Friday, September 11, 2009
September Circle Time
Candle Verse:When everything is quiet, the light fairies come,
Bringing light and warmth, from the stars and sun.
Opening Verses:
Morning has come, night is away
We rise with the sun to welcome the day.
I can be as tall as a tall, tall tree.
I can be as small as a small, small seed.
German Songs:
Kommt ein Vogel Gefloegen
Haeschen in der Grube
Fun songs:
The Little Rabbit (little cabin in the wood)
It's Autumn Time
Activity song:
Oh, Oh, Oh, (the Dwarves March in a Row)
Math Practice:
Skip counting by 3's - marching, bean bag toss, clapping, song (tune of "Frere Jacques")
Seasonal Story:
"September" from "A Time To Keep" by Tasha Tudor or "All Year Round" by Elsa Beskow
"Christopher's Harvest Time"
"The Apple Cake"
"Our Apple Tree"
Recorder Practice
Closing Verse:
Here is a spark from Father Sun's light,
To keep in our hearts so warm and bright.
Grade 3/4, Week Three
Culture: Southwest
Resources: Keepers of the Night
Mythfolklore.net
A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade Three
"Creation of the Moon" (Navajo/Dine) Keepers of the Night
Southwest Culture (drawing of Hogan)
"The Boy Who Became a God" (Navajo) mythfolklore.net
The Origin of Summer and Winter"" (Acoma/Laguna) A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade Three
Gramie has tons of experience with southwest cooking, so invited the kids over for a cooking day. She helped them roast chilis and make delicious lamb-stuffed chilis.
Stuffing the chilis.
They were a little spicy for the kids, but Robin and Elsa enjoyed eating the lamb filling with cornmeal pancakes. Yum! Thanks Gramie!!
My sister lives in Gallup, NM and has Southwest Indian culture all around her. She sent me the recipe for Navajo fry bead and beans which we made one night for dinner. So simple, but soooo good! She also sent the recipe for really amazing Zuni bread and a lamb stew. The bread and stew turned out so good!! Thanks, Hanne!!
Resources: Keepers of the Night
Mythfolklore.net
A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade Three
"Creation of the Moon" (Navajo/Dine) Keepers of the Night
Southwest Culture (drawing of Hogan)
"The Boy Who Became a God" (Navajo) mythfolklore.net
The Origin of Summer and Winter"" (Acoma/Laguna) A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade ThreeSince we live in the Southwest, this culture is very near and dear to us. We were able to find many resources locally through friends and family. Above you see Elsa picking the seeds out of cotton bolls. We picked the cotton at a nearby farm.
Gramie has tons of experience with southwest cooking, so invited the kids over for a cooking day. She helped them roast chilis and make delicious lamb-stuffed chilis.
Stuffing the chilis.
They were a little spicy for the kids, but Robin and Elsa enjoyed eating the lamb filling with cornmeal pancakes. Yum! Thanks Gramie!!
My sister lives in Gallup, NM and has Southwest Indian culture all around her. She sent me the recipe for Navajo fry bead and beans which we made one night for dinner. So simple, but soooo good! She also sent the recipe for really amazing Zuni bread and a lamb stew. The bread and stew turned out so good!! Thanks, Hanne!! Grade One, Week Three
Letters W & C
Waldorf Alphabet Book
A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade One
Oak Meadow Kindergarten
Stories: The Fisherman and His Wife - Grimm
Eartha the Earthworm - Oak Meadow Kindergarten Syllabus
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat - Grimm
Pussy Willow - Sieglinde De Francesca
Activities: Make and observe waves in water
Dig for worms
Bake croissants
Sew the cat from Pussy Willow
Ok, so I did try another chalkboard drawing, but this was the last one! As it turned out, Elsa had a very difficult time doing a wave form. She was frustrated and didn't want to draw this picture, although she had great fun playing with waves in water and observing them in our irrigation that day! Fortunately I had the backup W story about a little worm, so the next day....
This is what we came up with. Elsa was so much happier!
We didn't get around to making our croissants, and we didn't get to sew our cat, but Elsa did love the cat stories.
Her cousin came over and did the lesson with us which was very fun, and the girls colored lots of cats! They also played for a long time with the little Ostheimer kitties.
Waldorf Alphabet Book
A Journey Through Waldorf Homeschooling Grade One
Oak Meadow Kindergarten
Stories: The Fisherman and His Wife - Grimm
Eartha the Earthworm - Oak Meadow Kindergarten Syllabus
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat - Grimm
Pussy Willow - Sieglinde De Francesca
Activities: Make and observe waves in water
Dig for worms
Bake croissants
Sew the cat from Pussy Willow
Ok, so I did try another chalkboard drawing, but this was the last one! As it turned out, Elsa had a very difficult time doing a wave form. She was frustrated and didn't want to draw this picture, although she had great fun playing with waves in water and observing them in our irrigation that day! Fortunately I had the backup W story about a little worm, so the next day....
This is what we came up with. Elsa was so much happier!
We didn't get around to making our croissants, and we didn't get to sew our cat, but Elsa did love the cat stories.
Her cousin came over and did the lesson with us which was very fun, and the girls colored lots of cats! They also played for a long time with the little Ostheimer kitties.Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Grade 3/4, Week Two
Plains Indian Cultures
Info about Plains Indians: "Kirsten's World" by American Girl
Stories: Iktomi and the Ducks, Iktomi's Blanket, and Iktomi and the Muskrat, all taken from Oak Meadow Indian Legends.
Activities: Make a paper saddlebag in the style of the Plains cultures
Set up tipi!
Iktomi and the Ducks (Lakota)
Iktomi's Blanket (Lakota)
Iktomi and the Muskrat (Lakota)
Eastern Woodland canoes, and Plains saddlebag.
Our Tipi! We made this when Robin was a baby. What fun to see it still in use!Grade One, Week Two
Letters of the week S & T
Stories: "The Seven Swans" by Grimm
"The Three Little Men of the Forest" by Grimm
"Magic in the Garden" Oak Meadow Kindergarten Fairy Tales
Form Drawing - Spiral
I should mention that we have the "Waldorf Alphabet Book" by Famke Zonneveld. It has beautiful pictures for each letter and Elsa has fun looking for all the things that begin with the letter.
Chalkboard drawing for S
Elsa's MLB entry for S
More chalkboard for S and spirals. Elsa had fun copying the snail's name from "The Story of the Root Children" by Sibylle von Olfers.
Of course, our bread had to be made into cute little snail buns! She did them all by herself!
My MLB for T
Stories: "The Seven Swans" by Grimm
"The Three Little Men of the Forest" by Grimm
"Magic in the Garden" Oak Meadow Kindergarten Fairy Tales
Form Drawing - Spiral
I should mention that we have the "Waldorf Alphabet Book" by Famke Zonneveld. It has beautiful pictures for each letter and Elsa has fun looking for all the things that begin with the letter.
Chalkboard drawing for S
Elsa's MLB entry for S
More chalkboard for S and spirals. Elsa had fun copying the snail's name from "The Story of the Root Children" by Sibylle von Olfers.
Of course, our bread had to be made into cute little snail buns! She did them all by herself!
My MLB for TI decided to stop doing the letters on the chalkboard as I want it to be a place to inspire both children. So now our chalkboard has the date on it decorated with seasonal pictures.
Elsa's MLB for T. Although she liked the story of the "Three Little Men in the Forest", she really thought it was a dumb one for T! She did not see the connection with the letter, and didn't see why the little men would be standing in a T shape. I scrambled around and found the story from the Oak Meadow Kindergarten which is about plum trees in a little garden. Elsa loved it, and had no problem making a tree for T! That's the fun of homeschooling, we can decide what stories will most inspire our children for a particular subject.
Coincidentally, Friday of this week was Tasha Tudor's birthday! Perfect for wrapping up T. We celebrated by baking Becky's Birthday Cake from Tasha Tudor's Cookbook and reading some of her stories.
Elsa's MLB for T. Although she liked the story of the "Three Little Men in the Forest", she really thought it was a dumb one for T! She did not see the connection with the letter, and didn't see why the little men would be standing in a T shape. I scrambled around and found the story from the Oak Meadow Kindergarten which is about plum trees in a little garden. Elsa loved it, and had no problem making a tree for T! That's the fun of homeschooling, we can decide what stories will most inspire our children for a particular subject.
Coincidentally, Friday of this week was Tasha Tudor's birthday! Perfect for wrapping up T. We celebrated by baking Becky's Birthday Cake from Tasha Tudor's Cookbook and reading some of her stories. Grade 3/4, Week One
We are doing a split year with Robin this year as he just turned 9 the end of May. We started the year with a 3 week block on Native American Legends. I have divided the legends up by culture so that we can study the various nations that came up with the legends.
To begin, we read a creation story from the book "Keepers of the Night". This was a great intro to the legends and culture. "The Birth of Light" from the Yuchi. It is our only legend from the Southeast cultures.
Our first culture was the Eastern Woodland. We learned about where they lived, thier shelters, clothing, food, games, and a few of the tribes in the culture. 
"How the Bat Came to Be" (Anishinabe)
"The Great LaCrosse Game" (Menominee)
"Oot-Kwah-Tah, the Seven Star Dancers" (Onondaga)
Of course, we had to build a wigwam! Fortunately, we had already grown some sunflowers into a little room so it was no problem to weave them together into a snug little wigwam.
To begin, we read a creation story from the book "Keepers of the Night". This was a great intro to the legends and culture. "The Birth of Light" from the Yuchi. It is our only legend from the Southeast cultures.
Our first culture was the Eastern Woodland. We learned about where they lived, thier shelters, clothing, food, games, and a few of the tribes in the culture. http://www.nativetech.org/scenes/ has some great pages with illustrations.
"Keepers of the Night" has three great legends from the Eastern Woodland cultures.
"How the Bat Came to Be" (Anishinabe)
"The Great LaCrosse Game" (Menominee)
"Oot-Kwah-Tah, the Seven Star Dancers" (Onondaga)
Of course, we had to build a wigwam! Fortunately, we had already grown some sunflowers into a little room so it was no problem to weave them together into a snug little wigwam. We also did some form drawing based on designs used in the Eastern Woodland culture, and made a little paper canoe.
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