Download or read book The Waldorf Homeschool Handbook written by Donna Ashton and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Ashton is a veteran Waldorf homeschooling mom and mentor who has helped over 3000 families homeschool with confidence and clarity. Donna Ashton?s The Waldorf Home School Handbook is a simple step-by-step guide to creating and understanding a Waldorf-inspired homeschool plan. Within the pages of this comprehensive homeschooling guide parents will find information, lesson plans, curriculum, helpful hints, behind the scenes reasons why, rhythm, rituals, and helping you fit homeschooling into your life. Join Donna as she guides you through the Waldorf method and reveals how to educate your children in a nurturing and creative environment.
Download or read book The Case for Home Schooling written by Anna Dusseau and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher turned home-educator Anna Dusseau explores the purpose of education, how children learn and the benefits of home education. She addresses key questions and suggests activities and ways to start homeschooling.
Download or read book Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years written by Valerie Baadh Garrett and published by Waldorf Education. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 A offers a handy guide to playing games with young children. This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators and play leaders. The games are tried and tested. They draw on worldwide Steiner - Waldorf creative education, where a child's work is their play. Child growth is explored and how this is helped by a rich treasury of action, finger, circle, clapping, beanbag, chasing, water, tumbling, story and singing games. There are both traditional favourites and also new games created to engage with digitally challenging behaviour.
Download or read book Creative Form Drawing written by Angela Lord and published by Creative Form Drawing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creative form drawing helps children develop hand to eye co-ordination, spatial orientation, observation skills, attention, confident movement, drawing skills and the foundation skills for handwriting. Originally developed by Rudolf Steiner, creative form drawing is used widely in Steiner and Waldorf Schools to enable healthy child development and learning. Form drawing can also be used for helping transform learning difficulties. This books covers the why, what and how of creative form drawing, providing a comprehensive, practical resource for teachers of children aged 6 to 12 years.
Download or read book Understanding Waldorf Education written by Jack Petrash and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Through learning experiences that involve all of the senses, children use a variety of intelligences to develop thought, feeling, and intentional, purposeful activity. Whether you're Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today.
Download or read book Rhythm Waldorf Homeschool Planning written by Melisa Nielsen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiling this book made me smile. It is full of several years of parenting. As I edited this together, I relived some of the years when my children were younger. The wisdom I share here is real. It is palpable. Breathe it in. Take what resonates and set aside the rest to ponder. I hope this volume gives you tools and peace as you walk this journey. I have written to you, the mom in the trenches from experience in my own trenches. These are moments to savor and moments to learn and grow from. This mom thing isn't easy but it is worth it.
Download or read book 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum written by Cathy Duffy and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical volume for the homeschooling community that helps parents make informed choices regarding learning styles and curriculum
Download or read book A Child s Seasonal Treasury written by Betty Jones and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a child to feel at home in the world and to experience the oneness of the universe, there is no better way than through nature and the arts. This book is a treasure trove of timeless songs, crafts, verses and recipes for seasonal treats, to bring joy to the process of learning, both for young children and the adults who care for them.A revised and expanded edition.
Download or read book School as a Journey written by Torin M. Finser and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a lively, colorful, and absorbing account of a class teacher's journey with his class, from first grade through the eighth grade in a Waldorf school. Straightforward and humorous, School as a Journey provides an excellent introduction to the daily activities of a Waldorf school classroom. Torin Finser --who is now Director of Waldorf Teacher Training at Antioch New England Graduate School --wrote this book especially for parents, prospective parents, and educators who are new to Waldorf education. Filled with pedagogical gems, tips, and resources, School as a Journey will also prove an invaluable resource for those who are currently Waldorf class teachers. For those who wish to delve more deeply into this revolutionary form of education, the author has also included extensive documentation, with references to the works of Rudolf Steiner and of others experienced in Waldorf education. Highly recommended for anyone interested in this revolutionary form of education.
Download or read book Writing to Reading the Steiner Waldorf Way written by Abi Allanson and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is both a theoretical and practical book giving a complete pathway to teaching children how to write and read in Classes 1 and 2. This book provides teachers with appealing, easy-to-use plans and practical activities for immediate use. It also sets out fundamental principles of Steiner Waldorf pedagogy. It shows how this dovetails with the best of both mainstream primary approaches and specialist dyslexia-friendly methods. Teachers can use these principles to become confident in creating their own activities and resources. The book showcases the holistic, creative aspects of the Steiner Waldorf literacy approach. The teaching of writing before reading is prioritized so as to engage children's creativity in learning. Developing the child's own voice through writing and storytelling, to lead over into reading, is highly effective for motivation and success.
Download or read book The Tasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum written by Kevin Avison and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of what is taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools, and why. This handbook is indispensable for all Steiner-Waldorf schools and teachers Also provides a clear overview of the ideas behind the Steiner-Waldorf educational approach Previously published as The Educational Tasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum
Download or read book Project based Homeschooling written by Lori McWilliam Pickert and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project-based homeschooling combines children's interests with long-term, deep, complex learning.This is an essential experience for children: to spend time working on something that matters to them, with the support of a dedicated mentor. This book is an introduction and guide to creating the circumstances under which children can teach themselves.The author gives parents concrete tips for helping children do challenging, meaningful, self-chosen work. From setting up a workspace that encourages independence to building a family culture that supports self-directed learning to concrete suggestions for a step-by-step approach to inquiry-based investigation, Project-Based Homeschooling shares techniques for mentoring independent, confident thinkers and learners.
Download or read book A Handbook for Steiner Waldorf Class Teachers written by Kevin Avison and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in 1995 by Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship" -- Title page verso.
Download or read book The Roadmap to Literacy A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 1 Through 3 written by Janet Langley and published by Mill City Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Learning Year by Year written by Rebecca Rupp and published by Crown. This book was released on 2000 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exceptional guide for the one million-plus homeschoolers who make up America's most rapidly growing educational movement tells what children must learn, and when. Includes subject-by-subject guidelines.
Download or read book The Call of the Wild and Free written by Ainsley Arment and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education. Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau—”All good things are wild and free”—mother of five Ainsley Arment founded Wild + Free. This growing online community of mothers and families want their children to receive a quality education at home by challenging their intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity, joy and awe—the essence of a positive childhood. The homeschool approach of past generations is gone—including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home. The Wild + Free movement is focused on a love of nature, reading great books, pursuing interests and hobbies, making the entire world a classroom, and prolonging the wonder of childhood, an appealing philosophy that is unpacked in the pages of this book The Call of the Wild and Free offers advice, information, and positive encouragement for parents considering homeschooling, those currently in the trenches looking for inspiration, as well as parents, educators, and caregivers who want supplementary resources to enhance their kids’ traditional educations.
Download or read book Waldorf Alphabet Book written by Famke Zonneveld and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (From the forward) We are confronted by demands for social reconstruction. These pose grave problems with far-reaching implications. This books is written with the conviction that their solution must be looked for along lines not yet considered. Its aim is to show what has to be done in order that social demands coming from a larger part of mankind may be turned in the direction of conscious social purpose. Welcome or unwelcome, the facts of social life are present and must be reckoned with. Those who may object to the author's way of discussing proletarian demands should bear this in mind. He wants to present life as it really is. He is aware of the fatal consequences that will result if people refused to look at the facts. These facts have arisen out of the life of modern mankind.
