Welcome to 3rd Grade
In 3rd grade, students explore more advanced topics in math, reading, and science, building on their previous knowledge with engaging hands-on activities and thematic lessons.
Why It Works
Even online, the heart of Waldorf remains intact: strong rhythm, meaningful relationships, hands-on artistry, and developmental attunement. With live, real-time guidance and thoughtfully paced lessons, your child will be seen, heard, and deeply engaged.
Exploring the 3rd Grade curriculum
Students participate in thematic blocks that explore the history of the Hebrew people, the wonder tales of the native first people of the Turtle Island (The Americas), farming stories of the early American settlers. Third grade math centers on taking measure of the world in which we live.
Students will explore shelters and shelter building from around the world, as well as the importance of grains and textiles in different cultures.
Throughout the year, students participate in artistic crafts, nature walks, and storytelling sessions that enrich their understanding of the world around them. Our goal is to nurture curiosity, confidence, and joy in learning—encouraging each child to thrive academically and personally.
🎨 A Typical Main Lesson Rhythm
Each class follows a carefully designed flow that honors the natural unfolding of attention and creativity:
🎵 Closing Verse or Song
We say farewell with a verse or song, leaving your child with a feeling of completion and warmth.
🌞 Welcome & Warm-Up
We begin with a morning verse, seasonal songs, movement, simple dances, recorder playing, and spoken poetry. This grounding rhythm connects children to the day, the group, and themselves.
✂️ Review Through Free Rendering
Children retell or reflect on the previous lesson by creating images with construction paper—a playful and expressive method I call Free Rendering. It allows ideas to be revisited through form and color.
🌱 Presentation of the New Concept
I introduce a new story, skill, or idea, often through rich images, storytelling, or demonstration.
🧠 Practice
We explore the new material through guided exercises, oral work, movement, or artistic expression.
🔁 Skill Refinement
Children revisit and strengthen a previously learned skill to deepen retention and confidence.
📖 Main Lesson Book Creation
We end the core portion of our lesson by crafting a beautiful main lesson book page—a personal record of what has been learned, written and illustrated by the child.
📚 Story Time
A closing story nourishes the imagination and ties the lesson into a meaningful narrative.
The Morning Lesson with Ms. Laura 