Now both Juliette and StJohn still do form drawing. StJohn has started on his Grade 3 form drawings as he needs that bit of extra challenge. Juliette really doesn’t enjoy the drawing part of our schoolwork any more…which saddens me, but she still has to do it….what she’s going to do next year when her [...]
Filed under: Ancient Civilisations, Waldorf Form Drawing, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5 on October 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
And in the best of spaces! I’m not going to try and explain the very peculiar year we’ve had….other than to say that I’ve found a huge number of people who had been lost to me since birth. I found my family. This obviously was mind blowing but all is in order and I’ve finally [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling on September 17th, 2010 | No Comments »
We start our lessons again next monday and I’m sitting preparing them now for the first main lesson block. Jules and I have a week of Ancient India left, and then a 4 week block of maths, week 1 being revision of last years work…does she remember how to multiply,divide, fractions etc…I think she will, [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling on January 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When we look at any of our lessons, being Animal Fables in Grade 2 or Mythology in Grade 4, 5, 6 etc I try and include an animal study and a plant study. If I am able to juggle everything then I’m able to do a single chalkboard drawing for both the Gr2 and Gr5 [...]
Filed under: Ancient Civilisations, Waldorf Animal Studies, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling on October 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
On Tuesday, we did a version of the story of St George, how he received his name. But first I just want to share a little something I do to make my life easier and hold the kids attention…Those chalkboard drawings…I get a lot of emails asking how to do them or if they’re really [...]
Filed under: Festivals, Handwork & Crafting, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling on October 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
So it is that awesome time of year again, the Festival of Michaelmas. I want to share this week with you so that you can maybe get some ideas, or some resources that may make your Michaelmas a bit easier and richer. It’s often the planning which can be exhausting and it takes a lot [...]
Filed under: Festivals, Verses, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling on September 29th, 2009 | 6 Comments »
One thing I don’t often blog about, is our handwork…Now I love sewing and knitting and crafting in general so I don’t find this hard going at all. Before I started homeschooling the kids, I used to help out with the Grade 1 and Grade 2 Handwork classes at their Waldorf school. Which looking back [...]
Filed under: Handwork & Crafting, Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Grade 5, Waldorf Homeschooling, Waldorf Toys on September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Yesterday we did the first of StJohns’ animal fables for the year. We started with the fox and the crow. First thing yesterday we did a form drawing, then I told him the story of the crow. The chalkboard drawing was ready for him, it is sooooo important. I know a lot of Mom’s don’t [...]
Filed under: Waldorf Grade 2, Waldorf Homeschooling on September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »