4-8 Verse

Upper Grades Morning Verse

I look into the world

Wherein there shines the sun

Wherein there gleam the stars

Wherein there lie the stones.

The plants they live and grow

The beasts they feel and live

And humankind to spirit gives

A dwelling in the soul.

I look into the soul

That living dwells in me

The world spirit weaves

In sunlight and in soul light

In heights of worlds without

In depths of soul within.

To thee oh world

I seeking turn myself

That strength and grace and skill

For learning and for work

In me may live and grow.

Learning the verse 

Teacher: Listen to voice record of Speech Molly saying the verse 

1.  First day teacher says verse alone 

2. Divide the class into 2 parts –

a.  1 does verse one day

b. other side does verse next day

3.  Divide the class into 2 

a.  1 side says 1 line then the other the 2^ndline 

b. 1 side says 1^stpart of verse/ 2^ndthe next

4. Lead like a Orchestra 

5. Have a child lead 

ONCE THEY KNOW: 

Say – WHO LOOKS INTO THE WORLD ( to start them together)

INDIA - Creating a Mithila-style painting

I love the Asian Art Museum in SF - it has great resources for teachers too! I'm planning on signing up for this class on creating a Mithila style painting. The link also has downloads for activity sheets, story/legend of Krishna and a powerpoint on how to create a Mithila painting.

http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/lesson-or-activity/creating-mithila-style-painting-activity

Egyptian Shaduf

My friend had an entire curriculum for 5th, from the Qatar institute, on creating different ancient inventions. It has disappeared from the internet and from their site and the new director
doesn’t know about it. Such a bummer - but I did find this part about creating An Egyptian shaduf. She also has a great interactive curric for teaching Islam in 6th!!

https://docplayer.net/45226098-Invention-shaduf-culture-ancient-egypt.html

Rope Trick - How to!

We've been doing this for circle once a week. The children have NOT been able to figure it out. I gave them a hint that it has to do with your hands. I finally had to look up the solution. I'll give them the next hint next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ-V_n8SOJk

We've also been jump roping once a week and doing hula hoop once a week - great exercise - and outside!

Circle rhythm template

At Steiner this summer I mentioned I had a circle rhythm.  I can't remember who asked me to send it to them - here it is! 

CIRCLE//BLOCK:

Song to move desks:  

Song to Circle:   

Setting the mood 

SPEECH:   

ACTION VERSE/ Movement: 

Expanding and Contracting:  

PRACTICE FOR ASSEMBLY/PLAY  -

MOOD IN :  

MOVE DESKS SONG BACK:

Painting verse

Aaron did a remix on Marianne's painting verse - very 4th grade!

Marianne's Painting Verse:

Colors shine around us from earth and sea and sky.

Deep or light, pale or bright, they show God's glory and Earth's might.

My verse:

Colors shine around us from earth and sea and sky

In autumn leaf and coral reef and peacock feather's eye.

Colors shine within and art will bring them to our sight,

so we may share with all the world this miracle of light.

Grammarland book free - parts of speech story

I found this book online free, cute story about the parts of speech. Maybe to young now for 4th - trying to think how I could use it.  Grammarland - story of the parts of speech