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Complete April Lesson PLans PDF - Waldorf Enrichment Members Read more about crafts, thistle, henna, clouds, ripple and fairies.

A summary of the beginning of our Waldorf Inspired Homeschool year for Grades One and Three.

Now that 8th grade graduation is behind me, I'm starting to get all geared up for 1st grade. I've got just 3 weeks before my family and I head off for our big summer trip, so I'm wasting no time getting going on my summer prep. Years ago a former colleague of mine put together these two amazing bind

On Day One of lectures to the first Waldorf teachers, Rudolf Steiner outlines the Waldorf story content for each grade. Here's the list for homeschoolers.

Winter is a time of introversion, stillness and reflection. Each season our activities, celebrations and daily rhythm can reflect these seasonal qualities.

Waldorf Art for Beginners: Everything you need to bring art curriculum into your (home)school classroom! | online course - 8 video tutorials | homeschool art lessons | Waldorf inspired art | watercolor painting | block crayons | chalk drawing | Waldorf art how to | Waldorfish | Waldorf art supplies | RE-PIN this to save it for later!

Raising open minded kids with simple ideas for creative play. For parents and educators who want to incorporate learning through play and kids activities into everyday life and encourage creativity. Learn how to confidently plan, learn and do creative activities on a easy way. I believe creative play doesn't have to be overwhelming, messy or time consuming. Join and let's create together.

The beauty of Waldorf education is that it meets the child where he is developmentally. The synergy of Waldorf teaching methods and child development is discussed wonderfully in an article by Dr Reggie Melrose called ‘Waldorf from a Neuroscientific Perspective‘. The Morning circle is a great example of how Waldorf meets the young child where […]

This is a guest post written by Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls in which she describes learning to read the Waldorf way.

Want to know how to plan a main lesson block? Here you can learn which activities to include and how to put lessons all together. #waldorfhomeschooling #mainlessonblocks

Festivals are the heartbeat of Waldorf Education, and bring rhythm, ritual, and connection throughout the year. As a child grows and develops, so does their role in festival life. So, how can we reach our teens, and incorporate them into festival celebrations in new and engaging ways? We've got the blog post for you! | waldorfish | waldorf festival | homeschool | waldorf homeschool | festival life | teens | waldorf education | homeschool education |

Cultivating a Waldorf Home by Nicole Justice-Kleeman I’m so grateful that Nicole has written an article for us about how to cultivate a Waldorf home. I have had so many requests from readers on how to expand from these ideas outlined below that I have put together a Waldorf workshop called 8 Steps To the […]

The 8th graders and I have moved on from our long (but super-fun) physics and meteorology block ( click here if you want to read my outline for that block ) and we've jumped into history.I think I love Waldorf history more than any other aspect of the curriculum. My experience is that every step of

Donna Ashton of The Waldorf Connection explains the basics of Waldorf education for homeschool parents wanting to learn more.

We're about halfway through our third language arts block of the year. I'm realizing that first grade is definitely a language arts heavy year and I just love it. We'll move on to math week after next, but for now I'm enjoying all the work with letters. Word families is what this block is all about.

Q: In Waldorf education, main lesson books are used throughout the grades as part of a student’s educational experience: what are they used for? (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, an

Creating a rhythm for your main lessons helps to create predictability and helps your child to focus on the tasks at hand. One thing that can especially help to create a feeling of rhythm is beginning and ending your lessons with a verse! Here are several ideas for verses. It’s good to stick with th

Wondering how to learn Waldorf art? The crayon drawings, the watercolor paintings, and oh, those colorful chalkboard drawings! Waldorf Art for Beginners.

Ge•om•e•try | noun Origin : Middle English- via Old French from Latin “geometria”, from Greek, gē ‘earth’ + metria ‘measurement’ . Earth Measurement. This sounds like something entirely different from most of our own experiences with Geometry in school, yes? Over thousands of years, ge