These lectures were given by Eugene Schwartz at Essential Conferences in Kimberton, PA. They are addressed, first and foremost, to Waldorf teachers about to embark on teaching this grade, but they have been applied to home schooling situations with equal success. Although each lecture is meant to be of immediate practical help to teachers in real-life classrooms, they also emphasize the importance of permeating lessons with a firm anthroposophical foundation. The motto of the Essential Conferences is "Know What. Know How. Know Why" and we believe that these three imperatives live in these lectures.
We strongly recommend that you also order CD # 310 "The Elements of Grade One," to view examples of student work from Grade One.
240: The Four Temperaments
NEW An understanding of the Four Temperaments, according to Eugene Schwartz, is one of Steiner's great gifts to Waldorf teachers -- but one that is misunderstood and poorly utilized. In this fresh look at the fourfold nature of the seven to nine year-old, Eugene gives practical advice about working with the temperaments, and a preview of what lies beyond them.
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241: Writing and Reading in Grade One, Part 1
NEW The slow and artistic approach to literacy is one of the best-known features of Waldorf education. Eugene Schwartz explores the reasons that Rudolf Steiner insisted on this method, and provides abundant evidence of its efficacy.
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242: Writing and Reading in Grade One, Part 2
NEW Going further into the way in which the teacher introduces letters and sounds and leads the children to their mastery, Eugene presents a practical approach to this important first step in the primary grades
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