I've been doing a lot of writing lately. With writing comes writer's block. In those gaps of time where the words don't flow, I've noticed I've started doodling forms absentmindedly. Form drawing was one of those topics I was late to integrate into my children's education mostly because I didn't have the knowledge or experience. … Continue reading Form Drawing with Imagery
Math throughout a Steiner inspired education is incredibly hands on. When my children were in the younger grades, I had a math box full of supplies to help us make math fun, meaningful and hands on. Some of what was in the box was: skipping ropes bean bags deck of playing cards, lego pieces number … Continue reading Hands On Math
I have long legs and pointed feet,Get two from one when my legs meet.One Two Three - David Adams School aged children love riddles! Especially between the ages of seven and nine. It is such a fun way to build connection and wonder in our children's lives. Did you know solving riddles help support children … Continue reading Clues to Imagination
I think if there were to be a mascot for grade one handwork, it would be the humble knitted square. Quick to create and endlessly versatile, that first blessed square to come off those knitting needles is an accomplishment indeed! It is the first big step into the new world of building purposeful skills for … Continue reading The Humble Square
Many parents wonder when a child is ready to move to the work of grade one. A standard goal post for Waldorf schools is that the child has celebrated seven springs/Easters in their lifetime and has started to lose their baby teeth. That means that a child who was born between January and Easter will … Continue reading Readiness: It’s More Than Just Age and Teeth
Painting: Steiner style. It's a mountain many first time Steiner inspired homeschoolers think they are going to die on. If that sounds a bit dramatic, it might be the lingering memories of feeling like I didn't know what the heck I was doing when I first started. There seemed to be so many rules, so … Continue reading The Joys of Painting
Early elementary math roundup! I'm cleaning out our cupboards and thought I'd share the math resources I used in our earlier years, grades one through three. They are pretty basic and except for a few books that I purchased used, we had all the supplies in the house already. Math in the first three years … Continue reading Early Elementary Math Resources
This little nugget wanted to try spelling tests today, so tests she got. She blew through the first forty Dolche words, only missing three! After each ten word list was complete she asked for the next, saying that it was so much fun, ha ha. She has had some motivation in spelling because she plays … Continue reading Our Reading/Spelling Process
Still working on weights, and this week's lesson wer so much fun! The children expanded on last week's experience with weighing things by hand by creating a hanging scale so they could see if each side was of equal weight based on the balance of each side of the scale. They collected materials from around … Continue reading Weight Block Continued
We started our second measurement block, weight, this week after a month away for some play with words. To start this block we reviewed linear measurement (you can find a glimpse of it HERE) and continued our story of the King who just wanted everyone to bring him things as he expected 😂. Poor king, … Continue reading Measurement Block Two
