Where is your Waldorf homeschooling sweet spot? Can you find it, or have you lost it somehow along the way? So often, we limit our understanding of Waldorf methods to what we see in classroom practice. And…

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…

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…

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…

In the 6 Steps to Planning an Awesome Waldorf Homeschooling Year, the final step is setting up your environment, the “E” in our acronym, BRIDLE. Step Six: Setting Up Your Waldorf Homeschool Environment This can be such…

So often, when we are new to Waldorf education, we think something like…”I need to learn to teach math with gnome stories. And I need to learn form drawing. And oh, there is painting and main lesson…

Step two in the “6 Steps to Planning an Awesome Waldorf Homeschooling Year” is Rhythm & Resources in Waldorf homeschooling, the “R” in BRIDLE. Time to begin considering what resources to use for which blocks and what…

Summertime – a time when many of us as homeschoolers begin to get serious about planning curriculum for next year! There are two traps I want to help you avoid. One is only thinking about planning (maybe…