The Spirit of Childhood

The Waldorf Curriculum – Grade One (Intuitive Learning) 

The introduction to Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf School curriculum presents an overview of the curriculum from different disciplines, such as history, mythology, child development, and religion. Many quotations from Steiner’s pedagogical works support these presentations, and a comprehensive example of the first-grade language arts curriculum is presented that is integrated with the seasonal changes of the school year. Helpful block plans, outlines, and curriculum descriptions give the reader a picture of an entire first grade year that a Waldorf student might experience. Besides a full presentation of grade one materials, there are also plays for grades two, three, four, and five, which were written together by the author and his students.