"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…
Tag: Waldorf Homeschooling
There Are No Rules
I recently had a fellow homeschooling mom message me on Instagram to ask why I never share our daily main lesson pages. I told her we actually only do a main lesson page once a week (depending on the topic). She was shocked! Was that even allowed?? Everyone she knew did daily pages. At first, … Continue reading There Are No Rules
False Starts
We are on our fourth day of the first day of back to home school. Did you catch that? LOL Someone out there, please tell me we aren't the only family off to a rough start! Things just haven't gone as planned and while we followed as close a rhythm as we could, Dr's appointments, … Continue reading False Starts
Experiencing Colour
For years bringing watercolour painting to the children felt stressful. I didn't feel equipped or in possession of enough talent to actually teach my children to paint. I didn't have a deep enough relationship to colour to help them build their own relationship to colour. I felt I was muddling through. Until finally, at the … Continue reading Experiencing Colour
Rest and Renewal
The setting sun. I try and take a moment each day to watch the sunset. It is a reminder that everything must rest, that things must come to a close, and that everything needs an opportunity for renewal. Letting things rest is an important facet of Steiner pedagogy; the idea that new information gets the … Continue reading Rest and Renewal
Our Reading/Spelling Process
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
Not the Plan. Better.
This morning's lessons were full of laughter, action and giggles. They practiced songs and rhythms for tomorrow's co-op day and we read through some stories, which they proceeded to act out when we were "supposed" to be picking one to present to the group. While my first instinct is to rein it in and get … Continue reading Not the Plan. Better.
Warmth by Edmond Schoorel
I've been waking with the sun these last few weeks. Not by choice, as I tried my hardest to go back to sleep again, ha ha. 5am is early! But this last week I've pledged to go with it and see why the day is calling me so early. I have been spending this extra … Continue reading Warmth by Edmond Schoorel
Phases of Childhood
"A complete change seems to have come over his feelings as though he has lost their protection of the imaginative world projected outside himself, as though he suddenly, seeing it's worst side, experiences the world as a hostile place. ... The child has become critical. The people he respected most and who had been placed … Continue reading Phases of Childhood
Weight Block Continued
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
