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Lessons: Math

Why Do We Put the Whole Before the Parts (Math)?

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In Waldorf education there are variations on how the times tables are taught. However, one constant remains – that we always work from the whole to the parts. But what does that mean and why do we do that? In Waldorf classrooms different teachers recite the times tables with their classes in different ways. In […]

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Math Stories With the Temperaments: Divide

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Thank you to member Elke Indigo who wrote some continuation stories from the Sixth Sense Math we use in the First Grade Earthschooling curriculum. She shared the following temperament story she created for “divide” with other members. It is lovely and so much work went into it! Thank you Elke! If other members have stories […]

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Math Stories with the Temperaments: Times

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Thank you to member Elke Indigo who wrote some continuation stories from the Sixth Sense Math we use in the First Grade Earthschooling curriculum. She shared the following temperament story she created for “times” with other members. It is lovely and so much work went into it! Thank you Elke! If other members have stories […]

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Kindergarten Skip Counting

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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 […]

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Filed Under: Earthschooling Members, G01 (Kindergarten), G1 (First Grade), Lessons: Math Tagged With: kindergarten, math, skip counting, two

I’m Spending Too Much Time on English & Math

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First Grade Math Block

Question from Member: Spending Too Much Time on English & Math We seem to be doing English and Maths all the time. English is through stories, and Maths we have been doing fractions for ever so long. We are doing animal and humans and Norse myths, but I find we tend to spend too much […]

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Filed Under: Earthschooling Members, Lessons: Language, Lessons: Math, Q & A With Waldorf Teacher Diane Power Tagged With: Homeschooling, kindergarten, math, Parts, Preschool, Steiner, Waldorf, Waldorf 1st Grade Curriculum, Waldorf 2nd Grade Curriculum, Waldorf 3rd Grade, Waldorf 4th Grade, Waldorf Curriculum, Waldorf curriculum overview, Waldorf education books, Waldorf high school curriculum, Waldorf Homeschol Curriculum, Waldorf homeschool blog, Waldorf homeschool supplies, Waldorf Homeschooling, Waldorf Kindergarten Curriculum, Waldorf materials, Waldorf Preschool Curriculum, Whole

Using Math with Creation Myth Stories in G3

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Question from Member: How Can I Use Math in Creation Myth Stories? How can I bring in liquid or dry measurement (weights for grade 3 math) through those stories and be able to cover volume or dry measure or even housebuilding, that would be great. In your reply if you can please kindly specify which […]

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