Waldorf circle time

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Movement games are a big part of Waldorf homeschooling: clapping, bean bag games, rhythmic stepping or marching, and hand movements to nursery rhymes are all fun and engaging ways of bringing movement into our homes. See this post for instructions on how to make and use bean bags along with verses in your homeschool.

Ms. Tiffany provides early childhood and her lower grades with what you need for your Waldorf circle time.

This is such a lovely song, popular in Waldorf classes. 🌸

This is a re-post of a circle from Jan. 2014 - Enjoy! One of my favorite parts of homeschooling kindergarten is singing, dancing, and imagining with my children during circle time. I think of circle as a little drama adventure that we go on together. Not everyone does circle time at home

This circle is based on The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers (there’s also a wonderful updated version called When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood). Oh, how we love this story! The text in quotes is pulled from the von Olfers book; the circle play and au

The beauty of Waldorf education is that it meets the child where he is developmentally. The synergy of Waldorf teaching methods and child development is discussed wonderfully in an article by Dr Reggie Melrose called ‘Waldorf from a Neuroscientific Perspective‘. The Morning circle is a great example of how Waldorf meets the young child where […]

Here is a sweet and simple summertime circle for you! The circle is by Kelly Ehrman and the songs and verses are all traditional except where otherwise noted. Enjoy!