Waldorf Kindergarten Handwork Basics

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Waldorf Kindergarten Handwork Basics

What if you could have a Waldorf teacher guiding you, and your child, through the exact Handwork curriculum being offered in Waldorf Kindergarten classrooms today?

Our "Waldorf Kindergarten Handwork Basics" course is the only self-paced course available — anywhere — where you can learn Kindergarten Handwork, from a trained-Waldorf teacher, in your own home, and at your own pace.

This pre-knitting curriculum provides a buildable framework of foundational Handwork skills, and projects, for the 5-7 year old child, which supports their hands, head and especially their heart.

By the end of this course, you and your child will have learned:

Wet Felting a Sphere

EXPLORE A SENSORY-RICH EXPERIENCE, WHILE BUILDING BILATERAL DEXTERITY (also great for younger siblings!)

Rolling a Ball of Yarn

ENGAGE IN FOCUSED AND RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT, AS PERSEVERANCE IS STRENGTHENED THROUGH A LONGER TASK

Making a Slip Knot

INTEGRATE PATTERNS THROUGH FINGER-TRACING, AND DRAWING, TO MEET VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES

Finger Knitting (basic)

MARVEL IN HOW STORIES CAN BRIDGE IMAGINATION WITH PRACTICAL WORK THAT SUPPORTS CROSSING THE MID-LINE

Finger Knitting (2 fingers)

LEARN HOW CREATING A MENTAL IMAGE THAT "MOVES" CAN SIMPLIFY MORE ADVANCED FINE MOTOR PATTERN WORK

Sewing the Whip Stitch

OBSERVE HOW NEW SKILLS COMPOUND, NATURALLY, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A COHESIVE STORY AND HAND GESTURE

Making a Baby Doll

EXPERIENCE THE CULMINATION OF PATIENCE, HAND/EYE COORDINATION AND REVERENCE THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF A HAND-SEWN BABY DOLL

You might be wondering…

“Why do we introduce Handwork, in a Waldorf Kindergarten
classroom, if knitting will begin in 1st grade?”

Around Kindergarten, children begin to develop greater fine motor capacity and attention spans: skills that will lend themselves to a child being able to sit for longer periods of time, for more traditional learning and eventually knitting, as they enter the grades.

For some children, working on a project, for an extended period of time, can prove quite challenging and is strengthened by practice. Integrating art, imagery and movement into activities that require deep focus, and a strongly-formed will, can enrich and support this developing skill set.

The 5-7 year old child is also beginning to possess the self-regulation necessary for longer tasks that can include basic pattern recognition, a prolonged sensory experience and fine motor skill work. This lays a solid foundation for math and handwriting, in the future, and can also be supportive for some sensory-seeking children.

In reality, many caregivers haven’t had the time or opportunity to learn any kind of Handwork, themselves, even though they would love to learn and expose their children to these ancient arts.

More over, seeing the incredible knitting, crochet and embroidery projects that older Waldorf students are able to create is awe-inspiring but can feel out of reach if you are unable to enroll your child in a Waldorf school or find a Waldorf teacher to instruct you, in-person.

The truth is that we all start somewhere.

Are you ready to begin your Waldorf Handwork journey with us, today?

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Our "Waldorf Kindergarten Handwork Basics" course provides the flexibility and framework that you've been searching for:

Let us support you, and your child, as you both develop the foundational Handwork skills that can then lead to the creation of beautiful knit animals, crocheted potholders and embroidered treasure mats, in the years to come.

Here are a few simple ways that a family, at home, could use this course:

You might choose to engage with this online curriculum, yourself, and then teach your child each lesson -- providing the exact kind of instruction seen in many Waldorf Kindergarten classrooms, today.
You also might provide the videos for your child to learn from, themselves, which can provide a sense of relief from some of the pressure that homeschooling can put on a caretaker who is delivering course material by themselves, day after day.
You might even take this journey together, with your child, as you experience, learn and practice new skills and artistry together. This becomes a beautiful point of connection, in the day or week, for the caretaker who is seeking fun activities to do with their child outside of free play.

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For children, Handwork illuminates just how capable they truly are, which can lead to a deeper sense of confidence, and pride in themselves, as they realize their own personal power as little creatives... as ALCHEMY KIDS.

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