Top Ten Earthschooling Opportunities Posted in: Waldorf Earthschooling - 1. Our interest-free payment plans are very popular. This week we extended those plans to cover additional items and added a discount as well. You can find special payment plans HERE. 2. Get free mini-lessons, verses, natural healing recipes and… Read More >>
Top Ten Fun Ways to Prepare for Homeschooling Next Year Posted in: Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Summer, Teachers - Whew! We made it through another year! All that preparing, planning, teaching and purchasing of supplies and all those adventures have me worn out! Not to mention the challenges we overcame this year and all the new things we learned.… Read More >>Should My Children of Different Ages Do Art at the Same Time? Posted in: Multiple Grades - Question from Member: Should My Children of Different Ages Do Art at the Same Time? I think homeschoolers have a challenging setup when we have multiple kids at differing abilities. My 4 yr old criticizes her work (she's four!! And I've… Read More >>
Easy Indoor-Outdoor Portable Fort for Kids Posted in: Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Third Grade - Easy Indoor-Outdoor Portable Fort for Kids This easy indoor-outdoor portable fort for kids can be used for any age or it can be used as part of the third grade "housebuilding" lesson. To create a little portable indoor/outdoor fort... 1. Purchase… Read More >>
That Pesky Spring Cold! Posted in: Herbal Healing - Someone on a list I am part of posted an article from the New York Times about the dangers of cold medicines for young children and asked if there were alternative remedies for colds. I could not agree more about… Read More >>
Top Ten Reasons to Travel with Kids Posted in: Carschooling, Parenting - When I tell the children stories of our travels together I always start with the trips they first took when they were "in my belly". One of our most memorable trips was taking a photo assignment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I… Read More >>
Letter to the Editor: Herbal Syrups and Flus Posted in: Herbal Healing, Letters to the Editor - Dear Kristie, I read your BLOG posting about herbal remedies for colds, flu, etc and I was hoping you would answer a few questions for me. Can you make the fenugreek and thyme teas into syrups as well? Do you need… Read More >>
Steiner and Sleep Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work, Monday Meditation - This wonderful passage by Steiner is my Inner Work meditation for this week... I came across some wonderful inspirations as I was researching this week and I wanted to share one with you - this is about sleep. I am… Read More >>
The Longest Living Herb on Earth Posted in: Herbal Healing - I wish I could BLOG a smell. As we were driving through the Texas desert I had to stop the car because the smell of chaparral was so strong I thought I must be imagining things. Once you smell chaparral you… Read More >>
Focusing on Home Life By Rahima Baldwin Dancy Posted in: Guest Blogger, Inner Work, Inner Work, Modeling, Modeling, Monday Meditation, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Teachers, Waldorf Philosophy - You, as a parent, are your child’s first teacher, and your home is the where the most living and learning take place. This is true whether your child is home with you full-time or enrolled full- or part-time in child… Read More >>
How to Make a Maypole Posted in: May, Summer - You have all seen the lovely Maypoles made from metal or wood with long flowing ribbons that reach 12 feet tall! Those are lovely but did you know you can also create different kinds Maypoles that work indoors, can be adjusted… Read More >>
Clothing Unit for Third Grade and Under Posted in: Animals, Farming, Field Trips, Knitting, May, Natural Dying, Spring, Third Grade - I love to visit local farms as part of the kids' education. It is a wonderful way to introduce them to the area they live in, their neighbors, another kind of life, and much more. It is also a way… Read More >>
Seasonal Rhythms: The Choleric Summer Posted in: July, June, Summer, The Temperaments - Although I’ve been studying and working with the temperaments for more than 16 years it was not until my lovely choleric daughter, Safia, was born that I truly was able to understand the fire that burns inside each choleric. When… Read More >>
Seasonal Rhythms: The Melancholic Autumn Posted in: August, Autumn, September, The Temperaments, The Waldorf Year - Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. During the months of Autumn I feel more easily grounded, balanced and at peace than I do all year. I never really thought about why that was until I learned about… Read More >>
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work, Modeling, Modeling, Monday Meditation, Naturopathic Healing - The other night I was watching The Colbert Report and saw a very funny interview that Steven Colbert did with the head of the Sierra Club. For those who are not familiar with The Colbert Report it is a "fake news"… Read More >>
Celebrate Earth Day with Worms! Posted in: April, Earth Day, Spring, Storytelling, Techniques - What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to honor the creatures who move the earth under us and are the caretakers of all things that grow in the earth? I have a tradition that we always have a difficult… Read More >>
Why Isn’t Natural Healing Working For Me? Posted in: Herbal Healing, Naturopathic Healing, Nutritional Healing, Temperament Consulting, The Temperaments - One of the aspects of holistic healing that is most beneficial to people is that it usually takes into account a person's individual temperament and unique needs. I say, usually, because sometimes even "holistic" practitioners propagate the idea that "this herb,… Read More >>
Will a Cell Phone Cook Your Brain (& Other Science Projects) Posted in: Science - A few years ago my friend's friend who teaches a college level science class told him about how he impressed the students with this simple experiment. This may already be "been there done that" for everyone but the idea impressed me… Read More >>
Is Your Health Food Safe? Posted in: Detoxification, Healthy Meals, Nutritional Healing - Ironically, last year, the only time I got sick from food was when I had just eaten a typical "health food" meal filled with vegetables as a main dish and a salad on the side. After this meal I had… Read More >>
Waldorf First Grade Readiness – Are We Asking the Right Questions? Posted in: First Grade, Grade Placement, Inner Work, Inner Work, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Teachers, Waldorf 101, Waldorf Philosophy - Waldorf First Grade Readiness - Are We Asking the Right Questions? By Kristie Burns Looking back on my children’s education I can honestly say that the question, “When are they ready for first grade?” was one of the hardest issues… Read More >>
Why Study Eurythmy? Posted in: Guest Blogger, Inner Work, Inner Work, Modeling, Modeling, Parenting, Teachers - The art of Eurythmy is taught in the Waldorf schools throughout the world. Children everywhere have an opportunity to learn through this medium. The possibilities in and through Eurythmy are countless and manifold; they are developed anew every day in… Read More >>
What is Carschooling? Posted in: Carschooling - Everytime we take a trip we come up with more carschooling ideas. Carschooling is a method of learning where you use the experiences around you as you travel and your time in the car itself to learn. We have found… Read More >>
The Yin and Yang of Teaching Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work - Our Inner Work meditation for this week is on the Yin and Yang of homeschooling. Take some time to reflect on this short meditation before you start your lessons today. Let your thoughts inspire you for the coming week! When… Read More >>
Is the Natural Healing Revolution Over? Posted in: Farming, Science - In an article I was reading the other day it says, "One of the driving forces that has resulted in mainstream acceptance of phytomedicine in Germany is the inclusion of phytotherapy in the medical and pharmacy school curricula. In the… Read More >>
Why Earthschooling? Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work, Monday Meditation, Waldorf Earthschooling - I found this wonderful quote the other day from Derrick Jensen. It describes one of the many reasons we chose Earthschooling for our children... "If your experience is that your water comes from the tap and that your food comes… Read More >>
Space Clearing Reminder Posted in: April, Inner Work, Inner Work, March, Organization, Organization, Space Clearing - This block is what we start every school year with. We also do another session in late autumn or at the start of the new year. It helps clear my mind and helps the student(s) get into a balanced frame… Read More >>
Storytelling in the Waldorf Inspired Classroom Posted in: Kindergarten, Myths, Native American, Preschool, Stories, Storytelling, Teachers, Techniques, Waldorf Philosophy - Introduction One of my favorite memories from a parent-child class we attended in the Chicago area at a Waldorf School was the first time I saw storytelling come to life with the figures on a table colored with silk scarves.… Read More >>
Stages in Waldorf Education Posted in: Nature Walks, Rhythm, Waldorf Earthschooling, Waldorf Philosophy - Sofi is ten*. She is in that age where she is exploring her individuality and her place in the world. She still sees the world as a place to create and looks at everything through this point of view. Mosi,… Read More >>
Meet Our Teachers: Brian Wolfe Posted in: Chalk Drawing, Guest Blogger, Our Teachers, Teachers - We chatted with Waldorf teacher, Brian Wolfe (you can find his materials on our website HERE and HERE) and asked him some questions about his life as a Waldorf teacher and his amazing chalk board drawings. Your chalk drawings have become popular… Read More >>
How to Teach Reading in Waldorf Education Posted in: First Grade, Reading - https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/waldorf-101-syllabus/ This mini-course is designed to be easy to do so that you can become more knowledgeable about Waldorf education with minimal effort. We know how busy you are because we are busy parents & teachers too! Each article only… Read More >>
