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A Journey through Waldorf Homeschooling
Grade 4
A Little Garden Flower Curriculum Guide
Melissa Nielsen
Softbound
Includes the unabridged, illustrated book, The Children of Odin by
Padraic Colum!!
Regular Price: $32.00
Clearance Price: $22.00
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Marvelous! Melisa's Grade 4 Journey offers so many things that
I've never before seen brought together, including many things I've never before
seen addressed in print. All in all, this book addresses not just Grade 4 and
the needs of those students, but all of us, our families and life itself, in
what is becoming an increasingly confusing and challenging world.
First, Grade 4 in the Waldorf curriculum can be perplexing to
many people. Just what is going on with all these Norse myths, anyway? And,
why won't the children sit still and listen they way they did last year? Those
two questions turn out to be intimately related -- Melisa's delvings into them
are simply splendid. You'll discover for yourself how nourishing and useful
they are.
Then, I want to comment especially on Chapter 4, aptly titled "Inner
Work for Self and Family." Of course, any inner work we do really always
begins with outer reality. Never have I seen this fact presented in such a
crystaline way: Melisa begins from the heart of the matter with "Blending
a family from hate to harmony." Her decision to share her journey and
that of others through divorce and remarriage, through the trials and joys
of blending two families into one is a huge gift. The authors offer it up with
such heart that I found myself feeling uplifted and empowered through tears
of recognition.
It is not by chance that this topic should appear in a book created
to help adults teach 4th graders -- like one of Thor's lightening bolts, it
strikes with brilliance the experience of being a 4th grader, and shines a
light on how that experience is one we all share.
Additionally, Melisa has had the generosity to include the entirety
of Padraic Colum's Children of Odin, one of the best resources for
vibrant, 4th-grade-ready, Norse myths. What a treat to find it right there,
ready and waiting!
As you can see, I believe this is a wonderful, inspired curriuculm
guide. Do enjoy!
Contents:
- Foreword by Michael Rivera
- Introduction
- History of Waldorf Schools and Anthroposophy
- Chapter 1: The Fourth Grade
- Chapter 2: Drawing animals in grade four by Sieglinde de Francesca (author
of Coloring with Block Crayons)
- Chapter 3: Music in the Waldorf Curriculum by Judith Ivy
- Chapter 4: Inner Work for Self and Family
- Chapter 5: Grade Four Lesson Blocks and Sample Schedule
- Closing Remarks
- Appendix with resource lists and material, including Children of Odin
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