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Learning to Read is a Journey! This book cover drawing from The Roadmap to Literacy reflects the perils that could befall travelers beginning their journey without a guide. Instead of successfully reaching the castle on the hill, one could end u...
Creative Classroom #17: End of Year Review For Grades 3-7
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Blog #5: Summer Planning Ideas for Class Teachers
We've come to that point in the summer when it's time to plan your coming year. But where do you begin? One of the first things you want to do is to create your block rotation. Our greatest teacher, Experience, and our mentors and colleagues have given us a number of excellent ideas for developing a yearly plan that supports a healthy academic...
Blog #4: Change Things Up!
This post is for grades 1-8. Your Students Need Integrated Movement Throughout the Day Are your students getting "spring fever?" Are you feeling a bit stale? Well we have an idea for you – add more integrated movement into your lessons! Waldorf teachers know that when we want our students to learn a new concept or skill the best approach is to enga...
Blog #3: The Gift of Student Challenge Books
Blog #3 is for Grades 3-8 Class Teachers
How can you especially give your gifted students a challenge so that they keep actively engaged in their learning? Challenge Books!
In every class there are always those students who finish their assignments accurately and proficiently prior to the rest of the class. Of course, you first have to verify if they have completed the assignment correctly and that they used the quality of skill (handwriting and/or artistic presentation) that you requested. But then what?
We found that beginning in 3rd grade challenge books can provide an answer. These books are a collection of brainteasers and curriculum exercises that can be copied and made into booklets. These exercises don't teach new skills, but rather give these students the opportunity to use those skills they have already been developing in new ways thus we promote that you give these challenge books to each student in the class.
Blog # 2: Say “Yes!” to Curriculum Evenings
Janet Langley & Patti Connolly Blog #2 is for grades 3-8 class teachers. One of the main reasons a family chooses to enroll their child in a Waldorf school is that they love what they see happening in the classroom when they come for a visit. They are impressed with the creative presentations of the lessons, how music and speech are woven into ...
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