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Welcome to the Simply Waldorf Blog
Our article and videos highlight a variety of tips and guidelines for implementing a Waldorf Curriculum whether for homeschool, charter, or private school including what is a main lesson and main lesson block, balancing form and freedom, the importance of story in Waldorf, and the four temperaments.
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What Does Sleep Have To Do With Waldorf Education?
Rudolf Steiner said something quite simple and yet fundamental to the first Waldorf teachers, just before the first Waldorf school opened...
Rev Bowen
Dec 19, 20225 min read
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The Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument
There is no need for me to recount how the arts have been de-emphasized in most of the mainstream public education systems in the US over...
Rev Bowen
Dec 6, 20226 min read
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The Gift of Clean Consequences
One of the hallmarks of Waldorf education is that Rudolf Steiner wisely decided to begin with a deeper understanding of the human being,...
Rev Bowen
Nov 16, 20227 min read
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Daily Reading with Your Child
These days we hear about the various techniques to most effectively help a child learn to read. Some of these techniques, touted by...
Rev Bowen
Nov 9, 20225 min read
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Free Waldorf Homeschool Math Lesson: Finding Homeschool Success
In Waldorf Education, we strive to bring our lessons out of stories and other imaginative sources. With our free Waldorf homeschool math...
Rev Bowen
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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To A Waldorf Educator: The Art of Journeying
In follow-up to the previous article about the significance and universality of the Michaelmas celebration and the role of courage, I...
Rev Bowen
Oct 18, 20225 min read
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What is Michaelmas?
According to tradition, Michaelmas is celebrated each year on September 29th. I hope it was a good day for you and yours, even if you do...
Rev Bowen
Oct 4, 20225 min read
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Waldorf Homeschool "A Helping Hand: Assisting the Student"
Somewhere in the lecture cycles that Rudolf Steiner gave to the first Waldorf teachers in 1919, (Foundations of Human Experience,...
Rev Bowen
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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Waldorf Homeschool Tips: "When Your Hand is in Mine" Blessing
Here is a little blessing from Simply Waldorf, written and performed by Rev Bowen. Using a blessing before a mealtime does not have to...
Rev Bowen
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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Waldorf Homeschool Tips: "Golden" Blessing from Simply Waldorf
Here is a Waldorf homeschool tip for beginning meals at home with your homeschool child. To bless the food we are about to eat brings a...
Rev Bowen
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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