This day after giving thanks I grabbed my chalk and got to work creating a St Nicholas image for our black board. He who gave in Christ's dear name, and so may we all.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie Series - Ff
Today's book is The Long Winter. Chapter entitled October Blizzard, page 37.
In this chapter a blizzard comes. The Fierce snow Flurries outside while the Family huddles under blankets by the Fire and Pa plays his Fiddle.
The Fiddle becomes the big F and the fiddle bow becomes the little f. Accented in the background by a Fire and a Flurry of snow.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie Series - Ee
The book is The Long Winter. The chapter called An Errand to Town , page 15.
In this chapter Laura and Carrie run an errand for Pa into town. On their way back from their errand they take a shortcut through the slough grass to get to where Pa is mowing. They become lost in the tall grasses. The big E is the path traced by Pa's mower and the little e is the girls looping path as they Emerge from the grasses finally back from their Errand.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie Series - Dd
Book: On the Banks of Plum Creek
Chapter: The Door in the Ground, page 1
In this chapter the family begins a new adventure moving into a dug out house in a hill. The door of the dug out becomes our big D and the door handle becomes our little d.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie Series - Cc
From Little Town on the Prairie. The chapter called The Necessary Cat, page 19
In this chapter gophers are eating Pa's new corn crop. The family gets a cat to help eat the gophers. The big C is the half eaten corn crop. The little c becomes the cat guarding the crop.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Flashback! Super Simple, Waldorf, Jesus Doll for Your Nature Table
Originally posted on August 7th, 2010
Supplies:
1 nylon stocking
scissors
3 pieces of felt - white, tan and dark brown
String
Sewing needle and thread
Embroidery floss, brown
wool stuffing
1. Start by cutting out a 4-5 inch section of stocking. You should have a "tube" of stocking.
2. Tie the stocking off in the middle with a bit of string.
3. Stuff one end of the stocking up with wool and tie off the bottom with string. You should now have a "ball" of wool stuffing with nylon around it, tied off at the top and bottom, the top should have 2-2 1/2 inches of nylon tubing sticking out.
4. Tie a piece of light colored string around the middle of your ball.
5. Take the empty tubing at the top of your ball and pull it over your ball as if the ball were a bank robber pulling a mask over his face. Tie the bottom of the nylon "mask" off with string the same way you tied off the ball when you first stuffed it. Now you should have one ball of wool, double coated in nylon stocking.
6. Take the tan piece of felt and cut it in half length wise.
7. Sew the bottom of your ball onto the top corner of the tan felt, roll the felt up like a burrito and sew it shut. You now have a roll of tan felt as a "body" with the sewn on nylon head at the top.
8. Take the white felt and cut into a square roughly double the size of your doll body. Cut a whole in the middle of the white felt and pull it over the doll's head like a poncho. Use a piece of string like a belt and tie off around the middle.
9. Sew eyes onto the middle of the head, tying off the string in the back of the head.
10. Cut out two pieces of dark brown felt. One should be large enough to fit over the dolls head and be shaped like a horseshoe without the middle cut out. Using the brown embroidery floss blanket stitch the round end to the top and sides of your dolls head, folding and stitching as you go to make it fit.
11. Cut a smaller, long oval out of the dark brown felt for a beard. Cut out a mouth whole and blanket stitch it to the face.
You're done!!
You can make anyone a doll really, just use your imagination! I could see a beardless, redheaded version of this doll being a Mary Magdalene or a bald version with pipe cleaner glasses could be Ghandi, add a staff or tablets for Moses, or gray hair and animals friends for Noah.
Enjoy and happy crafting!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie Series - B b
The Little House in the Big Woods, Harvest, pages 199-211
In this chapter Laura's cousin Charley is naughty and jumps on a yellow jacket nest. He is stung all over by the bees.
Big B becomes a bee and little b become a baby bee with its path shown as a trail behind.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Waldorf Alphabet Using the Little House on the Prairie series- Aa
Hello! Welcome to the start of a series which will become a FREE curriculum resource here at A Wise and Glorious Purpose!
Who is This For?
This curriculum is for children ages 6-7 who show readiness signs for reading. These signs include; child has lost two top front teeth, the child can skip, when painting the child separates colors as opposed to just swishing colors all together. This series gives both the upper and lower case letter however I suggest introducing only the upper case letter in first grade and then the upper and lower case together in second grade (yes, read this through twice, once in each grade!)
Introduce one letter every other day (roughly) during the school year. Have your student keep all the pictures in a folder or bind them into a book they can keep.
Why This Method?
In the Waldorf method a child should be guided through the stages of human development, the same stages our ancestors have walked through. Just like our ancestors a child learns first through the oral tradition (story telling), the main characters in those stories become shapes (like Egyptian hieroglyphics) and then letters, and then words, which leads to reading.
Typically the Waldorf method introduces letters using fairytales however this Waldorf alphabet curriculum uses tales from the Little House on the Prairie series. These true stories of the pioneering adventures of the Ingalls and Wilder families are beloved American classics. They bring a sense of wonder, history and story telling to your first and second grader. They embody a spirit of independence, self reliance, resiliency and determination. They help your child develop their love of hard work and are a perfect foundation to education.
Once this series is complete I will post a page on the website with a link to each letter.
What supplies do I need?
The collection of all nine Little House on the Prairie books. You can buy them from a place like Amazon or your local book seller, you can purchase them at a thrift shop or your local library should have all the books available there. Youtube also has videos of people reading the chapters aload.
You will also need paper and block crayons. If you cannot afford block crayons you can melt old crayons on the stove top in a pan you don't use for cooking and place the melted wax into an ice cube tray and allow the wax to harden.
How do I teach this?
You begin by reading your child the pages or chapter listed. You have them draw the picture and write the letters as shown in the pictures I provide. Ideally if you have a chalk board you would draw the picture first on the chalk board in colored chalk and the child would copy that image. You may draw the image first on paper as well or if you're in pinch you can have them copy the image I provide from the computer screen.
Let's begin...
A a
Farmer Boy, Late Harvest, pages 240 -242 (but feel free to read the whole chapter)
In this chapter Almanzo and his family harvest apples and onions. They place the apples in the cellar and the onions in the attic. Big A becomes the house with the peak of the house the Attic with the dried onions and the lower part of the A is the cellar with the apples (little a) inside.
Who is This For?
This curriculum is for children ages 6-7 who show readiness signs for reading. These signs include; child has lost two top front teeth, the child can skip, when painting the child separates colors as opposed to just swishing colors all together. This series gives both the upper and lower case letter however I suggest introducing only the upper case letter in first grade and then the upper and lower case together in second grade (yes, read this through twice, once in each grade!)
Introduce one letter every other day (roughly) during the school year. Have your student keep all the pictures in a folder or bind them into a book they can keep.
Why This Method?
In the Waldorf method a child should be guided through the stages of human development, the same stages our ancestors have walked through. Just like our ancestors a child learns first through the oral tradition (story telling), the main characters in those stories become shapes (like Egyptian hieroglyphics) and then letters, and then words, which leads to reading.
Typically the Waldorf method introduces letters using fairytales however this Waldorf alphabet curriculum uses tales from the Little House on the Prairie series. These true stories of the pioneering adventures of the Ingalls and Wilder families are beloved American classics. They bring a sense of wonder, history and story telling to your first and second grader. They embody a spirit of independence, self reliance, resiliency and determination. They help your child develop their love of hard work and are a perfect foundation to education.
Once this series is complete I will post a page on the website with a link to each letter.
What supplies do I need?
The collection of all nine Little House on the Prairie books. You can buy them from a place like Amazon or your local book seller, you can purchase them at a thrift shop or your local library should have all the books available there. Youtube also has videos of people reading the chapters aload.
You will also need paper and block crayons. If you cannot afford block crayons you can melt old crayons on the stove top in a pan you don't use for cooking and place the melted wax into an ice cube tray and allow the wax to harden.
How do I teach this?
You begin by reading your child the pages or chapter listed. You have them draw the picture and write the letters as shown in the pictures I provide. Ideally if you have a chalk board you would draw the picture first on the chalk board in colored chalk and the child would copy that image. You may draw the image first on paper as well or if you're in pinch you can have them copy the image I provide from the computer screen.
Let's begin...
A a
Farmer Boy, Late Harvest, pages 240 -242 (but feel free to read the whole chapter)
In this chapter Almanzo and his family harvest apples and onions. They place the apples in the cellar and the onions in the attic. Big A becomes the house with the peak of the house the Attic with the dried onions and the lower part of the A is the cellar with the apples (little a) inside.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Our Current Weekly Meal Plan (Fall/Winter 2014)
I love rhythm and I love food so it's no secret I like to meal plan. If you've been reading my blog for a while you will remember posts like this, this and this where I share the latest happenings in my kitchen.
So I just revamped our current weekly menu plan and I thought I would share it with you.
My foundations for meal planning are based on the Weston A Price diet and the Bible, which both believe grains are the most important staple of our diet, second come seasonal fruits and veggies, next is wholesome dairy products and lastly a little meat from time to time.
In the past I've been vegan, low carb, paleo, gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, primal, raw foodist, dairy-free - you name it! LOL But I've found that the best answer for my family was the simplest and one based on God's word.
Our Menu
Monday
B - Oatmeal, dried fruit and nuts
L - Meat and vegetable stew and salad
D- Baked beans, salad and oat bars
Tuesday
B - Polenta
L - Baked beans and salad
D - Bean tacos
Wednesday
B - Sweet potato hash browns
L - Refried beans, salsa and salad
D - Broccoli soup
Thursday
B - Eggs and toast
L - Broccoli soup and salad
D - Tomato soup and biscuits
Friday
B - Hot rice cereal
L - Tomato soup and salad
D - Baked bean chili
Saturday
B - Pancakes
L - Sandwiches
D - Whole grain pasta and veggies
Sunday
B - Millet porridge with berries
L and D - Meat and veggie stew (we eat a late lunch/early dinner this day because of our church schedule)
On our salad we've been enjoying my new homemade ranch dressing recipe:
One cup of sour cream
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoons immune boosting spices
1 tablespoon dill
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
2 tablespoons onion powder
dash of salt and pepper
Blend everything together and enjoy!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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