HANDWORK FOR THIRD GRADE | HOMESCHOOL + CLASSROOM

It's truly beautiful how the handwork in Waldorf education is specifically chosen to help the child on his emotional, educational and spiritual development. The third grade student is going through the nine year change and to help give the child a sense of purpose and comfort during this transition, the curriculum aims to teach the practical arts and skills to the child in the form of shelter building, farming and clothing. The handwork for the third grade student will reflect the curriculum with projects ranging from knitted scarves and hats to stitched bags and tunics. Additionally, candle making, weaving and working with clay or beeswax is introduced. While some things will have already been familiar to the child like working with beeswax and making candles, the projects this year take on a practical purpose.

Here are some of the tutorials I mentioned in the video:
Pine Needle Basket Weaving Tutorial:
https://youtu.be/245v8TAYysg

Circle Weaving:
https://youtu.be/HKucW8CtPr0

Weaving for Beginners:
https://youtu.be/Hs89IaxqoxY

Dipping Candles:
https://youtu.be/Ca9q4XmxcYU

Wet Felting:
https://youtu.be/v6rFmS5RV5g

The candle wax I'm loving right now:
https://www.amazon.com/Beeswax-Topanga-Quality-Honey-Filtered/dp/B00KI2RZN0/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1524489894&sr=8-1&keywords=topanga+beeswax

When I first saw the third grade Waldorf curriculum, I wasn't interested in using it because there was so much content I didn't intend to use. A few years later, I realized the wisdom behind why these particular main lesson blocks are chosen for the 9-year-old student. I'll share those reflections in the video as well as give you an in-depth review of the Live Education! curriculum with tips of how to use it.
https://youtu.be/FvwSWQoug9A

We've gone through this curriculum before so you can to see my children's main lesson books. As we used our own resources for many of the main lesson blocks, you'll see how we tailored this year's curriculum to suit our religious needs and cultural background.
https://youtu.be/H4x9OgQ2_XA

You'll need a number of supplies for the third year including the basics of main lesson books, additional resource books, crayons and color pencils, watercolors and watercolor paper as well as the materials for handwork projects. You can see the complete list of supplies for the third grade.
https://youtu.be/jSpEuWf6228

Handwork projects are quintessential to the Waldorf curriculum. When done right they complement the curriculum and enhance the student's educational experience. Check out the ones we've done for third grade:
https://youtu.be/t_DRHPRad2U

While you don't need any additional resource books for this year save a few for the lesson on Hebrew Myths and Culture, I do have a number of additional books that round out the 3rd grade curriculum. The bulk of them were used for the main lessons on Hebrew Myths and Culture. We used culturally relevant texts and religious books for those main lesson blocks. I share more resources that will come in handy for the parent/teacher, but they are by no means necessary to use the curriculum successfully.
https://youtu.be/r4Su26l96Dk

There are a number of hands-on projects and activities that are well suited for the third grade. I show you some of the projects we've done as well as solutions for some of the projects that may otherwise be too complicated to do.
https://youtu.be/o_O4W9hswvY

You can find the Live Education! curriculum by visiting the Live-Education! website.
https://www.live-education.com/third-grade/

You can check out my other Live-Education curriculum reviews:
Kindergarten:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6D2jtmwDT0

Grade 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbnLc2-0hcw

Grade 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT79rW7jpK8

Grade 3:
https://youtu.be/FvwSWQoug9A

Grade 4:
--coming soon--

Grade 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZIfLBFzq4w

Grade 6:
https://youtu.be/o5cgBml33tc

Grade 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBIWlkQEWk

Grade 8:
--coming soon--


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