Are you wondering what to teach your kids about science?
Here are some ideas for kindergarten through eighth grade based on a typical Waldorf approach.
Kindergarten – Play in nature; no formal instruction
First Grade – Nature study
Second Grade – Nature study; possibly farming
Third Grade – Farming; conservation
Fourth Grade – Man and animal
Fifth Grade – Botany
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades – Mineralogy, astronomy, climatology, physiology, health and nutrition, physics, and chemistry
Children may also experience gardening throughout this whole time, as well.
Source: Harrer, William. The Teaching of Science in the Rudolf Steiner School. Education as an Art, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring 1947.