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 ...

First grade Waldorf curriculum is all about variety, beauty, and enlivening education through art! From watercolor painting, to form drawing, to learning through storytelling, art influences the first grader's educational experience in all aspects. Curious to learn more? Click on the blog post! | first grade | watercolor | waldorf education | wet on wet painting | waldorfish | homeschooling | waldorf art lessons | block crayon | waldorf form drawing | storytelling | waldorf first grade |

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've been doing some mentoring and evaluation work lately, which has gotten me into lots of different teachers' classrooms. I love seeing how other people teach and helping them find ways to streamline and inspire their work. Interested in knowing more about my evaluation and mentoring servi

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