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Thanks, Evil Queen
The book, Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour by Susan Perrow asks the question, “Could truths contained in the rich realm of story reach children more directly, and in a way more in tune with...
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Blogging through Tears
I’m typing this at a 16 font – because I can’t see anything smaller through my tears. I write from a broken heart. I write of broken dreams, unmet expectations, pure frustration, and uncertainty of the...
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New Year’s Resolution: Look in a Mirror
My New Year’s Resolution: Look in a mirror before leaving the house. “Can I talk to you in the hallway for a minute before you start?” My husband waves me down before I stand before a group to speak....
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Best Thing You Can Do for Your Kids in 2017
It matters not if your kids are 3, 9, 15, or 26. It matters not if you are the mother, father, grandparent, or foster parent. It isn’t starting a college fund, or reading more, or even spending more...
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Creating Peace in My Do Over
My mom once told me that her idea of heaven was that every fifteen minutes of the day was scheduled out and the schedule never changed and was never interrupted. To me that sounds like hell. I love...
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Elements of Waldorf Education: Inner Work
When I tell people I homeschool, one of the first reactions is for people to tell me why they don’t. Interestingly enough, the reasons most people give me have nothing to do with best educational...
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Elements of Waldorf: Delayed Academics
“My son can say and recognize all his ABCs – and he’s only two!” “My daughter could read before she even went to kindergarten.” “My child is four and he knows his multiplication tables to twelves.” …...
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Elements of Waldorf: Circle Time
I look out our picture windows and see the neighbor, who is walking his dog, staring in and laughing. I don’t blame him. He’s probably never seen a mom dancing and skipping around the front room. I...
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Elements of Waldorf: Block Learning
Read Shakespeare poem Review science chapter for test Do daily math exercises Begin writing assignment Read chapter in history book I left my 10 year old at home with a list of school work,...
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Rhythm of Grace First Grade Curriculum
Scope Character & Attributes of God BIBLE Bible Stories Memorization of Verses Memorization of Chapters Letters/Phonics Reading LANGUAGE Form Drawing/Handwriting ARTS Fairy Tales Classical...
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Rhythm of Grace K6 Sample
Here is a sample of a day in the curriculum for Rhythm of Grace K6 Curriculum -this day comes from January. I. Light Candle & Recite Psalm 8 II. Storytelling Parent-Teacher tells story “Runaway...
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Ready or Not . . .
“Ready or not, here I come!” – This is often the way schools treat academic readiness – but Waldorf education is different. Age is only one factor in determining if a child is ready to move from...
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God is Bigger than My Failures & Successes
Do you ever hear something and feel like screaming? Or hear someone state a fact and want to the world to know that the thought is incorrect? Lately, the same idea keeps being shoved in my face – and I...
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