autumn nature table & september circle...

with september comes our autumn nature tableau...

as well as a new circle time...

we'll actually be keeping a few of our august verses as they are still relevant to our current lessons...

these are:

*"awake", this one we keep always...

*"brave & true"

*2's times tables verse

*"in the woods"

to these we add...

(if you know the name/author for these verses, please do let me know. i would love to give credit where credit is due...we have used a lot of these verses from the beginning & i honestly just don't remember where i got them)

"harvest" (?)

"now all the farmers from far and wide

have gathered bounty from countryside

corn & barley from field & wold

honey from beehive & wool from fold

fruit from the orchard, ripe red & gold

and logs for the fire to keep out the cold"

"the lion", anonymous

king of the beats, the lion

has velvet-padded paws

majestic mane to crown his head

and strong & cavernous jaws

the lioness is hunter

the cubs in shelter hide

the mighty male remains

protector of the pride"

michaelemas

(adapted to fit the tune of "the ants go marching")

"the autumn winds blow open the gate (hurrah! hurrah!)

brave st. michael for you we wait (hurrah! hurrah!)

we follow you, show us the way

with joy we greet this autumn day

and we all say good morning, good morning, good morning

the silver rain, the shining sun (hurrah! hurrah!)

the fields where scarlet poppies run (hurrah! hurrah!)

the fallen leaves blow up & away

with joy we greet this autumn day

and we all say good morning, good morning, good morning

"image"

there lives in my an image

of all that i can be

until i have become it

my heart cannot be free

grade 2; august cirle time & daily rhythm...

as promised...below are our circle time verses & our daily rhythm...


please help me to note authors & sources as i cannot seem to locate these poems/verses in my books, though most of them care from their pages (well, there & from a friend...thanks jenny!)




first though, i would like to spread the word to about a *new* waldorf yahoo group aimed specifically at us grade 2 mamas. here is the link... link.

circle time (august)

awake

(this song we learned from an arts camp that the boys attended many moons ago, with miss cricket. it has been our opening song ever since! :)

awake, awake, awake...

awake, awake, awake...

the sun has come & the moon has gone;

we greet the day with this morning song...

we are thankful for another day,

we are thankful for another day!

(repeat all)

ABC's

(both frontwards & backwards)

brave & true

(bruce bischof (3's times tables prep, live ed)

brave and TRUE

will i BE

each good DEED

sets me FREE

each kind WORD

makes me STRONG

i will FIGHT

for the RIGHT

i will CON-

quer the WRONG

sun spirit

(adapted to fit the tune of 'lean on me')

when sun spirit sends

sunbeams down

each plants a kiss upon the ground.

and where, their lips have touched

touched the earth

a tiny flowers' given birth.

all..are here with

gifts to please

beauty, food, cures for disease

and we'll take good care

good care of all herbs

because they take good care of us!

come butterfly

come butterfly

close to me

your beautiful wings

i should like to see

you fly like a bird

you sip like a bee

but you're really a flower

that the wind set free!

even counting verse

(bruce bischof, live ed...adapted to x, vs adding)

2 x 1 is 2, that's for me & you;

2 x 2 is 4, knocking at the door;

2 x 3 is 6, gather up the sticks;

2 x 4 is 8, sheep at the gate;

2 x 5 is 10, bold, sea-faring men;

2 x 6 is 12, farmers boys who delve;

2 x 7 is 14, maidens gone a' courting;

2 x 8 is 16, this fence needs fixing;

2 x 9 is 18, no more waiting;

2 x 10 is 20, that is plenty.

plantain

(to the tune of 'clematine')

when the bee stings

or the bite brings...pain

look to the earth

for our little friend plantain

she lies down with ribbed full leaf...

chew it, dab it for instant ...relief

from the pain

oh, thank you, thank you, thank you

our little friend plantain.

in the woods

if in the woods, still and quiet you'll be

all of these animals, there you will see

little brown eyes & quick scampering feet

field mouse is looking for something to eat

rabbits are playing about on the grass

flashing their fluffy white tails as they pass

fox slips by silently, urgent & keen

sharp musty smells marks the place where he's been

squirrels will chatter & leap as they race

each hides his nuts in a his own secret place

hedgehog runs fast or curls up in a ball

prickles protect him from enemies all

bright eyes & patience you will need it is true

to watch all of the creatures & learn what they do

(closing verse)

there lives in me an image

of all that i can be

until i have become it

my heart cannot be free