarathustra’s Initiation (82:34)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #6: Convincing King Vishtaspa to Follow the Path of Light (63:36)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #7: King Vishtaspa’s Glimpse of Heaven (43:15)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Persia Lesson #8: The Legacy of Zarathustra (72:44)
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StartBLOCK PLAN FOR PARENTS: Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #1: Creation Story of Mesopotamia (44:32)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #2: The Story of Marduk and Tiamat (79:27)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #3: The Rhythms of Nature and the Birth of Gilgamesh (120:07)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #4: Gilgamesh Becomes King of Uruk (84:37)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #5: The Death of Enkidu (106:27)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: Lesson #6: The Plant of Life (134:42)
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StartAncient Civilizations: Mesopotamia: FINAL Lesson – Block Review and Quiz Mesopotamia and Persia (21:43)
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StartTHIS BLOCK IS NOW COMPLETE