Waldorf circle time

Movement games are a big part of Waldorf homeschooling: clapping, bean bag games, rhythmic stepping or marching, and hand movements to nursery rhymes are all fun and engaging ways of bringing movement into our homes. See this post for instructions on how to make and use bean bags along with verses in your homeschool.

This is a re-post of a circle from Jan. 2014 - Enjoy! One of my favorite parts of homeschooling kindergarten is singing, dancing, and imagining with my children during circle time. I think of circle as a little drama adventure that we go on together. Not everyone does circle time at home

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Ms. Tiffany provides early childhood and her lower grades with what you need for your Waldorf circle time.

This circle is based on The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers (there’s also a wonderful updated version called When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood). Oh, how we love this story! The text in quotes is pulled from the von Olfers book; the circle play and au

The beauty of Waldorf education is that it meets the child where he is developmentally. The synergy of Waldorf teaching methods and child development is discussed wonderfully in an article by Dr Reggie Melrose called ‘Waldorf from a Neuroscientific Perspective‘. The Morning circle is a great example of how Waldorf meets the young child where […]

Here is a sweet and simple summertime circle for you! The circle is by Kelly Ehrman and the songs and verses are all traditional except where otherwise noted. Enjoy!

The Curriculums are Rhythms. There are no formal lesson plans as such (though daily and weekly plans are included), but a variety of ideas to allow you and your child to connect. These ideas are structured into a rhythm, like so: Circle Time (story, songs and rhymes) Nature Walk Reflection Hearts and Hands (craft or …

Perpetual calendars are a physical way children can see the progression and changing of time. By turning their illustrated wheel, they can match the month with the season, and what visually that season looks like to them. The child’s understanding of larger spans of time are better understood by regularly using their own perpetual calendar. And the fact that it is a circular calendar, they can understand that “time” is an ongoing cycle, easily comprehended on their wheel year after year.