Tag: Rebecca Watkin
Waldorf Learning – The Spring Festival Of May Day
Editor’s Note: If you missed out on Robin’s review of some great science and non-fiction easy readers, you can catch it HERE. Now we have Rebecca Watkin on site with a look at the spring festival of May Day. Here she is: May Song Here’s a branch of snowy May, A branch the fairies gave us. [...]
The Gift Of Imagination
Editor’s Note: Happy weekend! This morning Rebecca Watkin is back on site reminding us of the importance of imagination. Enjoy. Here she is: “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world” – Albert Einstein I’ve been thinking about [...]
Watercolor Painting In the Waldorf Style
Editor’s Note: If you missed Robin’s review of Canadian author Wayson Choy’s fabulous novel All That Matters, you can read it HERE. This afternoon, we have Waldorf educator Rebecca Watkin back on site with a look at the Waldorf method of watercolor painting. Here she is: A Painting Verse The sunlight shines into each day [...]
Taking A Peek Inside A Waldorf Classroom In Action
Editor’s Note: Good morning. Waldorf educator Rebecca Watkin is on site this morning showing us the inner workings of a Waldorf elementary grade classroom. Here she is: The first time I set foot into a Waldorf classroom my breath was taken away by its beauty. I am not sure what I expected, but I was [...]
A Waldorf Kindergarten
Editor’s Note: Happy Saturday! This morning we have Waldorf educator Rebecca Watkin giving us a look inside a Waldorf Kindergarten class. Here she is: When I think of my own Kindergarten year my memory is a bit foggy. To me it is virtually the same as Grade One, but without the desks. There were stations, there [...]
Seeking the Light and the Warmth with Advent
Editor’s Note: Happy Saturday morning! We have Rebecca Watkin on site discussing the Waldorf tradition of Advent - a time of celebrating light. Here she is: Deep Mid-winter drawing near – May Light arise in our Garden here. Advent has always been my favorite celebration. As a child I didn’t know it was Advent I loved, [...]
The Magic of Seasonal Festivals for Children
Editor’s Note: It’s an education imagination Saturday. If you missed it this morning, we reviewed two fantastically fun Halloween books with the Rainy Day Book Club. Check them out HERE. This afternoon we have Rebecca Watkin discussing the Waldorf tradition of seasonal festivals – their significance, beauty and ability to make the imagination of childhood [...]
