elizabeth1 minA Picture is worth 1,000 wordsWe are so pleased and delighted to be doing this work, and so grateful to our participants for joining us, and for sharing photos of some...
Shellie3 minOur Oceans, Our Air, Our ClothesWe have all heard about the problem of microplastics in our oceans. Tragic images of whales caught in plastic fishing nets or turtles...
elizabeth5 minMending - why bother?We hear a lot about mending these days, it seems to be a moral imperative – “Mend that hole, save the world!” But how many of us really...
elizabeth5 minWHERE CAN I GET A WALDORF KIT? Not Here! The Curriculum? MaybeWaldorf education is not something you can buy, plug in, or put on a table with a lovely plant-dyed silk. It’s a daily practice, and an...
elizabeth2 minSOMETIMES, it’s nice to be getting older.I can look back on the seeds I have sown by teaching basic handwork skills to children, teachers, and parents, I can see how they have...
Shellie3 minDeveloping a Child’s Sense of Touch - the Value of Natural MaterialsOur sense of touch connects our bodies to the outside world. Humans use this sense to gather information about our surroundings and as a...
elizabeth1 minCRAFTIVISM AND CROSS STITCH Textiles convey meaning in a strong and enduring way that can impact us in a silent, subtle way. So much in our work as handwork teachers...
elizabeth3 minStories, Handwork, and More Neuroscience Listening to stories together can synchronize heart rhythms in the listeners; this is more effective when the listeners are able to...
Michael Howard1 minWHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? What does this have to do with wooden spoons?Michael Howard was a guest teacher at our Summer Handwork Teacher Conference, July 2021, and has written up and expanded his presentation...
Shellie14 minCraft, Flow, and Cognitive StylesOriginally a talk to the Waldorf Handwork Educators Teacher Conference on the 15th of July, 2021. Watch a video here. Hopefully this is...
elizabeth3 minQuestions, questionsHave you ever had a day when nothing seems to go right, when nothing seems interesting or engaging? I had one of those days recently. My...
elizabeth2 minExciting review for our 1st grade handwork curriculum for homeschoolers and new teachersWe were so thrilled to read this reflection on our first grade handwork curriculum, we could not wait to share it with you! We were so...
elizabeth2 minKnitting GranniesPreparing for our next conference, I’ve been thinking a lot about clothing, about how first impressions are made by clothing, how there...
Elizabeth5 minTemperaments - Helpful Tool or Dangerous Stereotype?We would like to hear from you: In a recent handwork teacher training weekend discussion, we delved into the temperaments. Each small...
Elizabeth5 minHandwork Teacher Workload & Recommended Best PracticesWaldorf Handwork Educators has been working with the Fiber Craft Studio in New York to establish a Handwork Teachers’ Association to...
Shellie2 minWho WHE Are - Waldorf Handwork EducatorsThe Wonder and Wisdom of Handwork was founded in 2013 for anyone who self-identifies as a teacher of handwork in a Waldorf setting. We...
Shellie3 minDistance Learning Gifts & Challenges“Where is the book in which the teacher can read about what teaching is? The children themselves are this book. We should not learn to...
Elizabeth2 minColor and DEI in the Handwork ClassroomHow do we welcome and affirm children of different cultural, social, racial, or ethnic backgrounds into our handwork classrooms? This...
Shellie1 minPrepping Handwork Kits for Sashiko Flute Cases!Prep, prep, prep those kits! I’m preparing to send home a simple sashiko flute case project for my Second graders. As we have been online...
elizabeth2 minCell biology, human development, organizational theory, love, - and HANDWORK?Yes. I want to share one of my favorite thoughts with you, as we handwork teachers enter new and un-chosen territory: teaching online as...