Ancient Mythologies: India

Our November main lesson is classic Waldorf grade 5: Ancient Mythologies of India, Persia, and Mesopotamia. Here are the notes for India.

Mon Nov 2

story and wet-on-wet watercolor painting for Brahma’s Creation

source: Live Education! sample lesson

Tue Nov 3

rough draft and add Brahma the Creator to MLB

do Map Drawing 9: The Indian subcontinent

source: Mapping the World with Art
by Ellen Johnston McHenry
Map drawing section pp.19-20

available as a digital download here

Wed Nov 4

recall major landforms and water features of India

hear "King Sangara's Horse" and "Baghira and the River Ganges"

source: Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt
by Charles Kovacs

Thu Nov 5

recall three seasons of India

read Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami

Mon Nov 9

recall three major deities of Hinduism

AM
read The Magic Cooking Pot retold and illustrated by Faith M. Towle




PM
rough draft and add The River Ganges to MLB

hear "Indra, the Warrior God"

source: Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt
by Charles Kovacs

Tue Nov 10

AM
hear "The Fishermen's Catch"

source: Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt
by Charles Kovacs


PM
rough draft and add Indra's Cows to MLB

read The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna retold by Demi

Wed Nov 11

AM
learn about the festival of Holi and look at our 2023 photos

artwork idea for Holi - light blue construction paper
spatter paint many colors using acrylic paints and an old toothbrush

handwork idea for Holi - light blue cotton flannel
seed stitch many colors using the colorful scraps in our "thread nest"





PM
rough draft and add Krishna and Radha to MLB

hear "How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head"

source: Festivals Together: Guide to Multicultural Celebration
by Sue Fitzjohn, Minda Weston & Judy Large

Thu Nov 12

AM
hear "Buddha, the Enlightened One"

source: Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt
by Charles Kovacs


PM
rough draft and add Ganesh to MLB

do Ganesh artwork

read Rama and the Demon King retold by Jessica Souhami

On Monday, we will add the story of Rama and Sita to the MLB and begin our look at Ancient Persia.