Waldorf first grade

I recently recorded a podcast all about ordering supplies , but I finally placed my order for Waldorf first grade supplies this week, so I thought I would share everything that I ordered.While most of my supplies were ordered from Mercurius , a lot of the materials can be found on Amazon . I've l

First grade is such a sweet, memorable year. It’s the bridge between the kindergarten and elementary years. Like the kindergarten child, the first grader still thrives on days full of play, connection, and rhythm. (For more on supporting these needs, see this post on How to Teach Kindergarten ). Yo

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 these two amazing bind

In Waldorf homeschooling the main academic subjects are presented one at a time in blocks. A main lesson block typically lasts 2 - 4 weeks and the main lesson takes 1 - 2 hours a day. It’s a holistic approach to learning so even though one subject is the focus in main lesson, each day the subject is

Waldorf Curriculum

I can't quite believe our magical first grade year has come to a close. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed teaching Waldorf first grade. Over the course of the past few weeks, the first graders and I have gradually prepared ourselves for second grade. We've moved into our new classroom, we sti

The end of our first year homeschooling, and what a year we had! Happy to say we fared well. Here, our weather tree is a symbol of our journey. We started in September with a bare tree on a very clean blackboard, which you can see on this blog post. Leaves were placed on this ...

In my last post I discussed handwork in kindergarten . Like with most subjects, there’s a big shift as you enter the grades. The seven-year-old still mostly learns through imitation, but it’s time for teaching skills and regular practice. One of the major milestones in first gr

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.