Kindergarten Curriculum Haul | Waldorf
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2016
- I think the first thing that striking about the KG curriculum in the Waldorf philosophy is the absence of any 'academic' work. There are no workbooks, textbooks or even read aloud books. Instead the curriculum is filled with stories to tell, songs to sing, music to listen to, crafts to do, and toys to play with. The natural rhythm of the day is enhanced with imaginative stories and pretend play with child-sized brooms, ironing boards, wooden trucks and simple dolls. Meals are events celebrated with an opening verse. They are varied with flavored, wholesome and thoroughly enjoyed. The toys are simple and all natural.
Unfortunately the links didn't copy well, but you can find the complete list with links on my website:
www.pepperandpine.com/?p=2067
All supplies are from A Child's Dream
www.achildsdream.com
The complete list of products are as follows:
• Art Tissue Paper - Review this product
• Stockmar Beeswax Crayons - 16 Colors, Block - Review this product
• Stockmar Beeswax Crayons - 16 Colors, Stick - Review this product
• Beeswax Candle Rolling Kit - Review this product
• Wood Cup (4) - Review this product
• Wood Egg (6) - Review this product
• Olive Wood Nutcracker - Review this product
• Paint Jar Holder & 6 Jars - Review this product
• Crafts Through The Year by Berger - Review this product
• Holland Wool Felt Warm Colors, Yards + Cuts - Review this product
• Holland Wool Felt Cool Colors, Yards + Cuts - Review this product
• Holland Wool Felt Neutral, Baby Colors, Yards + Cuts - Review this product
• Stockmar Modeling Beeswax - 12 Colors - Review this product
• Come Follow Me CD - Volume One - Review this product
• Come Follow Me CD - Volume Two - Review this product
• Finger Puppet Bases (5) - Review this product
• Wood Peg Doll - Large (10) - Review this product
• Wood Peg Doll - Female (8) - Review this product
• Smooth Mohair Yarn - Undyed - Review this product
• Lyra Opaque Watercolor Paint Set - 24 Colors - Review this product
• Beeswax Pumpkin Candle - Review this product
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• Sail Boat Building Kit - Review this product
• Wind Car Building Kit - Review this product
• Respect the Spindle Book by Abby Franquemont - Review this product
• Stockmar Watercolor Paints - Set - Review this product
• Making Peg Dolls & More by Margaret Bloom - Review this product
• Paper Suncatchers - Window Stars Kit - Review this product
• Numerica - A Waldorf Book of Counting - Review this product
• LMNOP Alphabet Book by Howard Schrager - Review this product
• LMNOP Alphabet Wall Cards - Review this product
• Mini Playhouse Kit - Review this product
• Creative Silk Pack - Winter Night Sky - Review this product
• Wood Gnome with Pipe Cleaner Arms - Review this product
• Wood Doll with Pipe Cleaner Arms - Review this product
• Wood Finger Puppet with Pipe Cleaner Arms - Review this product
Paint brushes are from Waldorf Supplies:
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Broom set by Melissa and Doug from Rainbow Resource
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You inspire me to get more creative with my son and our homeschool projects. Please don't ever stop making videos because I learn so much from you! You are such a blessing.
Tina! Your words warmed my heart and put a smile on my face :) I hope the projects/tutorials I share this year do indeed inspire, and I hope your year is filled with happiness.
-Hana
I love the idea of lighting candles in the morning.
I love the idea in theory, too! But this is how it goes down in my house: The candle isn't perfectly centered between my two boys (9 and 14), so one pulls it closer, then the other pull it closer and before you know it there's wax on the table, the candle is out and they are arguing about who gets to light it again! lol! I still try...sigh.
-Hana
Your videos are wonderful! What a beautiful haul, thank you for sharing it with us! I love the little peg dolls with the holes for the pipe cleaner arms...adorable! I just knitted a bunch of little hats for our gnomes so maybe I'll add some of those peg dolls to our collection. Homeschooling is so much fun, I'm loving it!
Oh please share how you knit little hats! I've been wanting to do that, but I don't know how. Maybe we can do a swap ;) yes, those dolls with the pipe cleaner are just the cutest thing! Even without paint or felt they are cute.
-Hana
Thank you for sharing! Your videos continue to challenge my view on traditional education. I'm adding more art and play into our homeschool this year. I'm excited to see the change in our day. I would love to see a vlog of our homeschool day!
Hello Sarah! I'm so glad you are adding more play and art into your homeschool; that's great! I feel there is a time and place for play and work, and by the time the kids grow to teens, they'll be doing so much work, it will have been a good thing they got to play when they were kids :) It's the one thing my 18 year old comments on regarding his homeschool experience. The fact there was little pressure and not too much 'work' (I'll have to explain that later) in his younger years, resulted in my son embracing the work load of college. Who knew!
-Hana
This is really neat. I love seeing all the interesting art materials!
The art supplies are so special. You feel special holding and using them. I love how the materials are cared for and honored. That really resonates with me :)
-Hana
Thank you for sharing! I loved seeing your haul. The sail boat kit looks good for my 9 yr old.💖 Adored that crayon holder with rainbow crochet pockets! 💕
I feel inspired to plan for my (probably last) kinder year~ xoxo
Awe Melody, won't it be bittersweet to say good-bye to the little years? I'm looking forward to doing these KG activities with my girl. The sailboat and car kit were awesome!! My nine-year old easily and quickly put them both together. He loved it! And I bet your boy will, too!
-Hana
Yes! Sooooo true! ;)
Hana, Thank you so much for taking the time to put these videos together. I know it takes a lot of effort and time to share this information with us. I just want to let you know that they are extremely helpful and informative. We covered the general concept of the natural materials in our education classes when I went to a local college, but the way you explain the Waldorf theory, and how you showcase the materials really helps us, the viewers, to get a better sense of the Waldorf philosophy. I can't tell you how incredibly helpful this information is. Thank you, again.
Thank you Tonya! Your encouragement goes so far! It's really helpful getting feedback, so I know what is and isn't helpful. And positive feedback is the best ;)
-Hana
You're welcome. I know what you mean about getting that encouragement and feedback. I feel the same way. p.s. I've been daydreaming of these Waldorf Kindergarten materials for my grandson, ever since I saw this video the other day. So "thanks" Hana, now I get to daydream about your room AND these materials! LOL I think you just may have to adopt me and let me move in with you. I think that would be easiest. hahahaha...just kidding and poking some fun. I do look forward to trying to purchase some of the natural materials for my grandson to start his homeschooling experience. He'll be two in February.
We would be lucky to have you :) What a great time for you to have grandchildren you can pass your wisdom and experience. And at the same time still continue to raise your own. Your grown children are lucky to have you! I wish more states would consider the charter school model. It's a great way for families to get the supplies they want and need for school. Not that any research shows that children come out ahead the more money you spend, in fact the differences are marginal. But Waldorf and Montessori supplies rank high on the pricey list (at least from what I've seen). And it's nice to get a little help to have those supplies :)
Thank you for making these wonderful homeschooling videos! You give such great ideas!
Thank you, Trish! What grades are you doing this year?
-Hana
I have Kindergarten, 1st grade & 3rd grade. I am doing it through a charter school thanks to your video! Otherwise I would have not known I even had the option! Big thank you for sharing the info! Do we have to provide samples for EVERYTHING we do through the charter? I did not want to bog down my kids with worksheets and book reports for everything they do. I feel like that would kill their interest in learning. Kinda turns it into a chore.
Oh I'm so glad you are going through a charter; I hope the experience is a good one :) Yes, too many worksheets when the kids are young can kill the spirit. I know that for us, there isn't a lot to show for 'learning' in the younger years. For that reason this year I opened a private Instagram account I plan to share with our teacher so she can see what the kids are doing everyday. I can print one off with a description of that project, and it can be a sample for my kindergartner. I aim to have one sample in each subject area for each kid. Some schools/teachers differ in what they require, but I'm sure a good balance can be achieved. Do let me know how your year progresses!
-Hana
That is awesome! You have a nice TF/ES. I hope mine will be as flexible as yours. Thanks for your replies you are so helpful and inspiring!
I am so excited to see what you do this year with your kindergartner.
We will be doing some Waldorf activities as well this year, that would be fun to share !
Me too! If I don't do 'proper' KG this year, I'll miss my chance!! lol!
-Hana
Wow. Amazing. I've debated on doing the puppets with our history because my kids are older but I'm convinced. The items are amazing.
I think as long as the kids haven't reached puberty, they will still enjoy playing with the 'younger' toys. I think the problem comes in when their peers make fun of them for playing with 'kiddie' toys, but I think naturally, kids like to play with simply wholesome toys. Once they hit puberty, they completely dispense with most childhood toys and delights, and transition to more mature activities. So, yes! Do try out the puppets or anything else with any subject. As long as you don't think it's silly, your kids won't :)
-Hana
Salaams, Oooh, I've been waiting for this video!!! Kept my cart open so that I could add to it based on your comments. And thank you for flipping through the books; wished they showed inside views more on the site.
Can u also share more about LMNOP. I've been eyeing it now and trying to determine which one to get LMNOP vs Living Alphabet book
Salam Aisha! I had to be mindful not to show too much of the curriculum for copyright reasons, but the majority of the books for KG are more like reference materials for the parent/teacher than actual work the student would be doing. What I love about the curriculum is all the wonderful materials you can add to it from Waldorf vendors.
Okay, you ask a great question regarding the books. If you purchase the Live-Education curriculum for FIRST grade, the illustrations and the poems are the same as the book LMNOP.(The first grade overview and materials will be coming out next week, IA). I like LMNOP slightly better than the Living Alphabet because of the poems and because if you chose not to buy the Waldorf first grade curriculum, the book LMNOP would be a good substitute for that part of the curriculum.
-Hana
Hi Hana! What a fantastic overview of kindergarten supplies available at A Child's Dream! Thank you for sharing. :)
~ Debbie
Hello Debbie! Is there anything I might have missed that you recommend? You can add links here if you'd like. I can't tell you how much we are enjoying everything so far. The CDs are so lovely and relaxing, I'm so glad I got those. The little Play Silk kit is goregous! My son assembled it for my daughter and she loves it :)
-Hana
I'm so glad you're happy with your supplies! I like those CDs, too. They come with the lyrics and if you aren't familiar with the songs it's easy to learn and then you can sing them to your children and they'll learn!
Sarah's Silks' play house kit is an exciting addition to our store, perfect for creative play as it still leaves so much up to the imagination. It just came out this year and has been quite popular. Kudos to our friends at SS for coming up with the idea!
As far as suggestions? I think you've done an excellent job covering kindergarten needs but here are a few items worth a mention.
Organic Fairy Wool for wool crafting and magic wool pictures. I recommend two books as well to go along with wool crafts - Magic Wool and More Magic Wool. The first one instructs how to make the pictures to go along with fairy tales, using wool in the kindergarten and making simple figures. The other, More Magic Wool, teaches basic natural dyeing and making seasonal dolls for the nature table.
www.achildsdream.com/organic-fairy-wool-1/
www.achildsdream.com/magic-wool-by-jaffke-and-schmidt/
www.achildsdream.com/more-magic-wool-by-angelika-wolk-gerche/
A nice wide paintbrush is all that's needed at that age, one for the child and one for you:
www.achildsdream.com/white-paint-brush/
The new book The Pumpkin Painter is a sweet story book for that age with beautiful pictures, songs and a muffin recipe to bake with young ones:
www.achildsdream.com/the-pumpkin-painter/
If introducing letters then the set of individual LMNOP Wall Cards with verses from the book on the back are a useful addition or alternative to the book LMNOP:
www.achildsdream.com/lmnop-alphabet-wall-cards/
Lastly, finger knitting yarn! Kindergarten is the perfect time to introduce this handwork technique and begin laying the foundation for academic learning by building neural pathways in the brain through the use of one's hands.
www.achildsdream.com/handpaint-wool-finger-knitting-yarn-bulky/
Thank you again Hana for sharing A Child's Dream as your supply source!
~ Debbie
Love this, please show more about this curriculum. It looks like so much fun. For know I just take my boys to our local Waldorf school for a free story time once a month. Whenever I am there, I feel like our family is in it's happy place. Always wanted to incorporate it at home. I'm so happy you showed this. Thanks!
Hello Shannon! indeed it is a happy place. Each time I visit a Waldorf school I want to live there! There's certainly a lot you can do at home. Are you considering enrolling your boys in the Waldorf school later on?
-Hana
Hi Hana! No, around here the tuition is extremely high for Waldorf. I was hoping to incorporate it into our homeschool.
Yes, tuition tends to be pricey for private schools in general and Waldorf schools specifically. What state are you in? Some charters schools cater to the homeschoolers and offer curriculum choices which include Waldorf education.
We are in pennsylvania, there is a charter school up north from us. I'll have to ask. Thanks Hana!
Thank yoy for showing such great products! I have a lot of great ideas to start Homeschooling now! Also, I adore that crayon roll! Would you happen to know what the fabric is that they used to make it?
Hi Samantha! Welcome to homeschooling! The crayon case is so beautiful, and I wanted to make one. The outside of the case is corduroy and the inside was crocheted wool yarn. Here's my version:
ua-cam.com/video/WstLaqrF_qE/v-deo.html
-Hana
So much to love!
And now you know why homeschooling is fun for me, too!
Your videos are so inspiring!
Angela Kerkai Thank you, Angela!
i loved this.... i may adapt for my daughter to prep for pre k
That would be great! What sort of things do you want to add to her curriculum?
-Hana
I loved watching this video...I wish I had researched more on this my girls would have loved this.
Is there anything you suggest for someone who has done a more traditional method of schooling to switch to this style of learning. I am going to look up books.
We made a finger puppet using your video instruction and it went better then I expected. :). We will make couple more this week and share on IG. Thanks for the peg doll book suggestion, I will look it up on amazon.
Thanks again for sharing this.
I'm so glad you made a finger puppet! Yes, do share on IG, I'd love to see it. I bet your girls loved it. I find my kids love anything I make for them. They aren't critical at all...well, except my youngest! Where did that come from?! Kids will cherish the things you make for them and the things they make for themselves. While preparing the school room for this year, the kids looked fondly on the projects they'd done. Even my 14 year old son looked fondly on the astronomy/Galileo book we did last year and browsed through the pages before I put it away. One Waldorf principle that persists through the grades is doing any activity with care, purpose and honor. It seems lofty, but it can be achieved in how you store or use your color pencils to how you complete an assignment. Another principle for the elementary years is 'head, heart and hands'. Lessons meets the child on three levels: intellectually, emotionally and physically. I think a video response might make this more clear actually, so I'll add it to the list :)
-Hana
I found a lot of videos on kindergarten missing. Are they will be accessible somewhere? I was just wantedvto see them again. And I was about to recommend them 5o my friend. Please let me know.
I'm writing an article for a blog I write for about Waldorf education in early years. I'm finding a hard time finding much info for preschool, K or 1st grade - do you have any great resources you could recommend? The blog series is about various homeschool methods/styles for the early years.
You ask a good question, and I can't think of any specifically Waldorf books on early education. Most of the ones I have or have read begin around age seven, though there is a lot mentioned about the early years in regards to development but not education. The only book that comes to mind is You Are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin. As education starts in grade 1, there isn't any academics before then, and therefore little about early education is my guess. The only thing I can think of as far as early education is that kids are imitators and learn thought imitations so provide a worthy example of imitation. And, provide the wholesome materials for them to use. Please link your article when it's posted!
-Hana
+Pepper and Pine thank you for your help! I'll surely share. :)
Can you tell me if there is a difference in flexibility between the modeling wax and the decorating wax (let say if you make a ball out of each) ? I have the decorating wax at home thinking we could model with it but it is extremely hard to model 3d things (hard material)
I think they are the same material or the decorating wax is thinner and you can use tools to get cutouts to decorate items. I think it's easiest to use it in the warmer months.
I wish we lived closer to each other. You seem so relaxed in your homeschool journey. I could used some more of that perspective. Four years and I still haven't learned to relax. :-) Speaking of candles, could you do a video talking about how you start your homeschool day? That seems to be a weak point for us. I build a "morning meeting" and it either seems to engage one age or the other. I have between 6th grade and kindergarten. Ideas?
Next time I'm in northern California we should meet up! I'm super chill about play time, I admit, but other things stress me out like having to finish school by a certain time because of an out-of-the home class or obligation. I found that even weekly park days that were too early in the day caused stress for me and took the spirit out of our homeschool day. So, I stripped my schedule of all classes and obligations except one four-week class in the spring, and brought the rest home. So, this long comment is to say that we can honor the stress by changing the environment that causes the stress in the first place, since I don't believe we can truly eliminate stress. Gosh, it's like every comment is a blog post! lol! Yes, I'll add a video about our daily routine, but honestly we don't have a consistent one except these days we do start at 8am and we start off with something the kids can do independently. When working with mixed ages, I feel I teach to the oldest, but anything I do with the youngest, the older kids listen in and feel nostalgic about so they stop what they are doing to listen to the story, or play. So morning activities I would center around KG, while lessons I would center around the oldest, but youngsters naturally listen in.
-Hana
Annnnnd, help with paint brushes. All of mine, the bristles come out so easily. I picked up similar wood looking ones from JoAnns but I can't remember the brand.
You know that might happen with the non-professional paint brushes. We bought a super nice set from Waldorf Supplies, but funny enough, my favorite are a super inexpensive set from Michaels. I actually bought it for the paint brush holder that the paint brushes came in, and ended up loving the paint brushes! So now we have both sets (nice/expensive and cheaper version) in the same paint brush holder and I find myself going for the cheaper set. The exception is when we are doing a Waldorf-type painting, wet on wet painting or working on a large sheet of watercolor paper.
This is my first year homeschooling. We are going to be unschooling or deschooling this year. Next year we are going to be focusing on moving forward. I am interested in using the Waldorf curriculum to coincide with Gather Round, The Good and The Beautiful, Sonlight, and Masterbooks. I know I won't use everything however I need some advice. My son is 11, has autism and dyslexia, and is behind in regular school. He is currently scheduled to be in 4th grade in regular school. He can barely add and subtract. He also has never had a social studies, science, art, or music class at all. Should I go out on a limb and just start over?
That's a tough question to answer. As I'm not experienced with the challenges you are dealing with I can't answer. But I can put you in touch with two others who do homeschooling consultation who know about learning challenges. Tanya at Project Happy Home and Michelle at A Common Life.
Love your videos. I thought you mentioned a link to someones tutorial but I dont see it in the description?
Thank you! Yes, Ivanna's tutorial on making felt 'pasta' is in the 'i' icon on the screen. Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/VrnULSXdh-A/v-deo.html
And my tutorials for KG activities are in this playlist and will grow throughout this year:
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Enjoy!
I'd love to see the video(s) about the waldorf Kindergarten curriculum you used and about your Kindergarten week but it says that it is private and won't allow me to. :(
You really got me excited about Waldorf, thank you. As Muslims, we don't do fairy tales, music nor draw humans and animals, but I do appreciate the other aspects of the curriculum. So, do you know if I could just get the parts that I like and exclude the others? How can I work my way around that? Is there a by subject curriculum that you recommend?
Asalamu Alaykum Dina, there's a lot you can modify with the curriculum, but I would recommend skipping the KG curriculum all together. Most of it is focused on celebrations and festivals. However, if you are not naturally crafty, artsy or into cooking, then the curriculum may be helpful as a guide. I've done the Fairy Tales, but you could easily source other stories with the same archetypal storylines and characters. The stories of the previous prophets work well at this age as well as a substitute for the Hebrew stories and Saints in grade 3. Musa's story works in conjunction with the unit of ancient Egypt and most previous prophet's stories work well in conjunction with ancient civilizations. I tend to do those first before ancient civilizations, but it doesn't always work out with the age groups. The seerah works well with 4-5th grade and reverence to the creator and His creations can be a part of every lesson. You can uses verses in the Qur'an where necessary. We used a number of them in our geology/mineralogy unit and during our ocean unit. Unfortunately, you can't buy individual books as the curriculum is sold all together. As for the drawings, that's a challenge. The botany unit will be easy enough, but most other units have people in them. I've drawn for educational purposes, but not for leisure or art, etc. If you prefer not to, (and I understand because it weighed heavy on me when I decided to do so for homeschool), you can either draw stick figures, skip it entirely, or get creative and draw everything but the person. With the music, I'd focus on the percussion instruments like the drum or xylophone.
wa alikum alsalam Hana, thank you for your detailed reply. Yes, I am not naturally crafty or arty, so would need guides :). The whole curriculum is also a lot over our budget as we also use other curriculum. Could I use the resources at 'achild'sdream' as a guide?
Dina Khattab how old are your kids?
My daughter is almost 6 and my son is 8 years old.
I found this, what are your thoughts about it? www.waldorflibrary.org/books/3/view_bl/62/fifth/575/the-last-night-of-ramadan?tab=getmybooksTab&is_show_data=1
HI there! I've been watching your videos recently and have fallen in love with Waldorf education! I noticed your children are a bit older. Would you happen to know of any resources for Pre-kindergarten children? I know Waldorf encourages delayed academics but I'm hoping there is something appropriate for a 2-3 year old. Thank you for making such quality content!
Hi Daniela! Thank you :) True, I don't have a lot of content for young children. In Waldorf education, there isn't a focus on traditional academics so the activities of 2-3 year olds is both practical, fun and considered 'work' to little children. There's a lot of play which doesn't look like much, but when the proper tool (toys) are provided, their work is providing the perfect education for the littles. The types of toys I would recommend are the ones that mimic the ones you use. Broom, washing rack, baby dolls, trucks, blocks, fabric and other open-ended materials. Invite your children to help you with your chores: cooking, cleaning, errands, gardening, etc. If you don't want to or aren't into having washing take 4 times longer because the littles are joining you, then consider having them bake with you. Play dough used a substitute for real dough! Baking bread (or just playing with the real dough) is such a pleasure to little children. If you are more social or desire that more, invite a friend or two over and do the same thing with other children. If the big mess is a turn off, spend more time in nature. Take hikes or set up playdates at the park. At this age imitation is huge for children. Be mindful because you are being watched by your children! Tell them stories! Language development is big at this age. Skip the twaddle (useless basic language/story books) and instead seek out quality stories. They are best told by you, but you can always use picture books to help. Fairy tales are a winner at this age, but you may choose to pre-read those stories. Singing is great. Singing is a wonderful way to transition from one activity to the next. Now is a good time to get your routines down. Tune into your natural rhythm. Be aware of activities that require concentration and sandwich those between activities that are 'releasing' activities. This may be difficult to identify at first, but usually playing outside is a breathing out activity while a directed activity is breathing in (according to my understanding). I think we naturally follow this. We do our work in the morning and our fun in the afternoon. With little kids, their timing for activities is only about 20 minutes or so. Here are two videos that might help
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ua-cam.com/video/13Dvt6H9xPM/v-deo.html
Hi my daughter is 9 months now and i am looking up all the different ways i can introduce this style of education can you please suggest how can I beginning my journey on this path. There is a lot of info out there and its too overwhelming. May be you can do a video about it plzz.... And thank you so much for taking the time out to make such an inspiring video
I'm struck by how different Waldorf is to public school (and honestly most schooling including homeschool) in theory and implementation. Very interesting. Thank you for the video.
Hello Jamie! Yes, it really is different, not just in what is taught, but how it is taught, when it is taught and with what materials. There are some other educational philosophies that recognize the different developmental stages of childhood and teach accordingly, and in those you'll find some commonality.
-Hana
We use anything I find interesting and matches with each child but my main curriculum is "open and go" bc we're blessed with 4 daughters under 6 yo. I really like the looks of those kits though. Thanks for taking the time to review them!
How lovely to have four little girls! I think your approach is spot on for you :)
Would it be conflicting in your opinion to also use Montessori curriculum along side Waldorf?
In the early years, I think the two philosophies don't work well together. Also the teaching method is different. The supplies, however, can work for either in my opinion. Both Waldorf and Montessori supplies are high quality and natural and honor the child.
-Hana
Pepper and Pine Thanks for the help ☺
I am actually using both with my almost 3 years old ! We are using what makes sense to us but I am not knowledgeable by any mean of the curriculums (in deep I mean). I am currently reading more about Waldorf and in the process of implementing "Rhythm" in our lives. We are already using songs for transitions (Big up to myself lol).
To write it simply:
Montessori:
- independency of the child
> kitchen tower
> can put shoes on and off
> can dress/undress himself
> accessibility of his toiletry products (comb, hairbrush, toothbrush, etc.) - we have a self-care station
> child furniture
> child care for the home too with child size tools
> kitchen child size tools are used as well
- Environment
> low display arts and cards about food, seasons, etc.
> beauty of the environment + cleanness + order
> wooden toys
> fabric toys
Extra:
> activities like pouring water, cylinders, etc.
> sensorial activities like the pink tower (we did not invest in that, but we have some others)
> we love the geography section, animals recognition, botany study and more
Waldorf:
We are very new to this but so far we love:
> the beauty of the environment (no plastic here too)
> the play based teaching
> the arts and handwork
> rhythm
> transitions
> children are keeping a book to copy/imitate
> imaginative play
> peg dolls
> Nature table
> story telling
> memorization of poems
I strongly believe the 2 philosophies can live together and I do see lot of similarities. Again, I only pick and choose what make sense to OUR family. As muslims (Asalamu alaikum wa ramatullahi wa barakatuh Hana), it means for me to take what is connected with my faith.
> verse of the day = ayah of the day for us
> sewing = Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to mend his own clothes (and to wash it as well !! With Montessori, children learn to wash clothes by hands)
> meaningful speech = again a Sunnah
> Listen carefully = again a Sunnah
I would like to write more but my comment is already shamefully long.
I just wanted to say, I guess, that you are the one who lead the way. If you want to make Montessori and Waldorf coexist .. well, you can ! You do you.
Again, I am not a specialist but this is my amateur opinion ;)
Oum Saad maa shaa Allah would it be possible to connect via email as I would like more advice on both. Jazakillahu khair
Asalamu alaikum Dear Sana :) sure I would love to help if I can. How do we connect, though ?
Hi, this kindergarten supplies are with the Live Ed curricula too?
Gilden Matos no, actually we got nearly all of these from www.AChildsDream.com
how can I know what supplies we need for Live Ed 1st grade ? they tell me when I make the purchase?
Gilden Matos good question. You certainly will know once you receive the curriculum because it outlines some of the materials you'll need. Some basics are main lesson books, block and stick crayons, watercolors and watercolor paper, yarn and knitting needles and a recorder. Optionally you can get beeswax, kite paper and felt.
May I ask how you pay for all these? ( Waldorf education can be so expensive)
Hi Lillian, Waldorf material is expensive. We used to be very frugal with our supplies and share a lot of them. Now we are with a homeschool charter that provides educational funding for us to buy school materials. These items were purchased using school funding.
I also extremely interested on the outcome of you 18 year old son using homeschool methods. Did you use Waldorf with Him throughout?
Hi Lillian, my now 19-year-old is a senior in university studying computer science. He has his first paid internship this summer, and is scheduled to graduate next year. So academically he's doing great. He entered university two years ahead of his peers and attended community college during his high school years.
My husband was homeschooled as well until the college years and his Mom did the Unschooled method. Interestingly enough he also majored in Computer Science.
How much did all this cost?
Good question. I'm not sure, but definitely several hundred dollars. We use educational funding from our charter school to buy these things. We use them, but they belong to the school. We get to choose what supplies we want. When we leave the school, we return all non-consumable items.
-Hana
Mashallah! I wish I had a mecene as well ! ;)
oh your just field with awesomenes
You're so kind, Sara!
Thanks
love it I am just 10
Hi Sara! My son is 10 and loves all this, too! He helped make the peg dolls, rolled candles and watercolored during our 'Kindergarten week'. We spent a whole two weeks just doing kindergarten activities, and we all had a lot of fun doing them. You must be in 5th grade?
-Hana
Nice
your vedios r very helpful
Thank you Amal!
Yeah so I may have "accidentally" bought some stuff 😂😂😂😂😂
You're too funny ;)
You too :)?
So dear This is paper craft collection for kindergarten 🤔
Coucou ! :) one of my favorite book to read to my children is The Complete Brambly Edge by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd the author is Jill Barklem you will love the illustrations your videos are an inspiration www.bookdepository.com/Complete-Brambly-Hedge-Jill-Barklem/9780007450169
Carine! The Complete Brambly Hedge book looks delightful, thank you for sharing the title. I do love good books that have beautiful illustrations :)
-Hana
are you Egyptian
I am not, but I have family there :)
-Hana