Spelling by Hand: Teaching Spelling in a Waldorf School, a Guide for Class Teachers

Does your child struggle with learning spelling and reading?  Are your students bored with weekly spelling lessons?  If so, then this fun and straightforward approach to teaching spelling is for you!  Waldorf schools aim to teach children academic skills by engaging their hands and heart, as well as their minds.  In this concise booklet, the values of Waldorf education are merged with current research regarding how we most effectively learn spelling in order to offer a holistic approach to spelling instruction for Grades 1 through 8.  The curriculum focuses on essential skills required for proficient spelling and presents many ideas for activities and games that help children learn.  Teachers and parents who read this book will be able identify their child’s key areas for spelling improvement and provide their child with fun and meaningful opportunities for spelling practice towards mastery!

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• Active Arithmetic!: Movement and Mathematics Teaching in the Lower Grades of a Waldorf School
• Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools: Classes 1 to 8
• Math Lessons for Elementary Grades
• Making Math Meaningful: A Source Book for Teaching Math in Grades One Through Five
• The Waldorf Book of Poetry: Discover the Power of Imagination
• Waldorf Alphabet Book
• The Tasks and Content of the Steiner-Waldorf Curriculum
• Creative Form Drawing: With Children Aged 6-10 Workbook 1 (Education)
• The Wise Enchanter: A Journey through the Alphabet