Some cool Homeschool links!

So I happen to be stumbling online and find all these great educations sites and wanted to share them with you all!

Enjoy!

Miscellaneous:

Fun Holiday Worksheets!
Handwriting Worksheets
Craft Ideas
How far is it?
How much is inside?
Fun First Grade worksheets
Fun Second grade worksheets
Fun Third Grade worksheets
Fun Fourth grade worksheets
Fun Fifth Grade worksheets
Multi Grade worksheets
Spelling worksheets
Free Lapbooks!
Free Unit Studies



Measurement:

U.S. Weights and Measures
Metric Weights and Measures
The International System (Metric)
Metric Conversions
Conversion of Miles to Kilometers and Kilometers to Miles
Measuring Motion
Measuring Power
Nautical Measurement
How Early Measures Made Their Mark
Miscellaneous Units of Measure
Origins of Measurements
Cooking Measurement Equivalents
Standard Measurements in Sports
Polygons: How Many Sides?

Geometry:

The Geometry of the Sphere
Projective Geometry ala Steiner
Circles and Spheres
Coloring
Compass and Straightedge
Combinatorial Geometry
Covering and Packing
Dissection
Doubling the Cube
Fractals
Geometric Models
Geometric Topology
Geometry Lesson Plans
School-Bus Geometry
Spirals

Beautiful Morning Verses

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The golden sun is shining
Up in the sky so blue;
Good morning, happy morning,
Good morning, sun, to you.

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With joy we greet the morning sun,
Who shines with love on everyone,
Who shines in the sky, on the land and sea,
And who fills me with light
When he shines on me.

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"Wake!" says the sunshine,
"It's time to get up.
Wake little daisies,


Wake little children,
And come out to play
Wake! for the world
Is so happy today!"

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Awake, the sun is shining bright
He drives away the long dark night.
The moon and stars have gone to bed,
And earth is softest green is dressed.
Now we open wide our hearts
Of this great world we are all parts,
And if we work, or sleep, or play;
Be with us golden sun this day.

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Early Morning Sun does shine,
Far up in the clear blue sky
Wake up sweetie, Let's begin our day
There's Lot's to see and do today.

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Early morning
Bright sun
Blue sky
Turtle Dove
Let's Fly

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Stretch up high
Stretch down low
wake up now
For there is snow

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Basic Waldorf Curriculum Outline

Grade One: Basic Math Processes, Folk and Fairy Tales, Form Drawing, Nature Stories, Pentatonic Flute, Reading through Writing, Weaving and Knitting

Grade Two: Math Concepts, Multicultural Legends and Animal Fables, Stories of Saintly People, Cursive Writing, Form Drawing, Crocheting, Pentatonic Flute

Grade Three: Fractions, Higher Multiplication, Weights and Measures, Stories of the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Creation Stories, Composition and Grammar, Farming, Clothing and Textile Crafts, House Building, Reading Music, Diatonic Flute

Grade Four: Fractions and Decimals, Local Geography, Native American Studies, Norse Mythology, Regional History, Zoology, Musical Composition, Violin/String Instruments

Grade Five: Decimals, Agriculture and Economics Zoology, Classics, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian history, Greek History, Literature, Sentence Structure, Botany, North American Geography, Knitting/Textile Arts, Woodworking

Grade Six: Astronomy, World Geography, Medieval History, Mineralogy, Latin, Physics, Plane and Constructive Geometry, Roman History

Here is a great article on Main lesson block teaching in waldorf school

Number verse!

Verse for Introducing Number Qualities:

All together we are class ONE
See, the whole wide world is one
And the brightly shining sun
Sheds its light on everyone.
All alone I stand as one
And my heart shall be a sun.

You and I, we are TWO
And many things together do.
On two feet we walk and stand
With two eyes we view the land.
Two ears to hear what wise men tell
Two hands with which to do things well.

Father, mother and child are THREE
And make one happy family.
As head and heart and limbs so strong
Make one good man who'll do no wrong.

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
FOUR different seasons to us bring.
From East and West, and South and North
The brother winds come blowing forth.
We make FIVE with our head
And our arms and legs outspread.
Now we are most like a star,
Shining brightly from afar.

We find SIX in all that is around
See, sparkling crystals in the ground
The honeycomb made by the bee,
Six-petalled flowers we also see.

The shining rainbow shows us SEVEN
As it stretches down from Heaven,
And the week has seven days
Taking us on different ways.

Wriggling spiders on EIGHT legs crawl
Spinning webs on every wall.
Octopus has eight legs too,
Four times as many legs as you.

NINE is a mystery hidden away
A secret to be revealed one day.

TEN fingers have we on our two hands.
Ten toes, as on two feet we stand.
For ten contains within two fives
Which we'll remember all our lives.

-Anon

Toys that Teach: A Lesson in Reverence, Gratitude and Beauty

Toys that Teach: A Lesson in Reverence, Gratitude and Beauty A toy is something your child invests precious time in and in this way it acts as a teacher. The right toy can teach your child to care, to be watchful and conscious, to be careful, to appreciate, to love. In your child’s hands are the keys to learning to be grateful, to appreciate beauty, to have a sense of peace and reverence for life in all its forms… By the same token, the wrong toys can teach your child anger, frustration, disregard, insult and mockery. How many times have you seen this at the community playground? Children mimicking the grotesque objects they have been playing with? Making grimaces and bullying the other children. They are putting out what they have taken in, from their toys.   What can a plastic contraption possibly teach your child? What lesson is hidden within the action figure? When children have a room full of such toys they are often so overwhelmed, that they choose not to play at all. Grandparents come and say they are spoiled. Oftentimes, when they do choose to play, they play in a very aggressive and destructive manner. They show no sense of love or caring for these toys. They show no gratitude for these toys. These toys which growl at you and make grimaces at you seem to be designed to instill or teach anger, frustration, and hatred. Ask yourself "what does my child get from such a toy?" If you closely observe your child you will discover that their play lasts about 5 minutes at most and they end up being frustrated and overwhelmed. They physically look ill after playing this way, with these toys.  The reason for this is that children take everything from their play and it becomes a part of who they are and who they are about to become. Children internalize everything from their surroundings. When they are exposed to synthetic and ugly toys, children are at risk of losing their sense of awe, their sense of reverence and beauty. They begin to internalize the messages that these toys put forth: Hit, Stomp, Slam, and Pound, Throw away. Replace. These feelings then grow within our children. Their relationships become "synthetic" and their play grows ugly. These children then grow into teenagers who bulldoze through and over their fellow teens. They have grown up to think that just about anything can be replaced. Everything is meant to be handled roughly and without special care. They grow up with fast food and throw away drive-through toys, which mean nothing to them. They blaze through the world without worrying about what gets stepped on or knocked over, believing it can all easily be replaced or that it is the responsibility of everything in their way to be strong enough to last. They break their plastic battery operated gizmos and into the garbage it goes. Sadly, in our mass produced society, it often quickly gets replaced with one exactly like it. What does that teach our child?  Many parents do not realize that the mind of a developing child takes in everything. These toys have very negative impact on our children and their behavior changes from inherently good and loving to bad and spiteful. The young child learns the most when at play. Play is the work of the child and it is through play that the child learns to be an adult. Why then are we not more careful and more aware when we choose our children’s playthings? The majority of modern toys do not speak to the soul of the child. In this way they can actually damage the child. They not only rob the child of his/her imagination and sense of wonder, but they create a shell over the child’s heart. The toys of today are "dead". Obviously, they are not beautiful. They have no energy coming from them. They are just… ugly. Don’t our children, who only recently arrived and are still so intertwined with the spiritual world, deserve better?  In looking at the writings of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf Schools, we discover that the first seven years of life the child should see and experience the world as a place of goodness. The child in this age group learns primarily through imitation. Teachers trained in the Waldorf Education method are taught to be completely conscious of each and every movement, because they know they child takes it all in – good or bad. Waldorf Kindergartens are places of simple beauty for this reason. Children from ages 7 through the onset of puberty should experience the world as a place of beauty, because through beauty they will gain a reverence for life, which they will carry through to their adult lives. The Waldorf method of education is based completely on these beliefs. Children need to have a few simple toys, ones that must be delicately cared for and lovingly attended to. They require toys, which they can wash by their own hand, hang in the air to dry and gently fold. They blossom when playing with toys, which need to be carefully polished, and which can be mended. They thrive when they have toys, which they know they will pass along to their younger siblings. It is through this that they learn to have gratitude, reverence, and a sense of beauty for their environment and surroundings. The majority of modern toys simply do not speak to the soul of the child. Which toys do speak to the child? Silks, Woods, Nuts, Shells, Seeds, Stones, Crystals, Leaves, Ribbons and little baskets in which to carry their treasures. These are the types of toys, which speak to the child’s soul. These Natural Wonders instill awe and discovery, magic and wonder in your child. These toys have been created as "one-of-a-kind" treasures. These toys are special and can become just about anything your child imagines them to be. Consider pure silk scarves for play. They are delicate and ethereal and they seem to naturally awaken that sense of awareness of beauty and reverence. They awaken the child’s imagination and inspire their creativity. Children appreciate their simplicity, and yet take such wonder in the magic that a simple little cloth can be transformed into so many wonderful things. Wood is another example. It comes from a living, growing organism and has so much potential. Has this wood been carved or "decorated" by the creatures of the forest? What sort of tree did this wood come from? Imagine that two pieces of wood will never be exactly the same and your child can feel this and sense it when holding this toy. What a lesson of gratefulness for this piece of wood – which is here play with. What a wonderful discovery when playing outside your child finds this wonderful toy all by him or herself… as it was meant to be! Your child will carry this wood as a parcel, build with it as a block, cradle and hold it as a baby. This piece of wood can be turned into just about anything in the imagination of your child. Perhaps grandfather can carve this little wood into an animal friend, or a gnome to return to the garden. Such treasures are not easily replaced. If you are not careful and you break a wooden toy (especially a hand made or found one) it is truly a tragedy because it is a one of a kind. If the child is lucky it can be repaired and will be cared for even more delicately because it has been weakened. Of course, this will make the toy be loved and cherished all the more for the wounds it bears and the effort that went into saving it. The children of today have adopted many of their attitudes in life because of the toys they have been surrounded with in their childhood. The mass produced disposable toys of today are wasteful, ugly and harm not only our children but also our environment. They are impersonal and created for one purpose and one purpose only -–to make money for their creators. The next obvious reason is for them to break and be replaced easily, teaching your child to want more…

Backyard Discoveries

I have always kept my eye out for anything that may look like a little fairy house at craft stores, yard sales, etc...

Not too long ago, Michael's was having a sale and my husband had the afternoon off, so I got to go alone. In their floral section I found little "nests" and birdhouses, which didn't really look like functioning bird houses, but were made of wood and covered with moss, etc..

I purchased several items and kept the bag hidden in the car until they went to their grandmother's and I again had some free time. I carefully placed all of the items I had found all over the backyard, into hiding places within the bushes, on branches, etc...

Some they discovered right away, some are still awaiting discovery. It was interesting to watch from my window and see how they reacted when they suddenly made a discovery - precious!

It was also interesting to see what had happened to the ones who sat in the elements for weeks - how they became a part of the landscape and truly came to look like fairies had moved into them! It was an idea which has brought many hours of joy to my children...

All back yards have the potential for great discovery and activities. You should try to keep the area as natural as possible, and yet have a variety of "tools" on hand. These would include any of the following: a place for digging, a vegetable or flower garden, some wild growing plants (vines, wildflowers) wind chimes, windsocks, wind wands, pinwheels, prisms to catch the sun, gazing balls, a bonfire pit (obviously with supervision), planting sunflower houses or bean tents so children can experiment with light and dark, a water table, watering cans, seeds, potting soil and pots, scraps of wood (no nails!) for building, a long log for a balance beam, a hammock or comfortable chair, tree stumps which could be used for chairs & tables, cotton gauze cloths which could dirty, clothes pins or play clips, ropes, etc...

Simple Garden Magic:

Additionally, keeping a garden is a large part of the Waldorf curriculum. Even if you have an apartment in the city - try to keep a window box of herbs for your children. they will love it. It's also fun to take a drive out to local farms and farmer's markets.

Steiner said:

"Although it may seem absurd, it must be stated that a person who has not learned to distinguish an ear or rye from an ear of wheat is no complete human being. It can even be said that a person who has learned to distinguish between rye and without having observed them growing in the fields, has not attained the ideal. As teachers we should avoid going on botanical expeditions to collect specimens to be shown in the classroom. The children themselves should be taken out and wherever possible, be brought to understand the plant world in its actual connection with the earth, with the rays of the sun, with life itself. Through this we can find the transition in a quite naive way to something else which is very important."

Verses for Autumn

Here are a few of our favorite verses and even an Autumn story! Enjoy!
Autumn wind came stealing
Through the woods one day,
And creeping round the tree, he stole
Their beauty all away.
He tore their russet dresses,
Combed off their golden hair.
He blew away the tattered bits,
And left them brown and bare.

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Autumn winds are sighing,
Stealing through the forest brown,
As they softly pass the tree trunks
Little leaves come falling down.
But a stronger gale is blowing
And then the leaves themselves
Rise and dance about the forest
Just like little elves.
Faster, faster see them whirling
Till the gale has passed.
One by one the tired leaflets
Sink to rest at last.

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The north wind came along one day,
So strong and full of fun;
He called the leaves down from the trees
And said, "Run children run".
They came in read and yellow dress,
In shaded green and brown,
And all the short November day
He chased them round the town.
They ran in crowds, they ran alone,
They hid behind the trees,
The north winds laughing found them there
And called "No stopping please"
But when he saw them tired out
And huddled in a heap,
He softly said, "Goodnight my dears,
Now let us go to sleep."

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My nice red rosy apple has a secret midst unseen;
You'd see if you could slip inside,
five rooms so neat and clean.
In each room there are hiding
two seeds so shining bright;
Asleep they are and dreaming
of a lovely warm sunlight.
And sometimes they are dreaming
of many things to be
How some day they'll be hanging
upon a Christmas tree

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The world is full of color
'Tis Autumn once again
And leaves of gold and crimson
Are lying in the lane
There are brown and yellow acorns
Berries and scarlet haws
Amber gorse and heather
Purple across the moors
Green apples in the orchard
Flushed by a glowing sun
Mellow pears and brambles
Where colored pheasants run

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October is a piper,
Piping down the dell
Sad sweet songs of sunshine
Summer's last farewell,
He pipes till grey November
Comes in the mist and rain,
And then he puts his pipe away
Till Autumn comes again

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Jack O Lantern, Jack O lantern
Your light it doth shine,
Sitting up upon the window
And your light it is mine.

Once you were a yellow pumpkin
Sitting on a sturdy vine
Now you are a Jack O lantern,
And in the night you will shine.

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Daily Blessings

Blessings on the blossom,
Blessings on the root,
Blessings on the leaf and stem,
Blessings on the fruit.

Earth we thank you for this food
For rest and home and all things good
For wind and rain and sun above
but most of all for those we love.

I thank the earth beneath me
For there I stand and walk.
I thank the air around me
Which helps me breathe and talk.
I thank the sun so warm and bright
So far away in Heavens height
To keep me safe 'til morning light.

Thank you for the world so sweet,
Thank you for the food we eat;
Thank you for the birds that sing,
Thank you God for everything.

A great Collection of Waldorf Verses Part 2

First Grade Circle Verses

A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see
But all that she could see see see
was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea

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There’s no need to light a night light
On a bright night like tonight.
For a night light is a slight light
On a bright night like tonight.

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Trippity, trippity light and neat
Hark to the putter of dancing feet!
Trippity trippity against the pane
Fairies a-frolicking out in the rain!

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Swing, swing, sing, sing, here’s my throne and I am king!
Swing, swing, sing, sing, farewell earth I’m on the wing!
Low, high, here I fly, like a bird through sunny sky.
Free, free, over the lea, over the mountain, over the sea.

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Calmly we move as the waves of the sea
Steadily beat on the shore.
Sheltering havens of peace shall we be
Till every tempest is over.

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The morning sun has risen, let’s join our hands and go
To brightly flowered meadows, to forests green and gold.
Let’s find a secret hollow where fairies come to play,
And build a hut of willow branch where we may spend the day.
We do not care for danger, we are so strong and brave.
Our hands are ever ready to care, protect and save.
Whatever friend does find us, we lend to them a hand,
And do our best to give our best, to care and understand.
Let’s join our hands and follow, adventure beckons nigh,
To brightly flowered meadows, to mountains great and high.
We stand by one another, by Michaels’s side.
The sun does warm us everyday, the stars do guide at night.
Mother Earth doth secrets hold
In rocks and trees and flowers of old.
Long imprisoned thoughts enfold,
Here is wonder, here is gold.

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Run, run, run, run, to town, to town to have some fun.
Hop, hop, hop, hop, we will hop until we stop.
Skip, skip, skip, skip, we will skip and never trip.
Jump, jump, jump, jump, now we go down with a bump.

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The jolly jester of Sir John, jumped into a giant jar of juicy jam just as a
joke.

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The King’s daughter was wicked and wild
She kicked and she spat
And she never smiled.

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Two legs lifted the little log hut
Legs that were left from you guess what.

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A lovely yellow swallow tail
Landed on a lazy snail
Lying on a lettuce leaf
And lunching like a garden thief.

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The slimy slithering snake and the foolish fox
Slyly found there way into the valley where the
Giggling gaggle of geese greeted the sun with song.

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If you don’t zip up your zipper
You’ll freeze in the breeze
And then begin to sneeze
O please zip up your zipper
O please!

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Ah, the sparkling water tastes divine.
"Ah," said Aga, as he heard the great saga,
"What tall tales are told about bad Baba Yaga".
Ee, he shrieked in glee from tree to tree.
I like fine fawn fur.
Oh, how the yellow flowers glow in the meadow.
OO, the huge owl swoops and hoots uhu, uhu.

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Wiggle wiggle gnome
Wiggle wiggle here and wiggle wiggle there
Wiggle your fingers up in the air
Wiggle your shoulders up and down
Wiggle your nose and smile like a clown
Wiggle your legs both left and right
Wiggle wiggle here and wiggle wiggle there
Now sit down and don’t move a hair.

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K goes of bang
It’s in kiss and kick
Kitchen and keeper
It’s at the end of quick
K is in kettle
Kipper and kite
But sometimes it’s
Modest as in know and knight.

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Queen quite quiet
By the river
Watch the quail quiver and quiver.

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Whether the weather be fine
Or whether the weather be not
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot
We’ll weather the weather
Whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not.

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"How do you do goose?"
"How do you do?"
"Are you a new goose?"
"Quite new, are you?"
"yes, I’m like you, goose,
a true new goose too>"
"How do you do, New Goose?"
"How do you do?"

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My maid Mary,
She minds the dairy,
While I go a-hoeing and mowing each morn:
Merrily run the reel,
And the little spinning wheel,
Whilst I am singing and mowing my corn.

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Midst the mountains melting snows
Murmuring breezes meekly blow;
But mighty winds among the vales
Meet mists that move o’er marshes pale.

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Bean bag bean bag 1-2-3
Under your right leg on your knee
Bean bag bean bag 1-2-3
Under your left leg on your toe
Bean bag bean bag 1-2-3
And away you go

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Wake up you sleepy head and go and find the cattle
Wake up you sleepy heads and go and find the cows
The sun is so warm and the cows are all lost
I think I’ll rest until they come home….

A great Collection of Waldorf Verses Part 1

Here are some of our favorites:( Please note I am not the author of these I am not sure who is but the have been taught to me if you know who wrote them please feel free to contact me so I can place credit to where it goes. Thanks)

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My hands upon my head I place,
On my shoulders, on my face,
On my lips, by my side,
Then behind me they will hide.
Then I will hold them way up high,
And let my fingers quickly fly,
Hold them down in front of me,
Then I'll clap them, one, two, three.

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Two little feet go tap, tap, tap,
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap.
A quiet little leap up from my chair.
Two little arms reach high in the air.
Two little feet go jump, jump.. jump,
Two little fists go thump, thump, thump.
Then we all put on a golden crown,
And last of all sit quietly down.

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Tick, the clock says; tick, tick, tick,
What you have to do, do quick!
Time is gliding fast away,
Let us work and work today.

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I'm standing, I'm sitting,
I'm writing, I'm knitting,
I'm reading, I'm counting,
I'm swimming, I'm mounting.
I'm eating, I'm drinking,
I'm talking, I'm thinking,
I'm giving, I'm taking,
I'm laughing, I'm looking
I'm washing, I'm cooking
I'm driving, I'm rowing,
I'm kneeling, I'm growing.
I show my right hand
I show my left hand,
I show both my hands
And now I sit still.

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A wise old owl
Lived in an Oak
The more he saw
The less he spoke
The less he spoke
The more he heard
Why can't we be
Like that wise old bird.

My hands upon my head I place
On my shoulders, on my face
On my hips I place them so
Now I raise them up so high
Make my fingers fairly fly
Now I clap them, one, two three
Now I fold them silently.

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Are your Children caught up in commercialism?

My opinion? I believe it all comes back to the same old message. Turn off the television. Of course, they are then attacked by the ads and billboards wherever we go, the specifically spaced items at every store, the commercials in our mailbox, hanging on our door knob, on the radio... it's so hard to get away from it all, really.


Kids & Commercialism
Pat Veretto, frugalliving.guide@about.com
used with permission.

Our children are surrounded by pointless materialism and commercialism to the degree that their worlds often become shallow and selfish quests for nothing more than 'things'. Things that are impersonal and poor substitutes for self worth. Things that create intolerance for the 'havenot's, and ego- inflation at the price of self confidence. It's disheartening to realize there are men and women who spend their days trying to find a way to sell our kids on the myth that they 'need' this and 'need' that. 

Schools trade the minds of our young people in return for satellite dishes and tv monitors. 'Channel One', a for profit organization provides over 12,000 schools across the country with these and videocassette recorders in exchange for the right to broadcast 'news' into the classroom, in which they sell advertising time to pay for the venture... by marketing to your child. 

Advertising to children as they are 'held captive' in a school situation is an underhanded ploy. It's bad enough that companies deliberately target young children with flashy toys and games during cartoons and children's shows on tv, but then they play on young teenager's natural feelings of awkwardness and promise them the moon. 

Why don't they advertise to their parents, who hold the purse strings? Right. It's just easier to market to a child and bypass the parent, who then feels frustrated, and powerless to undo the damage.

"...annual gross television-broadcasting revenues in the U.S. are conservatively estimated at about $25 billion..." Newton Minnow, former Chairman of the FCC.

What's a parent to do, especially with the holidays coming on so quickly?

If you're the least bit an activist, you can write letters - to the editor of the local newspaper, to the schools, to your congressmen and to your friends. 

Talk to your kids about it. Even the youngest can understand that, while some of those things might be cool to have, they might not be as fun as they look. Tell them honestly that the companies that make them want the money more than they want them enjoy the product or it's results.

Become an advertising critic. Point out the flaws and unrealities of commercials, but don't harp on it to the point that your kids turn you off.

Be a good example. Let your kids see you ignoring or questioning ads as you shop for things you would need to buy anyway. 

Ask your kids how they really feel about the product, but tell them to not answer for at least an hour after seeing the commercial. Sometimes helping a child to think about it the first time is all it takes. 

Encourage your child's questions and doubts about the product, and help them to explore them completely. 

Remind them of their personal interests and hobbies and ask them if they'd rather have that product than one that pertains to their other interests.

Avoid temptation by going to the park instead of the mall; play ball with the kids instead of watching tv with them.

When the commercials and advertisements have your kids convinced absolutely that everyone else has it and they absolutely need it, remember that you're the parent. Put your foot down. Make the child come up with a reason acceptable to you.

Steiner said, "Things have gradually developed in such a way that in general our whole civilization has been flooded by the impulses proceeding from the philosophies of the western nations. Our whole public life is permeated by their philosophy." (The Educational Task of Central Europe, 1920)

Final Verse a'la Rudolf Steiner:

Out of the gravity of our time
There must be born
Courage for Deeds.
Give to your teaching
What the spirit has given you,
And you will liberate mankind
From the nightmare
That weighs upon it
Through materialism.