Archive for ‘Homeschooling’


Mar
19

Waldorf Workshops in Fredericton

I meant to post this earlier, because the first workshop was tonight.  But better late than never — Next week, Judy King from the South Shore Waldorf School in Nova Scotia (the closest Waldorf School to us) will be presenting a talk on “Rhythm, The Root of Discipline: Insight on Healthy Daily Rhythms.”  Details and [...]

Dec
01

French and Main Lesson Books

We’re a few weeks into our Waldorfy experiments, and things are far from settled.  I’ve been busy, and tired, and things just haven’t gelled yet.  We’re not getting much ‘work’ done, but we’re getting a bit here and there at least.
One thing I’ve loved about the Waldorf ideas, is the concept of drawing to learn.  [...]

Nov
16

The Big Day – Trying a New Schedule

Today is the Big Change — we’ve wrapped up several topics for now, and I’m implementing a much more Waldorf-inspired block.  Form drawing is the focus for the next two weeks, starting from grade 1 and moving more quickly than the 7-year-olds would through the basic forms.
We actually started a little form drawing — just [...]

Nov
16

Knitting With an 11-Year-Old Boy

Flipper actually learned to knit many years ago, I think when he was 6.  He got a few rows done of what he intended to be a pillow for the cats, and then it was forgotten.
At the same time, the cushion I had started was also left aside, never to be picked up again.  My [...]

Nov
09

Study Time for Mom with Christopherus

It’s always exciting when you get STUFF in the mail, isn’t it?
This week, my order from Christopherus arrived.  I’m not planning to implement full-on Waldorf homeschooling, anthroposophy just isn’t my thing.  But there are several elements I want to incorporate, and I need to learn more about them.
I ordered several books: “Joyful Movement” and “Form [...]

Nov
07

Nature Walk

Today we went on a nature walk.  We’ve been taking walks most mornings for the past week (as part of our drift towards Waldorf-iness… of course it’s also very Charlotte Mason but we never got into it for some reason…), but generally they’ve been along the streets, not into the woods.
We started off the day [...]

Nov
07

Autumn Session Update

I was just reviewing my previous post where I summarized what we’d accomplished in our first 6 weeks of a Charlotte Mason approach.  That was back in March.  It was fascinating to look back at what we’ve changed, what we’ve maintained, where we’ve stalled and where we’ve progressed.
One big change is that I stopped thinking [...]

Oct
27

Brain Training — Anyone Done This?

I’m perusing a website, learningaids.com, and I’m fascinated.  So  much of what she’s saying about children “stuck” in their right brains rings true for Flipper.
The left hemisphere perceives the world in bits and pieces and loves to organize and categorize… It also gives readers “that little silent voice” inside the head while reading. Math also [...]

Oct
25

Meeting Elizabeth May

We had an amazing opportunity last week.
Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green Party of Canada, was coming to town to speak at a Conservation Council of New Brunswick event.  Various other events were therefore scheduled around this, including a talk at UNB.   As a member of the local Green Party EDA (Electoral District [...]

Oct
08

Weather Chart

Blog-surfing tonight via Tot School, I found this blog, which mentioned a weather chart activity appropriate for preschoolers which she obtained from this blog.   Whew!  Ain’t the blogosphere grand?
Pomme has become fascinated with weather and day/night recently.  Every morning, she asks if the sun is up, and bedtime is becoming easier because she has associated [...]



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