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~the lessons I've been following are from the Live Education! grade 1 series~

http://www.live-education.com/ 

~G~

~Golden Goose~

tongue twister~Three gray geese in a green field grazing

~L~

~Lily pad~

tongue twister~The light that lingers long and low, Makes the lovely colors glow

~F~

~Firebird~

tongue twister~Far in the forest on fir-trees tall, Feathery snowflakes flutter and fall.

~C~

~Crystal Cave~

tongue twister~Crisp Christmas cookies (say 5 times quickly)

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~here are some of Talon's form drawing exercises~

 a little more information about this powerful learning tool...Form Drawing: A Three-fold Perspective

~and a color star that Talon created while experimenting with color mixing~

inspiration

This week we are introducing the letters G, C, and F.  The corresponding imagery will be a Goose, a Cave and a Firebird.  

*On Wednesday, Brianna and Reni and I made little short books that I asked them to make up themselves.  My mom, who is a reading specialist in Kansas City, suggested this activity.  She said that it gives the children the understanding that reading is simply spoken words written on paper.  We started with just a few pages and each girl wrote their individual story about a CAT: we were introducing the letter C that day.  I'd like to expand on this activity and cater it to individual needs in the future.*  

Here is a link to a great article about how reading is taught in Waldorf schools.  In our class, there are definitely some more traditional elements incorporated (for example, the use of early readers) and we're a little developmentally early.  I found it to be some good, inspirational food for thought.  Hope you do too!

Myth Busting: How Reading is Taught in Waldorf Schools