Okay, here’s the thing.
I was a Waldorf teacher for a LONG time. And over the years I have looked for ways to share my experiences, resources, and lesson plans (like on my blog and curriculum shop over at A Waldorf Journey).
And though there’s a lot of great content over there, what I REALLY have wanted to recreate online is the experience my colleagues and I had when we stopped by each other’s classrooms after our daily lesson.
We shared what worked.
We showed each other chalkboard drawings, main lesson pages, and paintings.
We told snippets of the story that we just finished telling our students.
It was fun. And inspired. And there was nothing polished about it.
Right now, I’m sitting next to a big bookshelf in my office that’s filled with binders, lesson planners, and main lesson books, and I just want to share it all, like I’ve been trying to do over at A Waldorf Journey. But putting together lovely, comprehensive curriculum guides is hard work, and I’m tired of waiting till I have the time and energy to pull it all together.
I want this to be different. I want to pull a binder off the shelf one day and see what I encounter.
Maybe it’ll be the super-sweet opening song I did with my second graders, and I’ll turn on the mic and start singing, creating a quick little audio post with a link to the music.
Maybe it’ll be the story about Julia Butterfly Hill that I told to my fifth graders, and I’ll retell the story and talk about my students’ reactions with a link to the source material.
Or maybe it’ll be a look through a 7th-grade block evaluation that reminds me how important it is to give students feedback at that age.
Whatever it is, it’ll be helpful and meaningful but probably not polished.
Why should you join?
Interested in coming along with me on this journey? Here’s why I think you should.
If you become a paid member, you’ll get a few little sparks of inspiration in your inbox each week. I’m thinking it’ll be a combination of audio, text, and the occasional video tutorial. And sure, you might get that 2nd-grade song when you’re teaching 6th grade, but you’ll also get access to the archives. Over time, there will be plenty of content to keep you going from first through eighth grade. And I’ll be sharing the WHY behind the content, which will give a little inspiration no matter what grade you’re teaching.
Paid members will get:
A monthly seasonal post with songs, poems, and activity suggestions
Three full content posts each week
Full access to the content archives
Full access to the comments, chat, and notes
A weekly Ask Me Anything thread
I confess I have lofty visions of a crowd-sourced curriculum, with some of you jumping in and sharing what’s worked for you and maybe even hosting a summer conference. See? The possibilities are endless.
Free subscribers will get:
A monthly seasonal post with songs, poems, and activity suggestions
One weekly content post
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