HOH: ECE (Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and Waldorf Comparison)

It was really fun being interviewed by a local television station on Monday about Homeschool Without Borders, our monthly gathering at the public library to provide support for homeschooling families. If you'd like to see the news item, it is here:

https://www.kbsi23.com/news/homeschool-without-borders-provides-support-system-for-homeschooling-parents/

One of things I've been meaning to do in the blog is list my notes for the Hands-On Homeschooling sessions I've also been leading at the public library (weekly on Tuesdays). It's a series of 10 sessions, but I am only leading 7 of them. The other speakers are Abbie Kruse, Amy Welling, and Trish Morelli!

I already shared some notes inspired by Abbie's talk on the blog here:

Hands-On Homeschooling: Flying Squads

The last Hands-On Homeschooling series I led was in 2017; I found it so helpful to look through my notes from those sessions when planning these (and deciding what to pack) that I decided to make notes for myself again.

Montessori vs Waldorf vs Reggio Emilia in Early Childhood
Sep 20, 2022

handout

A Comparison of Waldorf, Montessori and Reggio Emilia in the Early Childhood Years by Renee Schwartz (PDF)

article published in Gateways Issue 80, Spring 2021, the newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

Reggio Emilia display

9 "Beautiful Stuff" boxes

small basket with mirrors


Shadows and Reflections
by Tana Hoban


Beautiful Stuff! Learning with Found Materials
by Cathy Weisman Topal and Lella Gandini


In the Spirit of the Studio: Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia edited by Lella Gandini, et al.


Bringing Reggio Emilia Home: An Innovative Approach to Early Childhood Education
by Louise Boyd Caldwell


Bringing Learning to Life: The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education
by Louise Boyd Caldwell


Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers by Julianne Wurm


Theater Curtain: The Ring of Transformations
by Vea Vecchi

Montessori display

Sensorial - Thermic Bottles

Sensorial - Second Box of Color Tablets

Sensorial - three of the Cylinder Blocks

Geography - Colored Globe of the Continents

Math - Bead Houses and Decanomial Bead Bar Box

Math - Small Numerical Rods and Number Rods Activity Set


Look at the Child: An Expression of Maria Montessori's Insights
by Aline Wolf


Math Works: Montessori Math and the Developing Brain
by Michael Duffy

Waldorf display

Waldorf doll

play silks

wooden animals

Grimm's Color Charts Rally Building Blocks Set

Fagus Front End Loader

Fagus Fire Engine

Stockmar block beeswax crayons - 3 primary colors


Stockmar Modeling Beeswax - 12 sheets


Earthways: Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children
by Carol Petrash


A Child's Seasonal Treasury
by Betty Jones


The Breathing Circle: Learning through the Movement of the Natural Breath
by Nell Smyth


Tell Me a Story
edited by Louise deForest


Tell Me Another Story
edited by Louise deForest


The Singing Day
by Candy Verney


The Singing Year
by Candy Verney

Autumn Tales by Suzanne Down

assortment of child-size tools

All three models support child-sized real tools so children can help out.

galvanized steel washboard

olive wood nutcracker

32 1/2" snow shovel

37" leaf rake


12" lambswool duster


36" rainbow broom

Here are the notes from my previous workshop on this topic.

I would be happy to give another presentation on this subject via Zoom; if you are interested, please email me or let me know in the comments!

Renee Schwartz
waldorf.curric @ gmail.com

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