Waldorf weekly rhythm chart

* Our Family Daily Rhythm Painting *

Wednesday is Family Day. Each day we have both a morning chore and an afternoon activity. Wednesday, though, is just Family Day. I mentioned that I had oral surgery last week and, honestly, still feel a little out of sorts. Since I haven't felt much like writing, I've been using this week to share our rhythm of afternoon activities. Every day following Quiet Time, Naiya and I (and daddy when he's home) take part in some recurring pastime. I usually call this "craft time" because many of our…

✧✧✧This is a digital download file. You will not be getting a physical copy of this item.✧✧✧ Hello, Fairies! Enrich your child's daily life with colors with this weekly planner! List the tasks of the week for yourself, for your child, for the whole family, what's the limit? And surely, you won't see the name of the shop on your downloaded files. In Waldorf education, every day is associated with sun, moon, and other planets and the colors that go with those stars to bring a sense of rhythm…

Ever since I visited the lovely Aurora Waldorf school in NY, I've wanted to make this Daily Rhythm chart that I saw there. ...

Oh my. When did life just get so complicated?! With Ivan's new (longer) work schedule and the start of the school year, our days have just become so crazed. Now, please don't get me wrong. I've come to love Matteo's school and his lovely, caring Kindergarten teacher. Nico's preschool and the wonderful community of families there have been a warm stop in the madness of drop-offs and pick-ups (and I am SO talking to you Liz, Sam, Naomi and Polly!)... but it's those things like keeping several…

Many families love to use this chart to feel the flow of the week. This is great for younger children as a non abstract way to learn the days of the week. Steiner fathered some of these ideas and others were taken from religious traditions. How to use this: You can set the table with colored napkins for the day. Dress in that color. Eat the grain of the day in a meal. I found this fun and helpful when my children were small.

I've been working away on finding a balance and a system of sorts to create and keep track of a weekly rhythm for our days. Inspired by Waldorf thinking, the idea is that we have some very basic repeating framework for our days. The Waldorf model for young children designates a specific day of the week for different projects. I didn't want quite that level of structure. For us, I find that filling in the basics (meals, quiet time, nightly rituals, weekly gatherings and classes) then filling…