In Lecture Eleven of Practical Advice to Teachers, Rudolf Steiner talks about teaching Geography. And he makes this bold statement: “What I have just shown you about the way to deal with geography teaching is an excellent…
In reflecting back on the year 2015, I am so very grateful to YOU, my readers, for being here. For reading, commenting, asking questions and walking alongside me on this adventure of Waldorf homeschooling. To each and…
Here is a beautiful Winter Verse by Rudolf Steiner. I find this to be a lovely meditation for this time of year of short days and long nights. A great verse to contemplate in the darkness of…
Today, I want to share inspiration for how to create a spiral walk. “My heart is shining like a star.” These are the words I’m left with after a spiral walk. The final words to a song…
We’re up to Day Eleven of the first Waldorf teacher training and the Waldorf School will open in just four days! Imagine: you’re sitting in this lecture having been recruited to teach in this new school even…
Why create seasonal celebrations? Because they help us to pause, to take a moment to be grateful, to lighten the load and light the path. For me, seasonal celebrations provide anchor points in the year. The solstices…
How is a meadow like a tree? In Discussion Ten (the afternoon lecture on day ten of the first Waldorf teacher training in 1919), Steiner says that, “…when we look at a tree, it’s as if someone…
It’s a very windy day here and it’s October. I keep singing The Winds of October song, perfect for this day: “Scarlet and yellow, golden and brown, winds of October blow the leaves down…” I wanted to…
I’ve always thought of our homeschooling year as Labor Day to Memorial Day. For over twenty years, that’s been our main rhythm. As my children have become teens, we’ve often had wrapping up to do into June,…
This is a guest post by Jodie Mesler, music teacher and author of The Magic Flute, a music curriculum from Living Music designed to help homeschooling parents teach their children recorder or penny whistle. Jodie’s passion is…
