Category: Parenting and Education Resources
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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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Waldorf Inspired Parenting Books
Reading can be a great way to explore Waldorf parenting, but there are so many books out there it’s hard to know where to start. The books listed below can be read from cover to cover, but are also wonderful reference books to have on hand and reach for when you are looking for something…
The Steiner Connection 