2016 - 2017 School Year Blocks

Next year I'll be teaching a 6th grader and a 7th grader. Becca will be new to Waldorf so, like I did for Leah and Natalie, I'll have her do some of the blocks she missed that I think she would really enjoy and that would be beneficial to her developmentally. Old Testament Stories (usually done in 3rd grade) is what I'm especially thinking about. Every day I wake up and I think "I have to have Becca do Old Testament Stories," and I think it's the voice of her angel. Developmentally, she's ahead of herself academically and behind herself emotionally... so that's always tricky.

Here is the current plan for next school year:

Cultural 1
Becca - Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt

Main Text: I will choose either Charles Kovacs' Ancient Mythologies or Dorothy Harrer's Chapters From Ancient History

Leah - Kalevala

Main Text: Heroes of the Kalevala
by Babette Deutsch

Mathematics 1
Becca & Leah - The Story of Geometry

Main Text: String, Straight-edge & Shadow: The Story of Geometry
by Julia Diggins

Language 1
Becca - Old Testament Stories I

Main Text: And There Was Light: The Story of Creation through Noah's Ark
by Jakob Streit

Leah - Wish, Wonder & Surprise

Science 1
Becca & Leah - Physics

Main Text: Physics is Fun: A Sourcebook for Teachers
by Roberto Trostli

Cultural 2
Becca - Middle Ages

Main Text: World of Walls
by Polly Schuyer Brooks

Leah - Renaissance & Age of Exploration

Main Text: Charles Kovac's The Age of Discovery or Polly Schuyer Brooks' The World Awakes: The Renaissance in Western Europe

Mathematics 2
Becca - Baking (Time, Temperature, Weight, Volume)

Leah - Algebra

Main Text: Making Math Meaningful: A Middle School Curriculum
by Jamie York

Language 2
Becca - Old Testament Stories II

Main Text: Journey to the Promised Land: The Path of the People of Israel from Abraham's Calling to David's Dream
by Jakob Streit

Leah - Tall Tales / U.S. Geography

Main Text: Heroes, Outlaws & Funny Fellows of American Popular Tales
by Olive Beaupre Miller

Science 2
Becca - Geology

Leah - Astronomy / Meteorology

Main Text: The Night Sky Book: An Everyday Guide to Every Night
by Jamie Jobb


Keepers of the Night: Native American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children
by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac

Cultural 3
Becca - Local History & Geography

Main Text: Minn of the Mississippi
by Holling C. Holling

Leah - World Geography: Africa

Main Text: Hear the Voice of the Griot!: A Guide to African Geography, History, and Culture
by Betty Staley

Mathematics 3
Becca - Business Math (Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Graphing)
Leah - Geometry

Main Text: Making Math Meaningful: A Middle School Curriculum
by Jamie York

Language 3
Becca - Old Testament Stories III

Main Text: We Will Build a Temple: The Path of Israel from King Solomon to John the Baptist
by Jakob Streit

Leah - King Arthur

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
by Howard Pyle

Science 3
Becca - Botany

Main Text: Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification
by Thomas Elpel


Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children
by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac

Leah - Chemistry

Main Text: The Wonders of Waldorf Chemistry: Notes from a Teacher's Notebook
by David Mitchell