Curriculum Review | 1st Grade | Waldorf Inspired

I have to say, I wasn't expecting this. I know Oak Meadow has done an overhaul of their curriculum. They've updated, revised and tweaked their long standing success curriculum. I admit that I wasn't as taken by the 5th grade curriculum which Oak Meadow sent to me last year to review. That curriculum is with our charter school, as it was not sent to me in exchange for my review or video or blog post. This time around, my sister purchased the first grade curriculum for her son. Feeling overwhelmed and hesitant as to whether or not this was a good curriculum, she asked me to review it and share my thoughts with her. "Of course!" I said. Better yet, I'll share my thoughts with you, too. First off, I'm impressed. Like very impressed. The curriculum is beautiful, seemingly easy to use, informative, and still retains some aspects of the Waldorf educational philosophy. The curriculum comes with some early readers and a word families booklet. In addition to the course book, the curriculum has a resource guides with all the stories needed to compliment the lessons in the core subjects. I'm most impressed with the record manual which includes easy step by step instructions on how to use the recorder so the teacher and student can gain this skill. It even looks user friendly for non-musical types who have no experience with reading or playing music. If you want a traditional approach with a Waldorf flare, this curriculum may be the one for you. There are some materials which can be purchased separately like other resources materials that will help you achieve homeschool and teaching success as well as the supplies you'll need for school such as knitting needles, crayons, main lesson books and more. You can check out my review of Oak Meadow's 5th grade curriculum here:    • Oak Meadow Curriculum Unboxing | 5th Grade...   Want to see the old curriculum compared to the Live-Education curriculum? Check it out here:    • Homeschool Curriculum Comparison  2nd Grad...   Here's the grade 5 Live Education curriculum review:    • Waldorf Curriculum | Live Education | Curr...   Check out the complete playlist of curriculum reviews on this channel:    • Curriculum Review | American History | Hom...   Find more information at the Oak Meadow website: https://www.oakmeadow.com/ Find me here:   / pepperandpine     / pepperandpine     / pepperandpine   https://www.pepperandpine.com