I love teaching this block! I love it so much that I’ve volunteered to teach it for colleagues and in all have taught the block 6 times! (Quite a luxury in world where we reinvent the wheel so often!)

This guide will help you plan, so you’ll end up enjoying the block just as much as I did!

In this guide you’ll find . . .

• ​a 25-page pdf document with explanation of main lesson format, an outline for the block, and day-by-day curriculum content with instructions for demonstrations
• ideas for review activities
• nearly 50 photos of main lesson pages
• handouts and dictations
• a block test
• a block summary and evaluation form
• primary resource suggestions
• supplies recommendations

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It’s always a good sign when you go through your students’ work from years ago and smile with satisfaction, not only about the work they did, but also about how much fun you all had! That’s how I feel about Waldorf 6th grade physics!

I realize I say this about almost every block, but I just loved teaching this one!

It’s so unique in that you’re really not teaching the students anything they don’t already know — you’re just teaching them to look at the world in a completely different way.

This thorough guide gives you the outline and framework you need to teach the block, instructions for demonstrations and assignments and a list of recommended resources to check out of the library or purchase. My own lesson plan notes can be your guide as you work your way through your resources and find the right way to bring the content to your students.

I’ve also included tons of photos of main lesson pages, dictations, handouts and a final block test. The meat of the guide is a 25 page pdf document that outlines the structure of main lesson, how much time to spend on the various activities and then a day-by-day content guide with the specific demonstrations (and some tips for carrying them out).

There’s a huge amount of information in this guide and I just know you’re going to love teaching this block as much as I did!

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Teaching this block made me a complete convert, though. The world of rocks and minerals is endlessly fascinating! Did you know that if you can read rocks you can learn the history of the earth?! Incredible!

This thorough guide gives you the outline and framework you need to teach the block, review activities and assignments and a list of recommended resources to check out of the library or purchase. My own lesson plan notes can be your guide as you work your way through your resources and find the right way to bring the content to your students.

I’ve also included photos of main lesson pages, dictations, handouts and a final block test. And don’t miss the artistic activities — the two poems and one song I used for artistic work during the block.

In all, there are over 40 pages of resource and information in this guide and I just know you’re going to love teaching this block as much as I did!

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This thorough guide gives you the outline and framework you need to teach the block and recommended resources to check out of the library or purchase online. Though I do not present a complete narration of the content, I’ve included my lesson plan notes that come from the recommended resources.

I’ve also included photos of main lesson pages, quizzes, worksheets and a final block test.

The Astronomy block is quite unique in that it can be taught in either 6th or 7th grade. Depending on when you teach the block, your focus should be different, and I’m happy to offer suggestions that will allow you to customize this block for either 6th or 7th grade.

This guide is over 40 pages of information that I’m sure will inspire you and your students to have a fantastic Astronomy block!

This guide will come in the form of a downloadable zip file that contains a 25 page pdf guide, 4 quiz and worksheet documents and 17 images of sample student work.

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In this packet you’ll find my most essential Waldorf Grade Six documents. It is not a full curriculum guide but it gives a brief picture of the year as a whole and includes some of the most important documents that provided a framework for our work for the year.

• The Upper Grades Morning Verse — The translation I like best.
• A Grade Six Sample Block Rotation — When should you teach each main lesson block? Here is my calendar of the year in the form of main lesson content.
• A Grade Six Sample Weekly Schedule — Including my thoughts on what is the best weekly schedule.
• A Grade Six Sample Main Lesson Rhythm — The nuts and bolts of how that two hour main lesson block is spent.
• A Grade Six Curriculum Overview — A small taste of how and why the Waldorf Grade Six curriculum meets the 12 year old.
• Main Lesson Page Tracker – Help your students keep track of their assignments. Scoring rubric (and my thoughts about using it) included.
• A Main Lesson Book Liner — Does your students’ writing slope down the page? Print this out and have them put it behind their work to keep straight lines.

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