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Lesson Blocks

Why Waldorf-inspired Education Creates Great Scientists

By thebearthinstitute Leave a Comment

One of the many reasons we decided to base Earthschooling on Waldorf-inspired principles was because of the strong science base Waldorf-inspired education provides. When I share this thought with parents and teachers the first questions they ask is (something like), “How can Waldorf-inspired education create great scientists? And what do you mean – strong science […]

Filed Under: Curriculum, Eighth Grade, Farming, Field Trips, Fifth Grade, High School, Housebuilding, Lesson Blocks, Math, Middle Grades, Nature Walks, Ninth Grade, Science, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade, Toys, Uncategorized, Waldorf Philosophy, Woodworking

Lesson Planning – A Dozen Tips

By thebearthinstitute Leave a Comment

This month has been all about lesson planning for us. I’ve been spending hours every day putting the finishing touches on the new daily lesson planners for the First and Second Grade Earthschooling Curriculum for this coming year, planning our coming year and listening to everyone talk about lesson preparation and planning. With this in mind I’d […]

Filed Under: Curriculum, Lesson Blocks, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Teachers Tagged With: Planning

Adventures in Arabic Calligraphy

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Wednesday Mosi (my 16-year-old) and I taught Arabic calligraphy to a class of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. Upon hearing this one may wonder how we could teach an advanced writing technique in another language to a class of students who had never seen the Arabic language before. I was initially a bit apprehensive as […]

Filed Under: Lesson Blocks, Second Language

Natural Gifts for Kids to Make

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Welcome to my post for the Des Moines Area Frugal Blog Tour! Julia McGuire, who is leading this tour is a Homeschooling leader in my community and has gathered together some amazing local Bloggers for this tour. I’m the first stop! When someone says “My child made me a gift for the holidays” one might […]

Filed Under: Lesson Blocks, Woodworking

Visit to a Hindu Temple in Iowa

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Sofi and I are studying the Fifth Grade Ancient Cultures block. In the first part of the block we talked about Ancient India. Since this block included information on Hinduism and Buddhism we decided to visit a temple last week. I was amazed that this even exists in Iowa and I never would have known […]

Filed Under: Cultural, Field Trips, Fifth Grade, Hindu, India, Lesson Blocks

Mineralogy Block

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Today we started our mineralogy block. We didn’t plan it that way but sometimes life brings opportunities you don’t want to miss out on! My dad called to say that he would be in town doing a rock show (he exhibits and sells minerals and gems around the country as his retirement job – he […]

Filed Under: Lesson Blocks, Science, Sixth Grade 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

Instant Homeschooling Lessons

By thebearthinstitute Leave a Comment

If you are homeschooling you know that some days are better than others. Because of this every teacher has a bunch of “fall back lessons” or methods they use on those days when they can’t be there 100% or when the unexpected happens (like an illness). I remember when I was a child we could […]

Filed Under: Lesson Blocks, Teachers, Waldorf Earthschooling

Sixth Grade Math is My Favorite!

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Sofi and I have been enjoying sixth grade math so much! We started the year by having Sofi plan her own business, and have also been slowly working through the six divisions of the circle – each one more amazing than the last! The designs look so simple but are so complex to create and […]

Filed Under: Form Drawing, Lesson Blocks, Math, Sixth Grade

A Waldorf Main Lesson Book: Where are the Worksheets and Exams?

By thebearthinstitute 2 Comments

Imagine a world with no quizzes, textbooks or worksheets. That sounds like it would be a dream school for most children! This is what it is like in a Waldorf school. In fact, Waldorf education engages the student in the learning process to the extent where worksheets or exams would actually interfere with their learning […]

Filed Under: Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, Lesson Blocks, Math, Middle Grades, Ninth Grade, Organization, Planning, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teachers, Third Grade, Uncategorized, Waldorf 101, Waldorf Earthschooling, Waldorf Philosophy Tagged With: Homeschooling, kindergarten, main lesson, Main Lesson Book, 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

First Farmer’s Market

By thebearthinstitute Leave a Comment

Sofi is working on the lesson Starting Your Own Business for Kids. This is her experience… Today I had my first actual store. I sold one mermaid and met a lot of people and gave a lot of people my website name. A fiber artist named Wendy came to talk to me. I showed the […]

Filed Under: Lesson Blocks, Math, Sofi

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