Sometimes we plan the best lesson and get so excited anticipating the results in our class…and then it does not go as planned. This is what happened one day when we were shaping bread and my daughter burst into tears. It was unexpected and disappointing for me. What had I done wrong? Or did another […]
Waldorf Earthschooling
Four Temperaments in Waldorf Education
Four Temperaments in Waldorf Education: I wrote these four articles for Rhythm of the Home Magazine. They are nice little vignettes about the four temperaments in Waldorf education that we wrote that explore in a unique and seasonal manner. Note that the original links to the online magazine are broken and we have not been […]
How Do You Know if You Are Qualified to Homeschool?
Monday Meditation After 19 years of taking nature walks with my children, self and friends I felt like I was a bit of an expert. I had learned how to forage and find herbs and had even taken two years of tracking classes so I could see animal signs. We experienced nature walks amazing ways! […]
Appetizers for Vibrant Well-Being
On Wednesdays we celebrate well-ness with a different healthy tip, recipe, formula or inspiration each week! A student at The Avicenna Institute asked today about raw garlic which inspired me to remember my favorite raw garlic dish. I immediately made a batch of it. This appetizer is so yummy and healing! The garlic clears your […]
Diversity in Homeschooling
Start your week with an Inner Work Meditation. Take some time to reflect on the following short essay/blog post and let it inspire you this week as you parent, teach, study and live! DaVinci was a scientist, a philosopher, a writer, an artist, a mathematician, painter, sculptor, architect, cartographer, geologist, engineer and inventor. In the […]
Waldorf Rhythm Chart
We have updated our “Color and Grain of the Day” Waldorf rhythm chart so it looks pretty for you. If you want to share this please send people to our BLOG here to download it. It is free for anyone who downloads it from us. However, please do not distribute it (re-pinning from our Pinterest […]
Make an Impression on Your Students: More Effective Homeschooling
Extend Your Spring Celebrations!
Well, it is past the days of NoRuz in Persia (a celebration for the first ten days of spring) and spring is close to ending here in the midwest but we are extending our celebration! Here is a sample from our it Fifth Grade Ancient Cultures Block (we do this two week lesson, The Ten Days of […]
Easter Field Trip: Wildlife Education
One of the ways we are celebrating spring is by doing a unit study on birth and the animal kingdom in general. We visited a goat farm last weekend and learned a lot about caring for baby goats. This week we visited the Iowa Reptile Rescue and cuddled with snakes and other reptiles. It is […]
Spring “Egg” Hunt
As a healer I always try to find that “perfect herb” that fits the needs of my client’s emotions, my clients physical body and my client’s spirit. As a teacher I am always trying to find that “perfect task” or “perfect lesson” that fits the needs of the day, the needs of the family and […]
How Earthschooling Saved Us $44,000.00
The unique structure and philosophy of Earthschooling taught my children and I some very important lessons over the years and it turns out those lessons are worth a lot of money! I have to admit that when my children were toddlers I entered the Earthschooling world because I was attracted to the beautiful nature-based verses, […]
Managing Multiple Ages: What Do I Do With My Toddler?
A very popular question I get is, “What do I do with my toddler(s) when we are homeschooling?” I have have three children and was very happy with the method I learned from our first Waldorf parent-child teacher years ago. She taught me that toddlers want to do what we are doing. Since then I […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
