Certain times of the year can bring overwhelm to homeschoolers. But honestly, overwhelm knows no bounds. Overwhelm can strike at any time. Today, I offer you the overwhelmed Mom’s guide to homeschooling. Perhaps you’re coming off holidays, or transitioning to a new season. Or you have a sense of seemingly endless materials you need to…
Over the past few years, I’ve received lots of questions about Waldorf homeschooling from parents just like you. Perhaps your questions are similar. Here are the top 5 FAQs about Waldorf homeschooling that are sent my way. Top 5 FAQs About Waldorf Homeschooling Which curriculum should I buy? When things seem to be falling apart,…
Honestly, I’m not even sure there is such a thing as finding balance as a homeschooling Mom! Let me just say that balance can be elusive for sure. But in my 28 years of parenting and homeschooling, striving for balance is worth every bit of energy that you give it. AND, you will find that…
April is National Poetry Month. And today, I want to share with you 3 ways to explore poetry as a homeschooling family. This does not have to be complicated. And in fact, it can be quite fun. My own love of poetry started as a young girl when I would read poetry for hours. On…
Main lesson books are where children record their learning. In the Waldorf approach, children create their own book of what they learn during each 3 to 6 week main lesson block. Here is how to make a main lesson book. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You can read my full disclosure policy…
What are the essential elements of a main lesson block? In the first two posts in this series, What Is a Main Lesson Block? and Why Does Main Lesson Block Learning Work?, we talked about the importance of rhythm and why staying with one subject for a number of weeks works. Now, let’s look more…
The Waldorf curriculum for any given year is divided into units of study called main lesson blocks. As we learned yesterday in What is a Main Lesson Block?, these block topics are the focus of learning for anywhere from three to six weeks. And now you may be wondering, why does main lesson block learning…
Main lesson blocks are a central feature of Waldorf education. Are you wondering, “what is a main lesson block?” Let me show you what Waldorf homeschooling has looked like over the years in our house with three children. The Morning Main Lesson The main lesson generally takes place each morning for about two hours. One…
Most Waldorf homeschoolers avoid teaching grammar. Because after all, the Waldorf curriculum is full of good stories. That’s how lessons and new material are presented. Writing and reading are built into the curriculum, so those aspects of language arts seem to be taken care of. Plus, we have no idea how to teach grammar in…
In this series, 5 Days to Homeschooling with Main Lesson Blocks, we’ll explore: What is a main lesson block? Why does main lesson block learning work? What are the essential elements? How do you plan in main lesson blocks? And how do you record the learning in main lesson books? I’m Jean, and I’m here…
