Q: How can an artistic Waldorf geometry curriculum be a supplement to a more traditional geometry curriculum? (This post is part of a series in which we answer the most common questions we receive in our inbox re: homeschooling, Waldorf curriculum/pedagogy, and whatever else comes our way! Clic
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
Today was our first day back at school after Christmas Break. I always have a little bit of nervous, excited energy when we come back to school after a break, and I certainly did this time. Last night I could hardly sleep and I tossed and turned thinking about seeing my students again and starting […]
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Ricky, Joey and Mommy have been doing artistic geometry drawings once a week this year. Making shapes out of circles, using a compass and protractor, and measuring with rulers have all been important. This month, we are trying something new! Instead of using drawing tools, we have been doing our geometry "freehand". First, we started off with drawing angles. After completing our angle examples, we checked with a protractor and realized that we were pretty close! Next, we did some of the drawings from the book Artistic Geometry, such as the Hexagram, and 6 Circles from 1. Next, we will be drawing items from nature, such as shells and leaves.
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
This was a great lesson that focused on problem-solving and graphic design. We learned about the history of the very first Keep Calm and Carry On poster from this awesome video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHkKXFRbCI) and then discussed the story and also the art occupation of graphic design. Students had to come up with their own Keep Calm slogan, including a creative and effective logo or symbol that represented their slogan. They did 4 sketches, chose one, and used stencils to trace and cut their letters. Then they drew and cut out their symbols, composed their poster, and glued it all together.
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Class 5 geometry lessons are underway! It’s exciting for me to revisit the beauty and symmetry of compass art, Learning about polygons, prisms, pyramids, solids, quadrilaterals, angles, lines…
“In his own magic circle wanders the wonderful man, and draws us with him to wonder and take part in it.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Goethe Doodles are SO underrated! I highly recommend you set …
We've been studying Frank Stella's Protractor Series. After learning about the artist and analyzing his work through a PowerPoint, students began drawing their own designs using a pencil, protractor, and ruler. Next day, students outlined their design with sharpie, and started coloring with colored pencil. I had several students tell me this was the most favorite project they've ever done... they are easy to please! Some of their design are very mathematical.
Today was our ‘official’ start to our homeschooling year after our December holidays. Jenna is busy with Physics, she studied all about colour today using a triangular prism to experience the rainbow spectrum of colour, the experiments were wonderful! (I will blog these this week) Caiden is busy with time and measurement and Erin began …
We've been studying Frank Stella's Protractor Series. After learning about the artist and analyzing his work through a PowerPoint, students began drawing their own designs using a pencil, protractor, and ruler. Next day, students outlined their design with sharpie, and started coloring with colored pencil. I had several students tell me this was the most favorite project they've ever done... they are easy to please! Some of their design are very mathematical.
You need: drawing sheets A3 size painters tape in several widths liquid watercolor paint in red, green and yellow in rood, geel en groen brushes tempera paint stipple brush old shopping card/customer card saucers jars Choose thick drawing paper, to avoid ripping when you remove the tape . Look at birch trees. What do you see? straight trunks trunks are white horizontal peeling bark banden autumn color leaves: orange, yellow, brown, redWhat to do? Step 1 Palce the sheet on the table with the narrow site down. Stick strips of tape from top to bottom. Wide for the trunks, narrower for the branches. Note: branches grow up and not down. Step 2 Paint the background in strips with diluted liquid watercolor. Let dry. Peel off the tape carefully. Step 3 Put some black tempera paint on a saucer. Dip your customer card in the paint. Pull this in several places from left to right (or right to left!) to halfway up the trunk to make the black streaks. Step 4 Spray som warm colors tempera + green on a saucer. Stipple leaves at the top of the trees using the stipple brush. Do not mix the colors, but use several colors at the brush at the same time. Step 5 Hang up! Artworks are made by students of grade 1.
Today was our ‘official’ start to our homeschooling year after our December holidays. Jenna is busy with Physics, she studied all about colour today using a triangular prism to experience the rainbow spectrum of colour, the experiments were wonderful! (I will blog these this week) Caiden is busy with time and measurement and Erin began …
Our first block of the year is Geometry. This is very exciting, since we are finally able to use drawing tools, and my sixth grader feels very grown up! The single most useful resource for this blo…
Directions: 1. Cut a lined index card to 3"x3". 2. Next, cut a shape from one side of your 3"x3' card, and slide it to the opposite side of the card, without flipping it over or turning it. (The lines on your index card will show you if you’ve flipped or turned it!) 3. Now, tape the shape so that it is exactly across from the spot you cut it from. If you include a corner in your cut, it makes it easier to line the shape up on the opposite side. (For older students, you can make this project more challenging by having them repeat this step on an adjacent side of their card, as in the sample project above.)4. Turn your newly created shape (we'll call this your "tile") in different directions and use your imagination to see if it “looks like” anything. Lightly sketch your idea onto your tile.... be creative! 5. Place your tile on the center of a 9"x12" paper and carefully trace around it. (I use 12"x18" paper when I do this with 6th graders.)6. Now, pick up your tile and place it next to your traced design, as if it were a piece fitting into a jigsaw puzzle. There shouldn’t be any gaps or overlapping. Then, trace around your tile again.7. Repeat this step until your whole paper is covered and there are no gaps or spaces. 8. Trace over your pencil lines with a Sharpie and add details to each shape to help others recognize what you “saw” in it. (Remember that whatever details you add to one shape, will need to be added to EVERY shape! Keep your details simple.)9. Finally, color your design with markers, colored pencils or crayons.
You need: white drawing sheet A3 size tempera paint brushes black marker Children choose a geometric shape and draw this overlapping and in different sizes on their sheet. Then they choose one colour tempera to colour their shapes. Mixing is only allowed with white and black, because the painting has to be monochromatic. When ready, outline everything with black marker.
We've been studying Frank Stella's Protractor Series. After learning about the artist and analyzing his work through a PowerPoint, students began drawing their own designs using a pencil, protractor, and ruler. Next day, students outlined their design with sharpie, and started coloring with colored pencil. I had several students tell me this was the most favorite project they've ever done... they are easy to please! Some of their design are very mathematical.
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Click on the images for an enlarged view. Here are some examples from our son Gabriel’s Geometry main lesson. These forms were created using a straightedge and compass and are based on different number patterns. Here are some pages from Grace’s Geometry main lesson book. Return to Sixth Grade Gallery
An Arum Lily Leaf A Water Lily Leaf A Snowflake Well done Jen, they are beautiful! Wishing everyone a wonderful week….
