Preschool & K
updated February 10, 2010
New Preschool Program
"I have heard Waldorf is wonderful and I really want to try it with my young child, but
I don't know anything about it. I'm really just learing. Where do I begin?"
Having been doing Waldorf for over four years, I have new and different ideas
about how to go about it from the way I began; however, I am keeping my old curriculum on
the site as well as many families find it useful in their transition to Waldorf. For my old lesson
plans, including 6 week units and newsletter topics, see the bottom of the page. For my
new list of the essential books & supplies and how to go about "homeschooling" with Waldorf for
ages 2 and up, please click here: New Preschool Program.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Curriculum Booklist (subscription required)
A list of a dozen books which builds upon the
"New Preschool
Program" above and will give you an excellent Early Childhood library!
Setting up the Playroom
Playroom Picture Gallery at Three Sisters
Toys
My photos from the Kindergarten room at The Washington Waldorf School
are available on the photo album for our Yahoo Group. Please join! There is no cost to join the Yahoo Group
and we have 700+ members.
Photo Album link
(for Yahoo Group members)
The BEST book for setting up the play space, including what toys are developmentally appropriate at each stage
and directions on how to make them is Toymaking with Children by
Freya Jaffke.
Find additional articles, free online patterns, and links to favorite vendors at our Waldorf Play page.
FREE Articles
The Vital Role of Play in Early Childhood Education - article by Joan Almon
What Are
the Needs of Five Year Olds? - article by Joan Almon
Early Childhood Program at Portland Waldorf School
From Playing to Thinking: How the Kindergarten Provides a Foundation for
Scientific Understanding - article by Eugene Schwartz
The Education of the Child in the Light of Anthroposophy by Rudolf Steiner
- essential reading
from the Oak Meadow Preschool Package
(start by bending over touching your toes)
I w-a-ke in the morning
I stre-e-e-tch to the light
(slowly stand up and reach tall with your arms extended above you)
I JUMP (jump, keeping your arms up high) to the Sun
I am ready to start my day
(bring your arms down to your sides)
Old Preschool Program
These were my personal lesson plans
as my children and I transitioned into Waldorf. I offer them here in case
they are helpful to other families going through the same process
but they are merely suggestions and NOT a prescription. Feel free
to substitute books and activities based on what you have at home.
Click here to see the Old Preschool Program.
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