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Ask a Waldorf Teacher: Third Grade Fiber Block

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Kristie in Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Q & A With Waldorf Teacher Diane Power, Third Grade

Every Wednesday our members get to ask Waldorf teacher Diane Power questions about their homeschooling experience, Waldorf education and more. These Q & A sessions are posted on the member blog every week so you have access to all the past Q & A sessions. Become a member of Earthschooling to...

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Parenting the Nine Year Old by Rahima Baldwin Dancy

Posted on June 30, 2015 by thebearthinstitute in Grade Placement, Guest Blogger, Parenting, Teachers, Third Grade

Like this article? See another article by Rahima HERE. Find curriculum for your nine-year-old HERE. Parenting the Nine Year Old By Rahima Baldwin Dancy I wrote this article to describes the developmental changes of the nine-year-old child and how parents and Waldorf education meet this psychological stage. It first appeared in...

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Easy Indoor-Outdoor Portable Fort for Kids

Posted on June 3, 2015 by thebearthinstitute in Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Third Grade

This project 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 a few bamboo rods (the kind you get at the gardening center for 1.00 each…they are also at the dollar store)....

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Clothing Unit for Third Grade and Under

Posted on May 6, 2015 by thebearthinstitute 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 to teach them skills I may not have or to...

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Why Waldorf-inspired Education Creates Great Scientists

Posted on October 25, 2013 by thebearthinstitute in 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

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...

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Waldorf Teacher Training: Teaching History in the Early & Middle Grades

Posted on August 26, 2013 by thebearthinstitute in Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, High School, Middle Grades, Ninth Grade, Planning, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teachers, Third Grade, Waldorf Philosophy

It always seems like there is a lot to cover with history and there is. If you covered everything in history from every period you would have to read every newspaper and book from every country for every year you are studying. Of course that sounds extreme, but I see...

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A “Tree” House

Posted on August 29, 2010 by thebearthinstitute in Housebuilding, Third Grade, Woodworking

This fantastic little igloo-style tree-house was created by two wonderful shopkeepers at the Des Moines Renassaince Faire. When I spoke to the owner of the shop she said that they had planted the trees last year (the Faire has a permanant spot here in DM) and when they came back...

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

Posted on February 2, 2010 by thebearthinstitute in 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

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...

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