Author: thesteinerconnection
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Self-Directed Play in the Waldorf Kindergarten
This post is one part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will focus on self-directed play. For an overview of the 5 aspects, click here. Self-directed play or free play forms a key pillar of the Waldorf kindergarten program. Steiner often…
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Winter Solstice Festival and Lantern Making
Winter solstice is a special time of year. In the Southern Hemisphere the path of the sun is farthest north and provides the shortest amount of day light; making the solstice the shortest day of the year. In Australia this occurs around June 21, and in the Northern Hemisphere it falls near December 22. This…
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Storytelling in the Waldorf Kindergarten
This post is one part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will focus on the art of storytelling. For an overview of the 5 aspects, click here. What is storytelling in Waldorf Education and why is it important? I have very…
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5 Ways to Incorporate Song and Verse into Your Child’s Day
This post is one part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will focus on the element of song and verse. For an overview of the 5 aspects, click here. Singing with your baby or toddler can have a profound impact on…
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Baking Bread in the Waldorf Kindergarten
This post is one part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will focus on a ‘time to work’ by baking bread. For an overview of the 5 aspects, click here. Children love to make form. It doesn’t matter whether it is…
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Waldorf Painting in the Early Years
This post is part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will be focusing on the element of creating art through painting. For an overview of all 5 aspects, click here. The style of painting done in the Waldorf kindergarten program is…
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Waldorf Drawing in the Early Years
This post is part of a series on how to incorporate 5 aspects of the Steiner kindergarten program into your Waldorf home. Today we will be focusing on the element of creating art through drawing. For an overview of all 5 elements, click here. Drawing in the Waldorf preschool is an unguided process. There are…
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5 Ways to Bring the Waldorf Preschool into Your Home
Walking into a Steiner kindergarten is a unique experience. The room is warm and inviting, the furniture has rounded edges and the walls are painted a soft pink called ‘peach blossom’. Toys made out of natural materials are displayed on low shelves, bread is baking in the oven and the children are playing freely or…
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Autumn Morning Circle
The Morning Circle is the first formal activity of the day in a Steiner kindergarten program. It is a sequence of verse and/or song accompanied by actions. The activity is led by the teacher and gestures are copied by the children. The same morning circle is repeated every day for 3 weeks and by the…
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Simple Easter Baskets
Step-by-step instructions | Toddler friendly I have such fond childhood memories of Easter. The smell of hot cross buns baking in the oven, painting and dying eggs, creating Easter baskets and, of course, the Easter Egg Hunt. First thing on Easter Sunday morning we would rush outside to see where the eggs had been hidden;…
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