{"id":5182,"date":"2020-02-11T11:49:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T11:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2020-02-12T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:01:25","slug":"living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Henrik-Thaulow\/Living+Lines\/9781782506102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/images\/onix-large\/9781782506102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Henrik-Thaulow\/Living+Lines\/9781782506102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-1-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-1.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images2-2.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images2-2-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Form drawing, allowing children to understand the idea of a form and encouraging them to recreate it in their own way, is a key principal of Steiner-Waldorf education and its study enriches the teaching of all subjects in the curriculum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This unique book by Henrik Thaulow first explains form drawing and its role in Steiner-Waldorf schools, while also tackling practicalities such as advice on suitable paper and pencils. It goes on to offer a wide selection of exercises for Classes 2 to 5, with step-by-step instructions on how they can be taught, arranged both by class and by theme, drawing on examples of pupils&#8217; work and images of forms from nature and cultural heritage. Teachers can use these lessons as an inspiring starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, we share a living patterns exercise from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Henrik-Thaulow\/Living+Lines\/9781782506102\" target=\"_blank\">Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers<\/a> for you to try with your class. We&#8217;d love to see some of the patterns you create! Tag us on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Facebook (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Twitter (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Instagram (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> using #LivingLines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-patterns-sample-for-blog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-patterns-sample-for-blog-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-patterns-sample-for-blog-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-patterns-sample-for-blog-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Henrik-Thaulow\/Living+Lines\/9781782506102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-2-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-2-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blog-shouts-and-images-2.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form drawing, allowing children to understand the idea of a form and encouraging them to recreate it in their own way, is a key principal of Steiner-Waldorf education and its study enriches the teaching of all subjects in the curriculum. This unique book by Henrik Thaulow first explains form drawing and its role in Steiner-Waldorf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[1069,1071,1065,1068,1064,1070,103,383,920],"class_list":["post-5182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-steiner-waldorf-education","tag-class-exercises","tag-drawing","tag-form-drawing","tag-henrik-thaulow","tag-living-lines","tag-patterns","tag-steiner-waldorf","tag-steiner-waldorf-education","tag-steiner-waldorf-teachers","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Form drawing, allowing children to understand the idea of a form and encouraging them to recreate it in their own way, is a key principal of Steiner-Waldorf education and its study enriches the teaching of all subjects in the curriculum. This unique book by Henrik Thaulow first explains form drawing and its role in Steiner-Waldorf [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Floris Books Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-11T11:49:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-12T16:01:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Floris Books\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Floris Books\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/\",\"name\":\"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-11T11:49:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-12T16:01:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b27ffeeb72b92722e10b8504a18bd3cf\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Floris Books Blog\",\"description\":\"Feature articles on Steiner-Waldorf education and more\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b27ffeeb72b92722e10b8504a18bd3cf\",\"name\":\"Floris Books\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/90d20b7d47bf679c3aec1103947793a44e57bc916648f65962d47cf57d3d8562?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/90d20b7d47bf679c3aec1103947793a44e57bc916648f65962d47cf57d3d8562?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Floris Books\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/author\/floris\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog","og_description":"Form drawing, allowing children to understand the idea of a form and encouraging them to recreate it in their own way, is a key principal of Steiner-Waldorf education and its study enriches the teaching of all subjects in the curriculum. This unique book by Henrik Thaulow first explains form drawing and its role in Steiner-Waldorf [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/","og_site_name":"Floris Books Blog","article_published_time":"2020-02-11T11:49:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-12T16:01:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Floris Books","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Floris Books","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/","name":"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers - Floris Books Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-11T11:49:59+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-12T16:01:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b27ffeeb72b92722e10b8504a18bd3cf"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Living-Lines-smaller-cover-for-blog.jpg","width":500,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/living-lines-form-drawing-inspiration-for-steiner-waldorf-teachers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Living Lines: Form Drawing Inspiration for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Floris Books Blog","description":"Feature articles on Steiner-Waldorf education and more","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b27ffeeb72b92722e10b8504a18bd3cf","name":"Floris Books","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/90d20b7d47bf679c3aec1103947793a44e57bc916648f65962d47cf57d3d8562?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/90d20b7d47bf679c3aec1103947793a44e57bc916648f65962d47cf57d3d8562?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Floris Books"},"url":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/author\/floris\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5182"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5204,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182\/revisions\/5204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}