Episode 25 Every year, I send a survey to homeschooling parents. Last year, I heard back from 75 parents and I wanted to share a not-so-surprising discovery I found in their responses… Personally, this confirms everything I…
One summer when I was 8 years old, my friend Betsy and I organized an outdoor theater performance in our backyard. (Just one example of simple ways to have fun at home this summer.) Our play was…
Every year in the winter months, I start to go a little stir crazy! My kids did too!!! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure. As the winter months approach, don’t let the…
In lecture twelve from The Foundations of Human Experience, Rudolf Steiner talks about the wonder of the human being. He explains that “If we want to understand the interactions between human beings and their physical surroundings, we…
What did Steiner say about teaching lessons on plant classification? “You can actually show the children the whole external plant world as a picture of a developing child’s soul.” Lecture Eleven from Discussions with Teachers suggests a…
This morning, I am loading up my husband’s van and heading south to Taproot Farm for our annual summer Taproot Teacher Training that I co-host with Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls. I always feel almost giddy…
I love this series of books – One Small Square. The series includes a variety of titles like Backyard, Woods, Pond, and Seashore. I encourage you to try nature study with one small square. The concept in these…
