Posts by wonderactivist

Dear lovesprout, I recommend that you look at your goals for 1st Grade and go with the one that you think will help you to meet it the best. They're all good people running tiny businesses. Christopherus has been around for several...

I'm jealous of the festivals.  I don't have much time OR a holistic community here, so we won't do much more than our usual Day of the Dead and our religious holidays this year. With working almost full-time, I have to be...

Quote: Oh, btw, dd just turned 8 which I know is younger than the usual for the 3rd G curric, but I thought long and hard and meditated on it, and I feel really strongly that she is "there" in the 9 yr change/fall from the...

So nice to see so many of y'all here!    craftmedihero, I think your rhythm looks great.  I forgot, how old are the kids?  Just keep it flexible and it sounds like you're going to have a fun school year. ...

I would recommend EdSiteMent for Literature and some history: http://edsitement.neh.gov/ . We have used loads of their lit lessons over the years and they are top notch.   National Geographic is unequaled for geography. Here's...

Quote: Originally Posted by lrpurro  Wonderactivist: what is the name of the book you're using?     I'm pretty eclectic.  For the first block this year, I mainly referred to my notes from...

I agree about the rhythm.  To us, it's the one thing that makes the rest easy.  It's nice to see y'all and especially comforting to know that there's a good chance that we have enough interest to keep up a support thread...

We've been Waldorf HSing for 10 years now.  Wow, hard to imagine.  Anyway, over the years circle has meant many different things.  The main thing to keep in mind is that it's original intent is to be a coming-together...

Hi Calynde!    It's so nice to see you again too.  You can definitely do Waldorf-inspired, holistic teaching without the Main Lesson format.  We're doing Main Lesson this year but didn't most of last year. ...

Mommarrific, best of luck with your move.  We used to move a lot when my husband was still a contractor - about every 18 months - so I totally feel for you.  Hard with kids, isn't it?  If you can keep a rhythm of just...