Member Question: Do you have a list of story props for the stories in the preschool and kindergarten curriculum? Answer from Kristie Burns: We encourage creativity with the props and don’t want to limit parents or teachers to certain props they would then be required to purchase. We also find that each teacher/parent remembers the story […]
G01 (Kindergarten)
Expanded Spanish Color Verse
By Member, Karen Wright My son loved learning the Red is Rojo song in the Kindergarten curriculum, but both of us wanted more colors, so we wrote a second verse together. We also changed brown to marrón instead of cafe because that is what we had seen before and it has the same number of […]
Kindergarten Skip Counting
This is a great idea shared by Angie G. on the member forum today. Note from Kristie: This could also be used for a first grade lesson. She says, “We started the August lesson plans this month and my son wasn’t really enjoying the skip counting in 2’s activities with the bean bag – I […]
The Bee – Verse for Kindergarten and First Grade Waldorf Earthschooling Members
The Bee Oh! busy bee, On wing so free, Yet all in order true; Each seems to know, Both where to go, And what it has to do. ‘Mid summer heat, The honey sweet, It gathers while it may; In tiny drops, And never stops To waste its time in play. I hear it come, […]
Block Crayons and Developmental Skills
Question from Esther: I have a question about Stockmar vs Filana crayons. We have found that the Filana transfers to the paper much more easily, but you can still get different results applying different pressures. I would like to know if there is a reason why Stockmar for Waldorf other than the wanting of a beeswax […]
Should I Instruct a KG Student During Block Crayon Lessons?
Question from Member: Should I Instruct a KG Student During Block Crayon Lessons? I was just watching the block coloring tutorial video and was hoping to get come clarification. My child is kindergarten and my understanding was at this age everything should be by imitation, giving the child little or no directions when it comes to […]