Waldorf handwork preschool

Teach kids to sew using burlap and yarn for an easy first lesson in the mechanics of sewing. Learning how to sew on burlap is a great sewing lesson for beginners. It is also a great fine motor activity to practice before trying more advanced forms of embr

Teaching a child to use a knitting fork at How we Montessori

Fingerknitting is fun and helps to develop your child's fine motor skills. Learn how to fingerknit and create a beautiful fingerknit cup coaster.

Nothing connects hands, heart, and head quite like the Waldorf practice of handwork. Its importance is woven into the very fabric of the Waldorf curriculum and is a practice that nurtures not just skills, but the development of well-rounded individuals. The fact that through making beautiful and enduring objects, children are at the same time learning math skills, spatial understanding, developing their dexterity, all while problem solving, makes handwork one of the most important parts of…

Part of the richness of homeschooling with Waldorf is the philosophy of teaching the whole person - head, heart, and hands. One of the subjects which is taught every year from kindergarten all the way through high school is handwork. Handwork is a key subject, and not just an extra, because it is so

The Alchemy Kids™ • Waldorf Education | Motherhood on Instagram: "Comment: “links” for FREE Waldorf resources 🎨 So many people write to me and tell me that everything I share about Waldorf early childhood is also happening in Montessori classrooms. 😅 Some of this might be true, but there is a CLEAR distinction that is always missed. ✨ Yes, Montessori does some practical work, Handwork, and arts in early childhood, but they also do many things that make them so fundamentally different from…

We’re excited to share the first of 3 guest posts from author, educator, and all around amazing human, Elizabeth Seward! Elizabeth brings decades of experience, and will be sharing her insights into Waldorf handwork.

We are Waldorf-inspired homeschoolers, just starting out in kindergarten. Each week follows a theme, inspiring our work and play and learnin...

Handwork is a fundamental part of the Waldorf curriculum from kindergarten through the grades and high school. It’s so good for children to learn how to make beautiful and useful things with their hands. So how do we teach handwork at home? I have a broad definition of handwork

Last month in our online Handwork Teacher Development program we had a wonderful discussion with our students about spiraling handwork skills throughout grades 1-8 to deepen learning and support student success. Here at WHE, we like to say we are always either building a foundation or building ON a foundation. For the children to develop to their highest capacity, the skills we are teaching in handwork cannot be isolated to one specific age or grade. Knitting, crochet, and sewing, for…