Waldorf stories

Storytelling with children and story starters for you

There’s a tradition in Waldorf kindergartens of telling a special story on each child’s birthday. The story tells of their journey from the spiritual world to be born as a baby on earth. I’m not an anthroposophist, so it may seem odd that I tell this story to my children, but I a

This is my retelling of a Turkish folk tale (from the Lavender's Blue Kindergarten Curriculum ). Enjoy! Once upon a time there was an old lady who wanted some cream for her morning coffee. She went out to milk her cow and filled the pail with fine fresh milk. Then she went inside to get

A twist on the traditional Waldorf Apple Story: a fairy story for children about how the apple got its star, which children can then investigate!

I come from a family of storytellers, though if you asked them, they might not own it. The stories shared around my grandmother’s living room, in the front seat of my mother’s car, at restaurant dinners with my dad, these stories have shaped my identity and my sense of belonging. The stories don’t

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Now that 8th grade graduation is behind me, I'm starting to get all geared up for 1st grade. I've got just 3 weeks before my family and I head off for our big summer trip, so I'm wasting no time getting going on my summer prep. Years ago a former colleague of mine put together these two amazing bind

On Day One of lectures to the first Waldorf teachers, Rudolf Steiner outlines the Waldorf story content for each grade. Here's the list for homeschoolers.