An exciting aspect of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is a new area of study: Geology! Of course, students have been studying the earth since the beginning of their academic journeys: agriculture in third grade, gardening class, and more! This block is sometimes given the title “Mineralogy,” w
The kids and I are all down with colds, but I wanted to give you a little peek at some homeschooling from the past few months. I thought ...
Waldorf Astronomy is one of my favorite middle school blocks. I've put together a complete guide to teaching astronomy in sixth or seventh grade.
The kids and I are all down with colds, but I wanted to give you a little peek at some homeschooling from the past few months. I thought ...
“In his own magic circle wanders the wonderful man, and draws us with him to wonder and take part in it.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Goethe Doodles are SO underrated! I highly recommend you set …
Knowing that the pace of school-life would pick up as soon as we got back in swing after our leisurely spring break, I spent a couple hours in the classroom on Sunday putting up a chalkboard drawing. Though drawing has often been a struggle for me, I’m pretty happy with how this turned out. […]
On Day One of lectures to the first Waldorf teachers, Rudolf Steiner outlines the Waldorf story content for each grade. Here's the list for homeschoolers.
here is a basic exercise for 7th/8th grade tempurments need certain drawings as well. the phlegmatic needs more angular forms like boxes and pyramids and the Choleric needs more round drawings like spirals and roses, or drawing marbels rolling etc
I thought it might be nice to share a little snapshot of a sample lesson with you. If you've never used my curriculum guides before, this is what you get.
Decorating your classroom at the beginning of the year (or any time) is a challenge. Let me help with these ideas! There's always so much to do at the beginning of the school year. For me, this was really brought home when I started a new job with a science lab as my classroom. An
I’ve been working hard to get my sixth grade materials organized and ready for all of you, and I’m happy to say that my 6th Grade Geometry Guide is ready!? I love this block so much that I have volunteered to teach it for my colleagues and I have now taught this 6th grade Geometry […]
Searching for a books for sixth graders? Check out this post for 25 books of various genres that will satisfy any reader!
Podcasts in the classroom are so fun and engaging! Have you jumped on the podcast train yet?! I have a great system for using podcasts in the classroom...
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
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reverence and the rose Davis Waldorf School celebrated its first day of school with the Rose Ceremony. It symbolizes the beliefs of the Waldorf way: honoring the beauty of the spiritual nature of the child. With reverence and grace, each grades teacher proudly expressed the voyage of their students through the curriculum and through the developmental stage of that particular grade. As the sixth grade teacher for Davis Waldorf, I spoke of the new sense of reasoning awakening in the 12 year old child, which opens their hearts to the transformation of people and places in their curriculum. More importantly, the course of the year will see a transformation in the children themselves. offering a hand-made gift for my colleague, Coleen Borrego The opening day celebration centers around the Rose Ceremony. Ms. Ute Luebeck, our dear first grade teacher, shared heart-felt words with the parents. Truly, the first grade child will begin on a path of wonder and adventure, but they need not fear. With gentleness, our eighth grade children, young adults, offer the rose to the little ones as a token of friendship, peace, calm, and beauty. Then the parents had formed an arc of sunflowers that lead the way for Ms. Luebeck and the children to enter into the first grade classroom. It is a magical way for the little ones to begin the school year. my son Wilson gets a hug, a crown, a key, and an 8th grade buddy Angela Kost, our strings teacher, provides music for the ceremony a beautiful and welcoming display a new gate for the lower grades garden warm, calm, nurturing kindergarten spaces It was also a magical way to begin my first year with the sixth grade! With consciousness of the incredible task about to unfold, I prepared as best as I could for this day, for my year. I moved my family to Davis over the summer, a huge task in itself. I spent 5 intense weeks at Steiner College. I wrote a variety of material to organize my thoughts and plans for the year, created a Google Group for my parents, cleaned and organized my classroom, planned our sixth grade Mount Lassen filed trip, gathered resources, painted and sanded my gift for the fifth grade teacher the night before opening day, and it continues. This first day was key, it sets the tone for the year. Jennifer knitted me a tie to wear for Opening Day, which I was glad for. In so many ways, it was an important day. It was the first day of school for my three kids at Davis Waldorf, it was my first day to greet the community, it was my first day to be in the classroom with the sixth graders. And as I write this blog at the end of this first week, I will say that I am truly grateful for them. They have shown me this week that they have the courage, honor, faith, and heart to take this journey with me. And as I reflect on the first day of school with the children, I feel that a connection was made, and the natural bond formed felt as if I had been standing in front of the classroom with them much longer.
I’m so excited to announce that my Waldorf 6th Grade Physics Guide is finished! If you’re getting ready to teach 6th grade, you’re in luck! Because I’ve been working on putting together my 6th grade materials so now I’ve got just what you need to make the year go smoothly Sixth Grade Basics will give […]
Waldorf 6th grade geometry drawings and resources. This post is full of some great images of our main lesson book pages from this block.
Enhance your child's science education with an engaging, fun lapbook of plant and animal cells.
These photos are of a 6th grade handwork project at Kimberton Waldorf School. Students first draw an animal, then design their own sewing pattern, and finally construct the animal. Design, problem solving, and manual dexterity, all being developed in a fun and engaging way.
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
Q: How can an artistic Waldorf geometry curriculum be a supplement to a more traditional geometry curriculum? (This post is part of a series in which we answer the most common questions we receive in our inbox re: homeschooling, Waldorf curriculum/pedagogy, and whatever else comes our way! Clic
