Guten morgen, meine Freunde! Sprechen sie Deutsch? My daughter has always enjoyed learning languages. This year, she is working on German. Previously she's worked on learning Spanish and Japanese, and I'm super happy about adding German to the list because it is part of our heritage and makes it much easier to help her. These … Continue reading Language Learning Tips
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 23 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) I do not think that any improvement can be brought about in handwriting through attempting to make the children … Continue reading Chicken Scratches
"Through anthroposophy you learn once more to believe in legends, fairy tales and myths, for they express a higher truth in imaginative pictures." - Steiner, The Kingdom of Childhood Lecture Five During handwork training this weekend, we discussed storytelling in first and second grade. The quote above was immediately brought to mind. One thing I've … Continue reading Learn to Believe in Fairy Tales
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 22 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) If I furnish a child with a concept that is to remain "correct" (where "correctness" is of course all … Continue reading Correctness
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 21 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) An old German proverb says: Please wash my fur but do not make me wet! Many projects are undertaken … Continue reading Without Anthroposophy
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 20 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) The world is threatening to stunThe inborn forces of my soul;Now, Memory, come forthFrom spirit depths, enkindling light;Invigorate my … Continue reading Calendar of the Soul Week 46
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 19 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) Look at the child from behind... some walk by planting the whole foot on the ground, other's trip along … Continue reading The Whole Child
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 18 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) Emotions obscure the spiritAnd withdraw forces from the physical body.The soul need peace.The spirit needs to be uplifted in … Continue reading Emotions Obscure
Today I would like to conclude these discussions by pointing out something I want to lay upon your hearts; I would like you to stick firmly to the following four principles." Rudolf SteinerPractical Advice to Teachers, Lecture 14 We live in a world that encourages parents to deaden their intuition in deference to the "experts". … Continue reading Four Principles for Teachers
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 17 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) "Today we want to place before our inner eye the yearly cycle, in the large, as a mighty breathing … Continue reading Breathing with the Year
