SO. MANY. LINKS! Here it is, your comprehensive list of resources to support you with your homeschooling journey. Find links for literacy, numeracy, science, art, movement, songs, verses, plays, learning games, school supplies, festivals, form drawing, watercolour painting, chalkboard drawings, First Peoples' Resources, Waldorf resources and SO. MUCH. MORE!
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Literacy Links
Recommended Reading
- The Roadmap to Literacy - A guide to teaching reading, writing and spelling for Grades 1-
- The Online Waldorf Library - Connecting you with all the available book resources for Waldorf Education
- Making the Children's Year - Seasonal Waldorf crafts
- All Year Round - A calendar of Waldorf celebrations
- Festivals, Family & Food - Waldorf guide to seasonal celebrations
Stories
- Gateway to the Classics - One of the best online collections of classic literature for children and the young at heart.
- Libby - Connecting you with thousands of free e-books and audio-books through public librari
- 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
- Aesops for Children - Free Aesop Fables for Children
Myths
- Greek Mythology - Greek God Myths
- Norse Mythology - Stories of Norse Gods and Heroes
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
- Editing Checklist for Peer & Self Editing
Mind Map Samples
Printing
- Printing Like a Pro! - Free worksheets for printing practice
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
- Association for Waldorf Music Education - Recommended Songbooks
- The Singing Year by Jean Lynch and Candy Verney - A free eBook of Songs for every season
Poetry & Verses
- Daily Wonder List of Poetry & Verses
- The Waldorf Book of Poetry - A Free eBook filled with poetry & verses
- Verses and Poems & Stories to Tell - A free eBook by Dorothy Harrer
Plays
- 25 Plays - A free eBook with 25 plays inspired by Waldorf teachers
Flute
- Teaching the Pentatonic Flute - Jennifer gives a beginner pentatonic flute lesson.
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
- Free Downloads - Also from Jamie York Press
- Education.com - Free Math worksheets & Printables
- Math with Mr.J - Math education channel that offers instructional math videos for Parents & Students
- The Math Page - Free online math courses
Math Curriculum
- RightStart Mathematics - Kinaesthetic and visual math program for grades 1-8 which uses an abacus.
- Math-U-See - Focuses on teaching math concepts narrowly rather than widely, so students get tons of practice with each math area, before moving on to the next concept. Uses manipulatives which work great for visual learners and there are instructional videos parents can watch ahead of bringing lessons to their children.
- Singapore Math - Clear and well-laid-out math workbooks that instills a deep understanding of math concepts.
- Mammoth Math - Full math curriculum and supplemental workbooks available as downloads and/or as printed books.
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
- Times Table Game
- Salute! Math Card Game - Jennifer demonstrates how to play this fun math game.
- Math Activities - Jennifer and Rebecca demonstrate some fun Math activities you can do with your children.
- Lahal Game - North American indigenous Math game.
- Math Games with Cards - Rachel K Tutoring Blog
Math Tools
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
- 10 Fun Japanese Activities and Games for Kids - Great for The Wonder of Asia unit.
Supplies
Lesson books, crayons, pencils and other learning supplies
- Freya-Sophia Waldorf Store in beautiful Duncan, BC
- All of us Crayons - Crayons That Inspire Diversity
- Maplerose - A Waldorf-inspired, all natural arts & crafts store in Nelson, BC
- Waldorf at Home - Waldorf supplies from the Waldorf Academy in Toronto
- Paper Pipit - A Wonder Shop - as part of the Toronto Waldorf School
- Ava's Appletree - Natural Parenting Online Store in Toronto
- A Child's Dream - Waldorf lesson supplies and other natural resources - based in the US
Waldorf dolls, felting and other arts & craft supplies
- Bear Dance Crafts - Wool, needle felting & Waldorf doll supplies - based in Kaslo, BC - ships to Canada and the US.
- Nest - Wooden and natural toys and Waldorf dolls - based in Ottawa
- Bamboletta - Ethical handmade heirloom Waldorf dolls - Vancouver, BC - worldwide shipping
- The Olive & Sparrow - Waldorf dolls, felting, workshops & supplies - based in Toronto - worldwide shipping
FestivalS
Michaelmas
The Festival of Courage
- 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
Martinmas
The Festival of Compassion
Advent
The Festival of Wisdom
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
Botany
Zoology
- Sample Animal Research Reports for Year 4, Month 8 The Wonder of Zoology 2
First Peoples' Resources
Art Resources
Form Drawing
- Creative Form Drawing for Children Aged 6-10 book by Angela Lord
- Creative Form Drawing for Children Aged 10-12 book by Angela Lord
- Form Drawing for different Age groups from Waldorf Ideas
- Form Drawing YouTube Tutorials from Pepper & Pine
- Form Drawing Video Tutorials from Waldorfish
- Waldorf Grade 2 form drawing tutorial by Loving Waldorf
Chalkboard Drawings
- Waldorf Chalkboard Drawings from a Waldorf Flickr Pool
Watercolour Painting
- Wet on wet watercolour painting YouTube tutorial: Part 1 by Sunday with Sarah
- Wet on wet watercolour painting YouTube tutorial: Part 2 by Sunday with Sarah
- Watercolour painting instructional YouTube videos from Pepper & Pine
- Watercolour painting basics by Waldorf Essentials
- Waldorf watercolour painting tutorials through the grades by Van James
Drawing
- Younger grades Learning Portfolio drawing example by Daily Wonder
- Drawing with block crayons YouTube tutorial by Oak Meadows
- Waldorf Grade 2 drawing tutorial of The Fairy & the Hare by Loving Waldorf
Beeswax
- How to use Waldorf modelling beeswax by Sundays with Sarah
Waldorf Crafts
- How to make Waldorf window stars by Sundays with Sarah
Knitting
- How to teach finger knitting to children by Sundays with Sarah
- How to teach four-finger knitting by Sundays with Sarah
- 3 beginner knitting tutorials by Waldorf Essentials: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3