When we began our homeschooling journey, my mentor, Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls, would always say to me, “Don’t plan a main lesson block for December.” And all I could think was “How would I ever get in all of our lessons then?” I had such a hard time allowing myself the space for a…
One of the very best things you can do for yourself is to make a list of this kind that includes ideas you would enjoy doing on those homeschooling challenging days. Your very own “What To Do When All Seems Lost in Homeschooling” list. For those days when you consider putting all of your children…
WELCOME! I’m Jean, a longtime homeschooler and mother of three. I put together this comprehensive list of resources for Waldorf-inspired homeschooling to help you navigate through the wonderful Waldorf journey. Want help creating a homeschooling plan from all the resources? Click here to get the mentoring and support you need to make homeschooling work for…
Here is a simple outline of the Waldorf curriculum that you can use as you plan your homeschooling lessons. A great starting point to learn what the Waldorf curriculum can do for your child. And how each of the main subjects is brought. The Waldorf curriculum: Subject Content Language Arts storytelling, recitation, speech exercises, form…
Drama, Drawing, Movement, Music, Modeling, Painting, Speech The Seven Lively Arts evolved from the concept of the seven Liberal Arts of ancient times. These were the key subjects one would master to become a scholar. But Rudolf Steiner felt that these liberal arts, once considered high arts, had become abstract sciences and that teaching needs…
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