Waldorf 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 […]
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Teaching Spanish Waldorf Style
Member Question: How do you teach Spanish language using the Waldorf concept? I looked around online, and the only thing I found is a reference to a book, “Andando Caminos” by Elena Forrer. Any ideas teaching and introducing Spanish to elementary children. I tutor Spanish to English speaking children and I rely on Bilingual videos on YouTube […]
Storytelling Tips for Teachers & Parents
Question: Are there examples of written story summaries anywhere? I am struggling with creating concise, accurate summaries for long stories. Currently I am writing what my daughter and I create together, but it goes on and on sometimes. TIA! Right now I am working on all the September lessons – Rapunzel, The Boy Who Cried […]
Why Do We Put the Whole Before the Parts (Math)?
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 […]
Fourth Grade Chat with Diane Power
High School Poem for Botany, Zoology, Poetry or Environment: Insects
Insects By John Gay All upstarts, insolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race. As, in the sun-shine of the morn, A Butterfly (but newly born) Sate proudly perking on a rose; With pert conceit his bosom glows, His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet and gold, Wide he displays; the […]
Form Drawing Story for Ribbon Motif First Grade
The following story can also be found in the First Grade Fairytale Supplements on the First Grade Enrichment Page. I am also including it here so if a member is searching for a specific story for ribbon motif form drawing they can easily find it. Since the member blog is organized by topic, grade, season […]
Math Stories With the Temperaments: Divide
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 […]
Math Stories with the Temperaments: Times
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 […]
Kindergarten Skip Counting
The Bee – Verse for Kindergarten and First Grade Waldorf Earthschooling Members
Winter Verse for First and Second Grade Waldorf Earthschooling Members
Stern Winter—most unwelcome guest!— The earth in whitest robes has drest; And hast’ning through the crunching snow, With tinkling bells, the sledges go. The leafless wood looks drear and sad, No birds sing now with voices glad;— But children are romping far and wide, And o’er the ice delight to slide. When on the panes with […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
