Literacy Links
- Gateway to the Classics - One of the best online collections of classic literature for children and the young at heart.
- The Roadmap to Literacy - A guide to teaching reading, writing and spelling for Grades 1-3
- Libby - Connecting you with thousands of free e-books and audio-books through public libraries
- The Online Waldorf Library - Connecting you with all the available book resources for Waldorf Education
- Editing Checklist
Stories & Recommended Reading
- Fairy Tales from All Around the World
- Sparkle Stories - Original Audio for Children
- Make Way for Reading - Great Books for Kindergarten through Grade 8
- Queer Folktales - A Book of LGBTQ+ Stories
- A Kids Book About Feminism - Everyone is equal, no matter what their gender.
- We Nurture Collective - Free Waldorf inspired stories read aloud by Waldorf teachers
- Short Stories of Kids - So. Many. Stories.
- Stories for Grades 1 & 2 - A free eBook of Waldorf stories best suited for 1st & 2nd grades
- Susan Perrow, Therapeutic Storyteller - Stories for the COVID-19 pandemic for young children
- Stories for Kindness - Recommended books for children about kindness
- Tales of Tiptoes Lightly - So many free wonderful gentle stories for all ages, from young children to young adults.
- The Power Book - What is it, who has it, and why?
- The Baldwin Project - Bringing yesterday's classics to today's children
Grimm's Fairy Tales
- The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales & Stories - Shortened Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales
- Grimm's Fairy Tales - A free online collection of 209 Grimm's Fairy Tales
- World of Tales - Read Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales online
- Project Gutenberg - An online .pdf document of Grimm's Fairy Tales
How To...
- How to write an introductory paragraph
- How to write a concluding paragraph
- How to write poems - Poetry4kids.com - This wonderful site has information for children and parents about how to write all the different kinds of poems.
- Editing checklist
Mind Map Samples
Songs, Verses & Plays
Songs
- Waldorf School Songs
- Cedarwood Waldorf School - Songs & Verses with soundbites so you can learn the tune
- Waldorf Inspired Circle Songs - For opening your morning lessons
- A Ram Sam Sam - Song with actions
- Boom Chicka Boom - Repeat after me song with actions
Poetry & Verses
- Daily Wonder List of Poetry & Verses
- The Waldorf Book of Poetry - A Free eBook filled with poetry & verses
Plays
- 25 Plays - A free eBook with 25 plays inspired by Waldorf teachers
Numeracy Links
Math Help
- Khan Academy - Free tutorials to help parents understand difficult math concepts
- Waldorf Mathematics - A Youtube channel filled with lectures, workshops, rhythmical exercises and music for math
- Jamie York Press - Meaningful Math for Waldorf students
- Education.com - Free Math worksheets & Printables
Math Games & Activities
- Times Tables Songs - 1-2 Times Tables songs for young children
- 25 Math Games - 25 free Math games for kids
- 5 Math Games - 5 Math games to play as a family
- Everyday Math Activities - Math activities to do everyday at home
- 23 Math Card Games - Enjoy Math with fun card games
- Math.com - Math for the fun of it!
- 45 Tips & Games for Teaching Place Value
- Place Value Game - 2nd Grade game for place value
- Free Math Worksheets from K5Learning.com
Geometry
- Freehand Geometry - Inspiration for shading
Fractions
- 17 Fun & Free Fractions Games for Kids
- How to Add Fractions - 3 Easy Steps, 5 Awesome Games
- Fraction War Game
- Youtube Video - How to check if fractions are equivalent
- Grade 4 Fraction Worksheets - K5Learning.com
Movement Links (IMA)
For Intentional Movement Activities (IMA) as part of your Morning Lessons...
Lower Grades Movement Games
- Port Starboard Game
- Waldorf Mathematics - Youtube channel filled with Waldorf math movement games
- Brain Gym Exercises - Movement exercises for crossing the midline
- Rhymes & Hand Claps - Miss Mary Mack, Lemonade, Double Double This This
- Tic-Tac-Toe - Hand Clapping Game
- Gumboot Variations - Beat 1, Level 1-4
- Low Tech Games - 6 Hand Clapping Games
- Concentration Handclap Game - A favourite for lower grades children
- Today's Parent - 10 classic hand-clapping games to teach your children
- Clapping Activity - With Suzanne Lynn of z-path.com
- Sedam - Tabletop hand clapping rhythm
- 1st Grade Bean Bag Game - Bean bag passing game
- Bal-A-Vis-X - Balance-Auditory-Vision-eXercises for crossing the midline
- Singing and Movement Games - By Waldorf teachers at a workshop
- Body Percussion
Upper Grades Movement Games
- Bal-A-Vis-X - Enhanced learning using balls with Balance, Auditory, Vision and eXercise.
- Easy Cup Song Tutorial - Clap, Clap, Ta-ble, Ta-ble, Clap Up Down
- Patutoi - Fun Hand Party Game from Splash Games
- Gumboots Dance - Stomp, holler, sing and dance this South African dance (perfect for Grade 7 Africa unit)
- Gumboot Variations Beat 1 Level 9-12 - Next level up for the Gumboot dance above.
- Body Percussion - Latin Grove
- Body Percussion 2 - Games
- Bim Bum - A fun hand-clapping game with song
- Boom Snap Clap - Hand-Clapping game with words
- Slide - Hand-clapping game
- Sarasponda - Rhythm sticks game with song
Learning Games
- Dictionary Games
- Memory Games
- Waldorf Mathematics - Youtube channel filled with Waldorf Math movement activities and games
Supplies
- Freya-Sophia Waldorf Store in beautiful Duncan, BC
FestivalS
Michaelmas
- All About Michaelmas
- Michaelmas Baking: Dragon Bread
- St. Michael & the Dragon Story
- A Michaelmas Story - This one is more gentle and better for younger children
Waldorf Links
- Waldorf Inspirations - Access to hundreds of free resources and teaching ideas for Grades 1-8
- The Online Waldorf Library - Useful information for anyone interested in Waldorf education.
Science
Geology
- Adaptive Earth Science Activities - A free .pdf with lots of fun hands on science activities. Great for the Grade 6 Geology unit.
- Structure of the Earth - Information about the layers fo the Earth
- How Mountains Are Made - From Wonderopolis