Description
Theme: The Bridge Between Family and Social Life. Cultivate Social Skills
The Waldorf Kindergarten is the bridge between family and school life. The Kindergarten child learns through imitative and creative play in a warm, homelike environment, using cloths and simple natural materials. Social skills are developed as children play side by side, listening and sharing and helping one another. If your child is learning at home social skills can be cultivated with parents, relatives, and siblings through play, interaction and modeling. Rest and circle time follow morning free play and cleanup. The teacher leads games, poems, seasonal songs and little dramas, which work in the children to integrate their whole being. A snack at the lovely table set with candles is preceded by a blessing, then everyone moves outside for playtime. Each day has an artistic activity which creates a soothing weekly rhythm for the child. Activities include watercolor painting, drawing, beeswax modeling, seasonal crafts, sewing and finger knitting. Hearing a fairy tale, acting it out, or seeing a puppet play completes the morning. Capable and loving teachers specializing in education for the early years plan the school life with the child’s special talents and needs in mind.
Why do we call this a “Curriculum Experience” ? Because when you purchase Earthschooling curriculum you not only receive a full curriculum (without the need to purchase any additional materials) but you also receive:
*Teacher support videos, mP3s and live support worth over $200.00
*Instructional Movement/Eurythmy videos worth over $150.00
*24-Hour member forum
*Bi-monthly Q & A sessions with a Waldorf teacher worth over $180.00 a year
*Access to member photo galleries
*Access to your experience on any device – mobile phone, tablet or computer – from any location
*Member chat forums
*Weekly newsletter with tips, updates and more
*Free updates for life (we add new material every year)
*Cultural & language enrichment lessons including Spanish, German, French, Arabic and more worth over $185.00
Main Lessons
Each of the months below includes a weekly planner guide with specific daily lessons
January Kindergarten Lessons
February Kindergarten Lessons
March Kindergarten Lessons
April Kindergarten Lessons
May Kindergarten Lessons
June Kindergarten Lessons
July Kindergarten Lessons
August Kindergarten Lessons
September Kindergarten Lessons
October Kindergarten Lessons
November Kindergarten Lessons
December Kindergarten Lessons
Music Lessons
Verses for Kindergarten (Listed by Month)
MP3s for Kindergarten Verses
Teacher Guides Specific to Kindergarten
Kindergarten Planner (PDF)
Kindergarten Supply List (PDF)
Weekly Themes for the Kindergarten Year (PDF)
How to Make a Felted Doll (Video)
Kindergarten Landscape Chalk Drawing Tutorial by Waldorf Teacher Brian Wolfe (Video)
Basics of Finger-knitting (Video)
Handwork: Dreamcatcher (Video)
Handwork: How to Knit: How to Knit a Rabbit (Video)
How to Make Fairy Wings (Video)
Pre-Needle Felting for Kindergarten (Video)
Enrichment and Extra Lessons
Garden Themes for the Month (PDF)
Extra Fingerplays (PDF)
Guide to Science Stories Preschool Through Fourth Grade (PDF)
Legal Support
Lists of Curriculum Concepts to Submit to State Supervising Teacher
Correspondence Charts between Earthschooling & Core Curriculum for State Board
Extra Member Benefits
Member Blog with Extra Lessons Indexed by Grade, Season and Topic
Kindergarten Grade Chat Room
24-Hour Member Forum
Free Support
FAQs Page for Kindergarten
Kindergarten Links Page
Member Galleries of the Kindergarten Year, Classrooms & Lessons
Kristie’s Private Galleries of Earthschooling Photos
Teacher Reference Materials
Mini-Course: Waldorf 101 Mini-Course (PDFs)
Webinar: Planning Meeting with Waldorf Teacher Diane Power (MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Planning Meeting with Earthschooling CEO, Kristie Burns (MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Rhythm and Stages in Waldorf Education (Video, MP3 & PDF)
Webinar: Basics of Early Childhood Education (Video)
Basic Waldorf Verses: Circle Time, Bread Making, Clean Up Song, Basic Waldorf Verses, Leaving Songs, Lunch Blessing Songs (MP3s)
Reference: Introduction to Basic Waldorf Watercolor (PDF)
Planner: Weekly Scheduler for Multi-Age Classrooms (PDF)
Planner: My Waldorf Year (PDF)
Planner: My Waldorf Year for the Southern Hemisphere
Planner: Earthschooling Basic Planner (PDF)
Planner: For the Choleric, Melancholic, Sanguine and Phlegmatic (PDFs)
Mini-Book: Waldorf Basics (PDF)
Article: A Dozen Lesson Planning Tips (PDF)
Article: Parent & Teacher Modeling (PDF)
Article: The Importance of Free Play (PDF)
Article: Adapting Stories (PDF)
Article: Celebrating Festivals in Early Childhood (PDF)
Article: The Rhythm of Learning (PDF)
Article: The Three Day Rhythm (PDF)
Music for the Classroom: Sheet Music for the Year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December (PDFs)
Available Benefits for an Extra Fee
All the items listed above come with the kindergarten grade curriculum. However, we also offer the following services below for an additional fee:
Graduation Certificates & Transcripts Available for Additional Fee
Certified Teacher Consultations Available for Additional Fee
Live Tutoring with a Waldorf Teacher Available for Additional Fee
Live Tutoring with a Handwork Teacher Available for Additional Fee
