A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling

Grade Two

Table of Contents

Contributors                                                                                                   

Foreword by Esther Leisher                                                                          

Introduction                                                                                                  

History of Waldorf schools and anthroposophy                                            

Chapter 1: The “work” of the second year                                                  

• Grade two book and resource list                                                      
• Working with the temperaments in grade two                                  
• How work begins to change in grade two                                         

Chapter 2: Thoughts to ponder: Questions from clients             

Chapter 3: Inner Work for parents and caregivers                     

• The Oneness of humankind                                                               
• The child in your eyes                                                                       
• Discussions with teachers                                                                  

Chapter 4: Book reviews                                                        

Chapter 5: Grade two lesson blocks and sample schedule           

• Planning the blocks                                                                            
• Rhythm                                                                                              
• Festivals                                                                                             
• Foreign language                                                                                
• Recorder                                                                                            
• Form drawing                                                                                    
• Language arts                                                                                     
• Aesop’s Fables                                                                                  
• Stories of saints                                                                                  
• Math                                                                                                  
• Sciences                                                                                             
• Handwork                                                                                          
• A year at a glance planning                                                                
• Sample weekly schedule for grade two                                             

Closing remarks                                                                      

Appendix                                                                               

• Resource list                                                                                      
• Form drawings                                                                                   
• Compiled curriculum chart                                                                
• Companion CD contents                                                                   

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