Teaching Mathematics for First and Second Grades in Waldorf Schools Math Curriculum, Basic Concepts, and Their Developmental Foundation by Ernst Schuberth

For Waldorf teachers, math is often one of their  most difficult subjects. Memories of schooldays mathematics can cloud  one's view of the students' developmental needs, whereas Steiner's many  pedagogical suggestions do not indicate a structure for a cohesive math  curriculum. Thus, teachers have developed various ways of teaching math  during since the beginning of Waldorf education in 1921. Such diversity  underscores the unique responsibility teachers carry for mathematics  lessons.
This guide is not in any way intended to diminish that  responsibility, but to help establish a unified view of Steiner's  statements for a developmentally appropriate math curriculum. The  approaches suggested here might differ from existing programs in several  areas—for example, in its direct and immediate beginning to math  activities and reluctance to use images for introducing numbers to young  students.
This guidebook will be useful for teachers and schools  in moving toward a more collegial and systematic approach to teaching  mathematics in Waldorf classrooms.  ISBN:       9780945803379