So far, I loooove that artistic element in the Waldorf Approach and keeping childhood enchanting. I grew up in Europe and academics didn't begin until the age of 7-8 and I want that so badly for my children. I did end up teaching my oldest to read as here in North America there seems to be a race to teach your child to read by the age of 4-5. Since switching over to the Waldorf approach, my children have become very interested in homeschooling. Circle time felt a bit awkward at first, but now they look forward to it. Making the switch to more nature based toys like wooden blocks and silks have also been a welcome change to our homeschool :) Consistently reading to the kids as been a struggle though
I think you're doing great! Steiner said The Child is the Curriculum. Bring the arts to them! You can make any curriculum Waldorf by incorporating the arts as you did with the math puppets they made! Thank you for sharing the Spotify channel! I went right to it and have a story cued for tomorrow! 😊
I understand when you mention that you don't like reading/or find time to read to your children. I have one child that loves being read to and another one whose not really into it.
I have the same! My eldest loves it and youngest not so much. I recently found the Herb Fairies book series and I’ve actually liked reading it to my boys. Probably because I enjoy the content myself 😂
So far, I loooove that artistic element in the Waldorf Approach and keeping childhood enchanting. I grew up in Europe and academics didn't begin until the age of 7-8 and I want that so badly for my children. I did end up teaching my oldest to read as here in North America there seems to be a race to teach your child to read by the age of 4-5. Since switching over to the Waldorf approach, my children have become very interested in homeschooling. Circle time felt a bit awkward at first, but now they look forward to it. Making the switch to more nature based toys like wooden blocks and silks have also been a welcome change to our homeschool :) Consistently reading to the kids as been a struggle though
Thanks for sharing your experiences 🥰🙏🏻 yes the race to reading is so real in North American culture. It’s hard to not fall into it!
I think you're doing great! Steiner said The Child is the Curriculum. Bring the arts to them! You can make any curriculum Waldorf by incorporating the arts as you did with the math puppets they made! Thank you for sharing the Spotify channel! I went right to it and have a story cued for tomorrow! 😊
I love that quote! The child is the curriculum indeed
Waldorf and Montessori are great methods!!
I understand when you mention that you don't like reading/or find time to read to your children. I have one child that loves being read to and another one whose not really into it.
I have the same! My eldest loves it and youngest not so much. I recently found the Herb Fairies book series and I’ve actually liked reading it to my boys. Probably because I enjoy the content myself 😂
Love the Grimm 🌈 rainbow
The kids make so many fun shapes with it!