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
The "art" aspect of a Steiner inspired homeschool was, for the longest time, a bit of a stumbling for me. It was one of the last things I tackled from a curriculum and innerwork standpoint. I always included artistic experiences in all of learning, but it wasn't something I felt confident in at all. It … Continue reading The Secret Life of Colour
Middleschool math roundup! These are the resources we've been using, and will continue to use, for our middle school years. One thing I always look for in mathematics curriculum is that it builds on concepts, doesn't jump around, and that it is hands on. Daily Mental Math: I added Daily Mental Math by Hana from … Continue reading Middle School Math Roundup
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
"You can see that a great deal must be incorporated into teaching geography, so that it can become a kind of summary of everything else we do with children." Rudolf Steiner Lecture 11, Practical Advice to Teachers. Planning our geography block has been such a rewarding experience. I thought that Norse Mythology was my favourite … Continue reading Geography – From here to there…
First day of Norse Mythology. When I did the Norse block with my eldest I wasn't pleased with the block I created. I've identified a few places where the disconnect happened. I think ultimately, in my excitement for the subject, I tried to pour too much information into the block, didn't fully understand the WHY … Continue reading Norse Mythology
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
