Resources for the Preschool Years
Teaching Resources for Preschool & Kindergarten
"If Your Child is Under 40 Months" - article by Waldorf Curriculum
If your child is between the ages of birth and 3, we also recommend
Nurturing Children and Families by Sarah Baldwin
Cooking with Children
Helping, as Part of Your Planbook
Waldorf Verses for Circle Time and Play
Please read this article before you begin our preschool program:
"How to Homeschool" - by Waldorf Curriculum
Getting Started with Waldorf
Natural Toys & Play Tips for Parents from Three Sisters Toys
includes a playroom picture gallery
Activities from MaryAnn Kohl's excellent series of art books for young children
provided free online by her publisher, Gryphon House, including
- The Big Messy Art Book: But Easy to Clean Up
- Cooking Art
- First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos
- GlobalArt
- Making Make-Believe
- Preschool Art
Baking Bread with a Play Group - newsletter topic by Waldorf Curriculum
Wet Felting How-To
Storytelling - advice from Marsha Johnson
Articles from Gateways: A Newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
select articles from back issues available online
"A Grain a Day" - article by Waldorf Curriculum
Early Childhood Bibliography - a comprehensive list by WECAN
all the resources you could ever want plus where to find them!
Quills Up – Stay Away! A Poison Awareness Program
a preschool curriculum designed by the National Capital Poison Center
all program materials are available free online
"What Is Finger Knitting and How Do I Do It?" article from Waldorf
Homeschoolers website (best for ages 5 and up)
*NEW*
The Waldorf Clearing House Newsleter devoted an entire issue to the curriculum for preschool:
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)
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Our preschool program is divided into three years -- the first two are curriculum for your three and four year old children,
starting from the age of 40 months. If your child is under 40 months, please click here.
The cumulative unit for this period is Rhythms. For your 5 year old child, our Kindergarten year is made up of the Around the World series of units.
This program is very flexible and is intended to support the homeschooling family who is new to Waldorf. From the very first unit, Families,
we assume no Waldorf background and help you with the transition, including setting up the home environment, giving your child new play things, and gathering a library
of Waldorf books. If you are new to Waldorf we do recommend that you start with the First Year program regardless of the exact age of your child. The newsletter topics
listed below are used to supplement our main six-week units. Feel free to mix and match topics to customize the program to your family.
All curriculum topics are listed both in chronological order and by season. Please always use a curriculum topic which is appropriate to the current season for your child.
The First Year
The Second Year
The Third Year
"Around the World"
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Antarctica
- South America
- North America
Note: If your child is six years old, we recommend the Bridge curriculum, a homeschool program for 6 year olds preparing to enter First Grade.
Click here for more information.
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by Nell Smyth suggests baking bread in conjunction with the story "The Muddy Farmyard" (included in the book). Kids
love to sink their hands into the bread dough "mud"! I have grown to LOVE this book and use it every day with my preschool-aged kids. Highly recommend!!!!
