I'm just back from my teacher training week at Rudolf Steiner College and I'm full of ideas for planning for the coming school year. I hope you enjoy the podcast and if you do, I'd love it if you'd head to iTunes and leave a review or a star rating. Those reviews and star ratings are how people find the podcast, so help spread the word. Notes This Week Thoughts after my Art of Teaching Grade 8 experience at Rudolf Steiner College. Discussion about future plans. Planning Starting with the big picture and narrowing focus. 8th Grade Block Rotation September/October -- Meteorology/Physics November -- History December -- Play/Platonic Solids January -- Chemistry February -- The Short Story March -- History April -- AnatomyMay -- Geography June -- History/Current Events Summer Reading Meteorology/Physics The Golden Weather Book The Invention of Clouds -- biography of Luke Howard William Beebe biography (the co-inventor of the bathysphere) American Revolution Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution by AJ Langguth 1776 by David McCullough Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow The American Soul by Jacob Needleman French Revolution Essential Histories: The French Revolutionary Wars by Gregory Fremont-Barnes Geography Seeds of Change: 6 Plants that Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast End of Main Lesson Verse May wisdom shine through me May love glow in me May strength penetrate me That in me may arise A helper for humanity A servant of sacred things Selfless and true. Free 3-Part Video Course Subscribe on the blog to my free 3-part video course about planning your own Waldorf curriculum. video #1 -- Why plan your own curriculum? What are the challenges you face and how can you overcome them? Why are you the best person to plan curriculum for your students? Planning for the year, month, week and day. video #2 -- Things to think about when planning your year. A step-by-step guide to thinking about the big picture of your Waldorf curriculum. video #3 -- Guiding thoughts for planning your month, week and day. To get the link for the free video, subscribe to my newsletter list. You'll receive my Ultimate Guide to Chalkboard Drawing, as well. If you're already subscribed, you'll get the link to the first video automatically. I hope you'll share this video course offer with other teachers and homeschoolers who you think might be interested. I'm excited to create a community of teachers working and planning together on A Waldorf Journey and you can help me make that happen! This week's Calendar of the Soul verse is the 16th week. To bear in inward keeping spirit bounty Is stern command of my prophetic feeling, That ripened gifts divine Maturing in the depths of soul To selfhood bring their fruits.

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