Typically taught in class 4 or 5, this botany block is based on Waldorf methods and includes hands-on learning and concepts typically used in Waldorf education. Activities for this class including reading 4 short stories in the book, "Girls Who Look Under Rocks," performing 6 plant observation drawings, and completing a hands-on assignment related to the course material, and a final plant profile report. All material learned in class will be recorded by the student in their main lesson book.
Lessons Include:
1. The Plant Is A Child of the Earth and Sun
2. Comparison of Elements, Seasons, Plants
3. Parts of the Plant
4. Bees, Insects, Butterflies
5. Mushrooms
6. Lichen
7. Algae
8. Mosses
9. Ferns & Horsetail
10. Conifer
11. Lily & Rose
12. Block Wrap & Plant Report