Waldorf homeschooling addresses the head, heart, and hands of the child. Lessons are brought in main lesson blocks with one subject as the focus for 3-6 weeks, and the lively arts are woven into all subjects.
How do you start Waldorf homeschooling? Where do you even begin? Perhaps you’ve been at this awhile but you’re about to start a new Waldorf homeschooling year. Here are 5 tips you should know when you start Waldorf homeschooling, no matter how much experience you have! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You… Read More
Read about the connections between the first Waldorf school and homeschooling. A school that opened its doors 100 years ago! This post is an excerpt from my guidebook, Waldorf Homeschooling Simplified: Your Toolkit for Grades 1 – 8 . This 72-page guidebook can help you work with the Waldorf approach and bring it to life in… Read More
This is just a small collection of the snapshots of Taproot Teacher Trainings gone by. 2021 will mark the 15th year we will gather a group of amazingly wonderful Waldorf homeschoolers for a 4-day weekend of living and learning together. New friendships and so much learning that is just beyond words. Won’t you join us… Read More
What is the Waldorf curriculum exactly? Have you ever wondered what homeschooling curriculum to buy? Then spent hours, days, or even months researching and comparing? Only to believe that you’re done thinking about curriculum once you make that final decision? The truth is that the real curriculum happens when you engage with your children. And… Read More
Over the past few years, I’ve received lots of questions about Waldorf homeschooling from parents just like you. Perhaps your questions are similar. Here are the top 5 FAQs about Waldorf homeschooling that are sent my way. Top 5 FAQs About Waldorf Homeschooling Which curriculum should I buy? When things seem to be falling apart,… Read More
Main lesson books are where children record their learning. In the Waldorf approach, children create their own book of what they learn during each 3 to 6 week main lesson block. Here is how to make a main lesson book. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You can read my full disclosure policy… Read More
Last August, at the annual Taproot Teacher Training, my friend Alison and I led off our workshop for grades 3 & 4 by saying: “you can plan a main lesson block around a single book.” Our homeschooling Moms said this was their biggest takeaway. A huge “aha” moment. The most important lesson here in how… Read More
What are the essential elements of a main lesson block? In the first two posts in this series, What Is a Main Lesson Block? and Why Does Main Lesson Block Learning Work?, we talked about the importance of rhythm and why staying with one subject for a number of weeks works. Now, let’s look more… Read More
The Waldorf curriculum for any given year is divided into units of study called main lesson blocks. As we learned yesterday in What is a Main Lesson Block?, these block topics are the focus of learning for anywhere from three to six weeks. And now you may be wondering, why does main lesson block learning… Read More
Main lesson blocks are a central feature of Waldorf education. Are you wondering, “what is a main lesson block?” Let me show you what Waldorf homeschooling has looked like over the years in our house with three children. The Morning Main Lesson The main lesson generally takes place each morning for about two hours. One… Read More
