Hi, I am new to this website and board - what a great resource! I am a native English speaker and a parent at a waldorf school near Barcelona, Spain. Next, week I am substitute teaching for our English teacher. I am in a search of lesson plan ideas. I would love to start the class with a short verse/poem or tongue twister and then tell a story. I am looking for story ideas that match the curriculum of 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade that are engaging, yet simple to convey/understand meaning for…See More

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Fairytale Challenge- please vote for usRalph Doane and Paula Blum,  German teachers from Shining Mountain Waldorf School,  were  among 20 teachers selected  nationally to  produce  a live performance of  a  Grimm’s fairy tale.  Students from grades 4, 9, 10, 11, & 12 delighted audiences with their interpretations of “die Sterntaler" and “der Rattenfänger von Hameln.” The judging will be done internally through the The ZfA (Central Agency for German Schools and Programs Abroad) and through…See More