Waldorf Astronomy is one of my favorite middle school blocks. I've put together a complete guide to teaching astronomy in sixth or seventh grade.
We recently participated in a local meeting with members of our regional Pedagogical Section Council, Waldorf class teachers, and administrators. The topic of the evening was Waldorf at 100 - Growing Old or Growing Wiser? Many schools and teachers (and Waldorf related organizations) are still n
I am starting to feel like this blog is quickly becoming a commercial for Eugene Schwartz, but I never would have been able to feel comfortable with many of these blocks without his online conferen…
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I love this Waldorf meteorology block! We spent the first part of our Physics block studying the dynamics of air and water.
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
Ge•om•e•try | noun Origin : Middle English- via Old French from Latin “geometria”, from Greek, gē ‘earth’ + metria ‘measurement’ . Earth Measurement. This sounds like something entirely different from most of our own experiences with Geometry in school, yes? Over thousands of years, ge
A catalog of homeschool and classroom chalkboard art and paintings.
Anna Scalera leads her sixth-grade class through main lesson on geometry Thursday, February 9, 2012. Students worked through geometric exercises using straight edges and compasses and measuring int…
I thought it might be nice to share a little snapshot of a sample lesson with you. If you've never used my curriculum guides before, this is what you get.
We recently participated in a local meeting with members of our regional Pedagogical Section Council, Waldorf class teachers, and administrators. The topic of the evening was Waldorf at 100 - Growing Old or Growing Wiser? Many schools and teachers (and Waldorf related organizations) are still n
Beautiful chalkboard drawings of the main lesson are the focal point of any waldorf classroom.
I have not posted in a while because honestly, my daughter and I were struggling during the first part of the year. But we have seemed to reach our stride, and I am feeling better about homeschooli…
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I am starting to feel like this blog is quickly becoming a commercial for Eugene Schwartz, but I never would have been able to feel comfortable with many of these blocks without his online conferen…
This week we moved from the Sun to the Moon and began a moon observation book. Unfortunately the moon rose well after bedtime this week and we couldn’t see it during the foggy days, so we ha…
The kids and I are all down with colds, but I wanted to give you a little peek at some homeschooling from the past few months. I thought ...
The liberal use of color that infuses all aspects of a Waldorf Education is not only delightful, it’s deliberate. Beautiful main lesson book entries created by students, beginning in first grade with the heartwarming “One Sun”, increase in complexity throughout the grades. Color, form, technique,
This is an interesting block to plan and do. We actually started this block with a trip my sixth grader took to Luray Caverns in Virginia over the summer before our school year officially began. …
