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Lavender’s Blue or Little Acorn?

Choose Lavender’s Blue if

You want everything decided for you.

Choose Little Acorn if

You teach young children of different ages together and want each week planned around the seasons.

Lavender’s BlueLittle Acorn
What it isClean, well-paced and secular, kindergarten to grade 3.What it isSeasonal and nature-based, preschool to grade 2, by a mother who has taught kindergarten at a Waldorf school.
GradesK to 3GradesPreschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far)
Price$327 to $397 a grade, one timeRead on Lavender’s Blue’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026PriceKindergarten $210 a year, grade 1 $225 a year (digital); grade 2 autumn semester $75Read on Little Acorn’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026
Your daily preparationLowYour daily preparationLow to medium
How close to a Waldorf schoolMediumHow close to a Waldorf schoolLow to medium
Strengths
  • You always know what to teach, when and how.
  • A private online community comes with the purchase.
  • Secular framing suits non-religious families.
Strengths
  • Every day is planned, with a supply list ahead of each week.
  • Written for families teaching several ages at once.
  • Caregiver meditations and support for the parent, as well as lessons for the child.
Worth knowing
  • Stops at grade 3 (grade 4 in development).
  • Digital files only, with no planner or tracking.
  • Sales are final.
Worth knowing
  • Built on weekly themes (a story, a letter and a number of the week) rather than main lesson blocks.
  • Grade 2 has only its autumn semester so far.
  • Digital files only.
Read moreLavender’s Blue review Read moreLittle Acorn on its own site

The differences that matter

  • Lavender’s Blue asks less daily preparation of you (low) than Little Acorn (low to medium).
  • Lavender’s Blue stays closer to a Waldorf school year (medium) than Little Acorn (low to medium).
  • Lavender’s Blue goes further: K to 3, against Preschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far) for Little Acorn.
  • What each costs. Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. Little Acorn: Kindergarten $210 a year, grade 1 $225 a year (digital); grade 2 autumn semester $75.

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Lavender’s Blue or Little Acorn?

Lavender’s Blue. Its daily preparation is low, against low to medium for Little Acorn.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Lavender’s Blue or Little Acorn?

Lavender’s Blue (medium), against Little Acorn (low to medium).

Which grades do Lavender’s Blue and Little Acorn cover?

Lavender’s Blue: K to 3. Little Acorn: Preschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far). If your child is older, Lavender’s Blue goes further.

How much do Lavender’s Blue and Little Acorn cost?

Lavender’s Blue: $327 to $397 a grade, one time. Little Acorn: Kindergarten $210 a year, grade 1 $225 a year (digital); grade 2 autumn semester $75. Both prices as read on each company's own pricing page on 22 October 2026.

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Every curriculum on this page is described from the same table, checked on each company's own site, in September 2026 for those in our Library comparison and on 22 October 2026 for Little Acorn. Prices and offers change, so check before you buy: each price links to the page it was read from. The full comparison of the 8 in our Library is in the Library.