The Moral of the Story
I will be perfectly honest and tell you that I am not sure where the advice, which I want to share with you, originated. It could have...
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Welcome to the Simply Waldorf Blog
Our article and videos highlight a variety of tips and guidelines for implementing a Waldorf Curriculum whether for homeschool, charter, or private school including what is a main lesson and main lesson block, balancing form and freedom, the importance of story in Waldorf, and the four temperaments.
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Rev Bowen
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Waldorf Homeschooling: Drawing and the Creative Mind
Of all art forms, I believe that drawing is the one that most young children move toward most naturally. Almost all young children will...
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Rev Bowen
- Feb 23
- 6 min
Waldorf Homeschool: Singing and the Human Heart
The recent articles in this newsletter have focused on artistic practices. In early January I wrote about the importance of playing a...
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Rev Bowen
- Jan 5
- 8 min
Four Essential Questions for the Teacher
My hope is that anyone in any "teaching" position will find value in this article, whether you are teaching in a homeschool setting, a...
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Rev Bowen
- Dec 19, 2022
- 5 min
What Does Sleep Have To Do With Waldorf Education?
Rudolf Steiner said something quite simple and yet fundamental to the first Waldorf teachers, just before the first Waldorf school opened...
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Rev Bowen
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
The Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument
There is no need for me to recount how the arts have been de-emphasized in most of the mainstream public education systems in the US over...
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Rev Bowen
- Nov 16, 2022
- 7 min
The Gift of Clean Consequences
One of the hallmarks of Waldorf education is that Rudolf Steiner wisely decided to begin with a deeper understanding of the human being,...
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Rev Bowen
- Nov 9, 2022
- 5 min
Daily Reading with Your Child
These days we hear about the various techniques to most effectively help a child learn to read. Some of these techniques, touted by...
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Rev Bowen
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Free Waldorf Homeschool Math Lesson: Finding Homeschool Success
In Waldorf Education, we strive to bring our lessons out of stories and other imaginative sources. With our free Waldorf homeschool math...
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Rev Bowen
- Oct 18, 2022
- 5 min
To A Waldorf Educator: The Art of Journeying
In follow-up to the previous article about the significance and universality of the Michaelmas celebration and the role of courage, I...
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Rev Bowen
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
What is Michaelmas?
According to tradition, Michaelmas is celebrated each year on September 29th. I hope it was a good day for you and yours, even if you do...
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Rev Bowen
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Waldorf Homeschool "A Helping Hand: Assisting the Student"
Somewhere in the lecture cycles that Rudolf Steiner gave to the first Waldorf teachers in 1919, (Foundations of Human Experience,...
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Rev Bowen
- Sep 9, 2022
- 1 min
Waldorf Homeschool Tips: "When Your Hand is in Mine" Blessing
Here is a little blessing from Simply Waldorf, written and performed by Rev Bowen. Using a blessing before a mealtime does not have to...
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Rev Bowen
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Waldorf Homeschool Tips: "Golden" Blessing from Simply Waldorf
Here is a Waldorf homeschool tip for beginning meals at home with your homeschool child. To bless the food we are about to eat brings a...
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Rev Bowen
- Aug 4, 2022
- 6 min
The Gifts of Struggle
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy...
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Rev Bowen
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Most Important Lesson We Teach
I am really excited to have recently completed the "Third Grade Watercolor Painting" course. While I was recording, editing, and adding...
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Rev Bowen
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Waldorf Homeschool Tips: Pencil Sharpening to Strengthen Will
I hear about strengthening the will in Waldorf Education. Can you give a simple example of ways we do this with children while...
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Rev Bowen
- Jul 1, 2022
- 6 min
Understanding the Waldorf Main Lesson: Story
This is the fifth part of a series of articles dedicated to exploring the Waldorf main lesson as a whole and its four primary component...
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Noelle Thompson
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
Waldorf Homeschool Kindergarten Tips: Beeswax
Using beeswax with the kindergarten age child is warming and a sensory experience of both texture and scent. Often referred to as...
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Rev Bowen
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Waldorf Homeschool Math Tips: Laundry Math
What a simple example of how to work with math or counting in number patterns that is easily incorporated in to everyday activities for...
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