Just Robyn Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 What are your favorite books? I've been using OM K with my youngest this year and loving it. For next school year I'm planning to use OM 1 and 5 and I'm considering adding in parts of ALGF as well. I also just bought my first insanely expensive set of math gnomes because I'm sorry, but I just don't want to make them, and I'm really just feeling waldorfy right now. SO, what should I read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucabird Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I recently spoke with the director of a Waldorf-inspired school (If you read my Waldorf post a while ago, I am referring to a different person/school.). She highly recommended Your Child’s Growing Mind (link: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Childs-Growing-Mind-Development/dp/0767916158/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302976863&sr=8-1 ). My copy just arrived, so I can’t give it a thumbs up or down, but I thought you might be interested. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I learned a lot from Melisa at ALGF, her books, videos and yahoo list. I have some other books like All Year Round and Seven Times the Sun. Simplicity Parenting is a nice read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Just wanted to say I'm glad you enjoyed OMK. I'm really looking forward to doing it with my son in the fall. We did OM5 (my daughter and I) this year and it was great, too... I'm looking forward to going on to OM6 with her. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions! Some of those have been at the back of my mind for a year or two. I think Simplicity Parenting and some ALGF audio downloads and videos are my first plan of action. Nance - Yes, OM K was awesome. I'm going to keep it on the shelf for at least another year as a reference. When I do finally let go of it I plan to find it a good home rather than sell it (not that selling it means it's going to an abusive home, just that I want to know where it is so I can visit it and get updates about it). It's always good to hear good reports about OM because I hope to use it for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 It's always good to hear good reports about OM because I hope to use it for several years. Me, too! I bought an older, used version of OMK-8 all from one person and I'm so glad I did! I didn't pull my daughter out of public school til the end of March of her third grade year. So with only like two months left in that school year, we didn't use a curriculum, just did our own eclectic thing. I feel really lucky I "found" Oak Meadow right away with none of the expensive curriculum hopping so many other homeschoolers do lol. I bought K-8 from that lady, used OM4 with my daughter the following fall for our first full year of homeschooling, and used OM5 with her this year. I loved it, both years, and will continue on with her at LEAST through 8th grade with OM. My son will start K in the fall (again- we did do a few weeks of it this past fall but he wasn't really focused/interested enough/ready, so I stopped and plan to try again this fall) and will go through all of the grades with him. I may very well do OM for high school, too! I really do love it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The Kindergarten Snack Book Heaven on Earth Baking Bread with Children Melisa Neilsen's yahoo group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourjourneys Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Alan Whitehead's Spritual syllabus series and I ditto Melissa's materials :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 What is ALGF??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof165 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 What is ALGF??? A Little Garden Flower. Here is the link to it: http://www.waldorfjourney.typepad.com/ I have used some of her material in the past and really enjoyed it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 My amazon wishlist is growing. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Mitten Strings for God is not strictly a Waldorf book, but a Waldorfy approach to life. Really beautiful reading for any mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetic license Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I recently spoke with the director of a Waldorf-inspired school (If you read my Waldorf post a while ago, I am referring to a different person/school.). She highly recommended Your Child’s Growing Mind (link: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Childs-Growing-Mind-Development/dp/0767916158/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302976863&sr=8-1 ). My copy just arrived, so I can’t give it a thumbs up or down, but I thought you might be interested. Love, love, love this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singbanshee Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Heaven on Earth Simplicity Parenting and another vote for Melisa's blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 I have been listening, listening, listening to the ALGF audio files and LOVING it! That post about Waldorf schools strongly discouraging books (even as read alouds) has stayed with me, but Melisa seems to not be so militant. I've just been enjoying it so much I had to report. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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