Waldorf first grade

sample of a first grade waldorf at home block

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

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 ...

Waldorf Curriculum

We're about halfway through our third language arts block of the year. I'm realizing that first grade is definitely a language arts heavy year and I just love it. We'll move on to math week after next, but for now I'm enjoying all the work with letters. Word families is what this block is all about.

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

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

This is a guest post written by Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls in which she describes learning to read the Waldorf way.

First grade is coming along beautifully and last week we wrapped up our first grade form drawing block. (Well, my substitute did, as I was home recovering from the back-to-school virus. I've managed to escape the past few years, but I guess first graders are much better at sharing the germs than eig

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 ~ 1st grade ~ Math ~ Numbers: One ~ main lesson book

Today my colleagues and I studied Chapter 11 of Study of Man (or Foundations of Human Experience) and I found such inspiration.The part of our study that stood out most to me was about the reasons why we teach intellectual concepts through an artistic lens. I have always had an intuitive sense for w

It's mid-April and we're in the home stretch of the school year. With our play behind us, I'm glad to be entering this time with nothing but some solid weeks of plain old school!We started our third and final math block on Monday. This one will be a lot of review and practice of the skills we've lea

Waldorf Inspirations, a website designed to help inspire teachers as they go about the rewarding yet sometimes challenging task of bringing the Waldorf grades’ curriculum to their students.

I typed up a routine/rhythm based on the way our days flow. The white band is the new main lesson block from our new Waldorf curriculum. We already started with the stories and forms and it is goi…

That classic straight line - curved line, first Waldorf lesson of first grade. I put all my lessons together in a digital guide that is ready and waiting for you to download. New Grade One Form Drawing Curriculum Guide https://www.awaldorfjourney.com/2018/08/new-grade-one-form-drawing-curriculum-guide/

It was a golden day in first grade — just what the teacher needed! I had a chance to take some photos of our Quality of Numbers main lesson books. Loving this block! Waldorf First Grade | Quality of Numbers Main Lesson Pages http://www.awaldorfjourney.com/2017/11/waldorf-first-grade-quality-of-numbers-main-lesson-pages/