Notes on Calvert Cliffs and the Chesapeake Bay
updated August 5, 2022
Recorded here is my own personal collection of articles, resources, favorite links, teaching ideas, and lesson plans. It encompasses many years, from the very beginning of my experience studying and learning about Waldorf to the present time. People from all around the world visit my site and recommend it to others. Welcome!
This site records my journey. I hope my honesty is encouraging and helps break down some barriers that may prevent people from trying Waldorf methods. Because this is an ongoing site documenting my curriculum planning and ideas, some materials are more Waldorf-y than others. Please feel free to take what you like and leave the rest.
This page has helpful links and LOADS of free resources to help you plan your fourth grade year. Enjoy!
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Calvert Cliffs & Chesapeake Bay
for Class 4
Rationale
I grew up in Southern Maryland and moved to Southern Illinois right before my youngest child
was born. He will most likely do Local History & Geography for Southern Illinois in his fourth grade year.
But we still go back to Maryland every summer, and I'd really like us to also do a block on Calvert Cliffs
and the Chesapeake Bay. It is so perfect for reviewing and extending landforms & water features,
the Timeline of Life, and how local industry grows up based on the geography of a region.
At this point, this block is still in the planning stages and I'm looking for a place to put all of my ideas.
Sample Lessons and Free Curriculum
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tobacco farming lessons from MD Ag in the Classroom
Where I grew up, the traditional professions
were tobacco farmer and waterman. But I don't know if there are any children's books on how tobacco was grown.
I understand that it's a deadly plant but it is part of our regional history too, and there's even a tobacco
leaf on the Calvert County flag. The rhythms of the season -- which we celebrate and love -- are true for tobacco too! I remember
watching out the school bus window
as the tobacco was being topped. In fact, I always felt like the flowering signaled
back to school time. Every field you passed was tobacco. People were proud that our area grew the best tobacco. And there are traditional tobacco barns built in a certain way to hang it to dry properly. I hope
they aren't all torn down. I hope
that all of that doesn't get forgotten about.
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