Waldorf physics and meteorology in the 8th grade. Every year I'm surprised by how much I love the sciences. This year will be no different!
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
Waldorfish Form Drawing teacher Rev Bowen was recently asked by a caregiver about whether form drawing lessons need to include full stories, or not. We wanted to share his thoughts with the Waldorfish community at large! Here is a commonly-asked question in regard to form drawing: "D
Ge•om•e•try | noun Origin : Middle English- via Old French from Latin “geometria”, from Greek, gē ‘earth’ + metria ‘measurement’ . Earth Measurement. This sounds like something entirely different from most of our own experiences with Geometry in school, yes? Over thousands of years, ge
Q: What is the Waldorf first grade art 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! Click here to read more from the series!) A: If you’re j
Let’s dive into the Waldorf upper grades curriculum resources available here at Waldorfish.com! Through art, science, and geometry, Waldorf upper grades curriculum (for grades 5-8) meets the growing student right where they are in their transformation from child to teen. From online homeschooli
Organic chemistry is frequently a favorite part of the 8th grade Waldorf curriculum. The block is rich with hands-on experiments - this includes cooking and many other activities that involve consumable products.
Waldorfish Form Drawing teacher Rev Bowen was recently asked by a caregiver about whether form drawing lessons need to include full stories, or not. We wanted to share his thoughts with the Waldorfish community at large! Here is a commonly-asked question in regard to form drawing: "D
Third grade is very often a time of tremendous change for children… …and thus it can require that we make tremendous changes in how we meet them.
Now that 8th grade graduation is behind me, I’m starting to get all geared up for 1st grade. I’ve got just 3 weeks before my family and I head off for our big summer trip, so I’m wasting no time getting going on my summer prep. Years ago a former colleague of mine put together […]
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.
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 […]
Create your own homeschool curriculum plan for main lessons with this outline of the traditional Waldorf block rotation for homeschoolers.
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.
The 8th graders and I have moved on from our long (but super-fun) physics and meteorology block (click here if you want to read my outline for that block) and we’ve jumped into history. I think I love Waldorf history more than any other aspect of the curriculum. My experience is that every step of […]
Ge•om•e•try | noun Origin : Middle English- via Old French from Latin “geometria”, from Greek, gē ‘earth’ + metria ‘measurement’ . Earth Measurement. This sounds like something entirely different from most of our own experiences with Geometry in school, yes? Over thousands of years, ge
Q: How is art incorporated into the Waldorf middle grades, 5 through 8? (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! Click here to read more from the series
While we continue many of the same kinds of forms explored in first grade, we begin a new impulse in second grade. Click here to read an introduction to this topic, as well as Rev’s piece Form Drawing in Grade One. The second grader begins to experience a vague sense of duality or polarity
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
Organic chemistry is frequently a favorite part of the 8th grade Waldorf curriculum. The block is rich with hands-on experiments - this includes cooking and many other activities that involve consumable products.
Why begin with the “lower plants” in Waldorf Botany curriculum? In fifth grade Botany, we often begin with a full block that explores the “lower plants” or “simple plants”- algae, fungi, lichen, moss, and ferns. Curious to learn more about why botany is usually split into two bl
Q: Why does Waldorf Geometry wait until grade six to introduce the compass and straightedge? (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! Click here
Q: How is art incorporated into the Waldorf middle grades, 5 through 8? (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! Click here to read more from the series
Q: Why does Waldorf Geometry wait until grade six to introduce the compass and straightedge? (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! Click here
For millennia, cultures around the world have used stories to teach and to heal. Jesus’ parables are an example that many people know. Others may be more familiar with Jataka tales, stories of the Buddha’s incarnations. Still others have learned from the stories of Anansi, of Coyote, of Nanabouzho
A running theme of the sixth grade Waldorf curriculum is the phrase “cause and effect.”
Q: How should I schedule our Waldorf form drawing lessons? (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! Click here to read more from the series!)
