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Live Education! or Little Acorn?

Choose Live Education! if

You want to step into a teacher role.

Choose Little Acorn if

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

Live Education!Little Acorn
What it isThe closest you can get to a Waldorf school year at home, K to 8.What it isSeasonal and nature-based, preschool to grade 2, by a mother who has taught kindergarten at a Waldorf school.
GradesK to 8GradesPreschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far)
PriceGrades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shippingRead on Live Education!’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 preparationHighYour daily preparationLow to medium
How close to a Waldorf schoolVery highHow close to a Waldorf schoolLow to medium
Strengths
  • Written by Waldorf-trained teachers, with strong developmental sequencing.
  • A consultation is built into every package.
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
  • The most demanding option: you step into a teacher’s role.
  • With shipping, a grade costs more than $500.
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 moreLive Education! review Read moreLittle Acorn on its own site

The differences that matter

  • Little Acorn asks less daily preparation of you (low to medium) than Live Education! (high).
  • Live Education! stays closer to a Waldorf school year (very high) than Little Acorn (low to medium).
  • Live Education! goes further: K to 8, against Preschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far) for Little Acorn.
  • What each costs. Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. Little Acorn: Kindergarten $210 a year, grade 1 $225 a year (digital); grade 2 autumn semester $75.

Questions families ask

Which needs less preparation, Live Education! or Little Acorn?

Little Acorn. Its daily preparation is low to medium, against high for Live Education!.

Which is closer to a Waldorf school, Live Education! or Little Acorn?

Live Education! (very high), against Little Acorn (low to medium).

Which grades do Live Education! and Little Acorn cover?

Live Education!: K to 8. Little Acorn: Preschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far). If your child is older, Live Education! goes further.

How much do Live Education! and Little Acorn cost?

Live Education!: Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shipping. 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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Comparisons & Choices
Live Education! Review: A Traditional Waldorf Curriculum, K-8
Comparisons & Choices
Waldorf Essentials vs Live Education!: Honest 2026 Comparison
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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.