The first question many of our photography students ask me is, “which camera should I purchase?” The answer is a lot more complex than you might imagine but also a lot less expensive than you probably expected. Do you really need a camera? The first thing to consider when purchasing a beginner camera for your […]
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Tuesday Tip: How Do You Know If You Are Healthy?
For an introduction to my “Tuesday Tips and Thursday Thoughts” series please see the article “An Invitation to Embrace Your Journey and Follow Mine.” These short thoughts/tips are meant to be a brief and efficient way to offer a quick touch of inspiration for the day. How Do You Know If You Are Healthy? So […]
“Bread is Life” in Waldorf Education
The preparation and shaping of bread is a central part of the early childhood program in Waldorf education. This tradition is often continued into the upper grades as well. This tradition develops hand-eye coordination as well as community connections within the classroom. It also teaches students life skills and provides them with a snack for […]
Preparing Food Ahead for College Student, Single Person or Family
Note: I’ve included our video illustrations below as 2-minute mini videos so you don’t have to watch one long video. You can just watch the little video clips you want to. However, if you do want to see the full 30-minute video you can view the complete video HERE. As a single mom with three […]
Make Any Recipe Gluten Free
I started going gluten-free twenty years ago. At that time it was out of a desire to add more variety to my family’s diet rather than a necessity. So I didn’t mind that finding gluten-free ingredients was difficult. I started out experimenting with different flours. One Waldorf teacher I knew used to simply substitute spelt […]
Free Waldorf Fifth Grade Math Lesson: Geometry
Illustrations are from Sofi’s Student Main Lesson Book To do this lesson: Supplies Needed Colored Pencils Protractor Ruler Pencil Plain Paper or Main Lesson Book 1. Draw two parallel lines and then one line cutting across them as in the pictures above. Have your child copy you. You can make your drawing on paper (as […]
Journey Through Wonderland Q & A Session Transcript
Chat from October 14th: Live Online Exhibit of Woodland Wonderland If you didn’t make it to the live exhibit you can still visit the exhibit online HERE. KRISTIE: I will be online on Saturday, October 14th at 7pm for a live chat and Q & A about the exhibit “Journey Through Wonderland” found here: I […]
Ask a Waldorf Teacher: How Can I Teach Multiple Ages?
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 get your questions answered […]
Waldorf Wildlife Education
Waldorf Wildlife Education I recently spent five days with a select group of people in Minnesota with Lynn Rodgers and The North American Bear Center. During this time our group experienced many close encounters with bears. My photos from the experience were later used in an article with Narratively Magazine. You can read the full […]
A Journey Through Wonderland
Profile of Kristie Burns in the Des Moines Register
Waldorf Cultural Enrichment: Meals in the Middle East
At Earthschooling we are dedicated to bringing Waldorf cultural enrichment to Earthschoolers and our own community. A wonderful friend helped me find some old articles about Earthschooling in the local newspaper. In this one I was featured teaching the kids in this school the lesson “Meal in the Middle East” which is part of the […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
