Horizontal Symmetry

The orientation of form drawings in this grade shifts from a focus on the vertical plane to the horizontal plane. Now children learn not only to mirror forms from right to left, but also from above to below. An increasing degreee of adeptness at composing forms that are fluid and accurate may also be seen in this second grade work.

Striaght Lines and Curves

More elaborate treatments of the basic striaght lines and curves also appear in grade two.

Metamorphosis

Among the few specific forms given to teachers by the founder of the Waldorf method, Rudolf Steiner, are drawings involving shapes that metamorphose. Such forms enhance the child's ability to truly visualize, to imagine things that bear a lawful connection to their antecedents - a valuable life lesson, to be sure.