The Waldorf Curriculum

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:

• emphasizes the whole child,
• matches specific stages of child development,
• integrates the arts throughout the curriculum, and
• includes everyone of the seven multiple intelligences.

Subject	Content
Language Arts	storytelling, recitation, speech exercises, form drawing, rhythmic walking,  literature, composition, reading, writing.
Mathematics	quality of numbers, rhythmic counting, four operations, multiplication tables,  number patterns, money, time, measurement, fractions, decimals,  percentages, geometry.
Science	animal and nature studies, gardening, cooking; earth sciences and eco-literacy  progress naturally into biology, botany, chemistry and physics in later grades.
Social Studies	community awareness, geography, history that is chronological and inclusive  of the world’s great civilizations, multicultural studies, moral education.
Foreign Languages	languages presented orally in early years through games, poems and songs; reading, writing and grammar that build on oral work introduced in grade four.
Music	pentatonic flute or recorder, singing, violin, orchestra,  choir.
Art	drawing, water color painting, clay modeling, sculpture.
Drama	plays, both puppet and staged.
Handwork	knitting, crocheting, cross stitch, sewing, crafts.
Physical Education	folk dancing, gymnastics, eurythmy, cooperative and traditional games.

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Below are some of my favorite books about the Waldorf curriculum.