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Fairytales,
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Pick Your Path
One of the first things taught in Waldorf education is fairytales and folk tales. These are used as the basis for learning the alphabet not only by memorization but by learning the qualities of each letter by relating them to beloved stories and characters from fairytales.
We will use hands-on methods including painting, drawing, and wax modeling to discover the qualities of each letter. We will also use form drawing to enhance the quality of handwriting and drawing as well as building up the child's artistic sensibility.
Each week we will hear a fairytale and then draw, write, paint or model the letters that relate to that particular story. Each class will begin and end with a verse to get us in the mindset for drawing. Classes may also include movement, songs, poems, or seasonal activities.
Lesson List
Week 1 -B - Rose Red and Snow White
Week 2 - M & C - Simeli Mountain
Week 3 - G - The Golden Goose
Week 4 - L & R - Rapunzel
Week 5 -N - Spindle, Needle, Shuttle
Week 6 - D, H - Hansel and Gretel
Week 7 - P - Prunella
Week 8 -K, Q, J - King Thrushbeard
Week 9 - F, T - The Twelve Months
Week 10-W, Y, Z - The Fisherman's Wife
Week 11 - V & S - Sylvain and Jocosa
Week 12 -X - The Nixie in the Pond
Week 13- The Vowel Choir A, E, I, O, U
We will use hands-on methods including painting, drawing, and wax modeling to discover the qualities of each letter. We will also use form drawing to enhance the quality of handwriting and drawing as well as building up the child's artistic sensibility.
Each week we will hear a fairytale and then draw, write, paint or model the letters that relate to that particular story. Each class will begin and end with a verse to get us in the mindset for drawing. Classes may also include movement, songs, poems, or seasonal activities.
Lesson List
Week 1 -B - Rose Red and Snow White
Week 2 - M & C - Simeli Mountain
Week 3 - G - The Golden Goose
Week 4 - L & R - Rapunzel
Week 5 -N - Spindle, Needle, Shuttle
Week 6 - D, H - Hansel and Gretel
Week 7 - P - Prunella
Week 8 -K, Q, J - King Thrushbeard
Week 9 - F, T - The Twelve Months
Week 10-W, Y, Z - The Fisherman's Wife
Week 11 - V & S - Sylvain and Jocosa
Week 12 -X - The Nixie in the Pond
Week 13- The Vowel Choir A, E, I, O, U
