Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years

Author: Valerie Baadh Garrett
Publisher: Waldorf Education
ISBN: 9781912480265
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 A offers a handy guide to playing games with young children. This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators and play leaders. The games are tried and tested. They draw on worldwide Steiner - Waldorf creative education, where a child's work is their play. Child growth is explored and how this is helped by a rich treasury of action, finger, circle, clapping, beanbag, chasing, water, tumbling, story and singing games. There are both traditional favourites and also new games created to engage with digitally challenging behaviour.

The Parent and Child Group Handbook

Author: Dot Male
Publisher: Early Years
ISBN: 9781903458464
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Regular contact with other families can be a vital lifeline for parents with young children - a chance to make friends, ask questions, learn new skills and gain confidence in their own abilities as a parent. Rudolf Steiner's insight into the spiritual, sensory and intellectual needs of early childhood has inspired a unique kind of parent and child group. Drawing on this approach, Dot Male's book shows parents how they can join together with others to create a supportive family community. Illustrated with case studies from around the world, her lively, accessible guide to running a thriving parent and child group explains how to: create a calm, harmonious space ; use rhythm and ritual to structure a session ; devise appropriate toys, crafts, games and outdoor play ; celebrate seasonal festivals and the cycle of the year ; fulfil key health, safety and legal requirements. Written with the needs of busy parents in mind, the handbook can be used as a quick read for inspiration and ideas or as a comprehensive reference. Each chapter includes an introductory overview, a summary of key points, and, for those who wish to explore the issues further, book lists and useful contacts.

Tell Me a Story

Author: Louise DeForest
Publisher: Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
ISBN: 9781936849192
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Waldorf education, storytelling is an integral and often favorite part of each day. This new collection of more than 80 stories from the members and friends of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America is full of treasures for all ages and all occasions.

Children at Play

Author: Heidi Britz-Crecelius
Publisher: Inner Traditions
ISBN: 9780892816293
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Imaginative play is more vital for a child's future than many parents and educators realize. The more they are allowed to be absorbed in their play, the more fully and effectively they will later take their place in the community of adults. Drawing on her experiences as a mother and as a proponent of Rudolf Steiner's Waldorf system of education, author Heidi Britz-Crecelius emphasizes the different qualities of play that may extend through more than one phase of childhood. She focuses on natural materials and recommends specific games, toys, and art supplies that further the mobility of the mind and the powers of expression without the burden that premature schooling can place on children. In Children at Play, the author also reminds us that the human being, though bound by laws of space and time and tied to the earth, stems from eternity and belongs to a much larger community; the child's innermost being is directly related to the all-embracing world of spirit.

Games Chldren Play II

Author: Kim John Payne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912480524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators and play leaders. The games are tried and tested. They draw on worldwide Steiner - Waldorf creative education, where a 'child's work is their play.' Child growth is explored and how this is helped by a rich treasury of action, finger, circle, clapping, beanbag, chasing, water, tumbling, story and singing games. There are both traditional favourites and also new games created to engage with digitally challenging behaviour.

A Waldorf Song Book

Author: Brien Masters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782501701
Category : Children's songs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Over 100 songs for use in schools, arranged by age and time of year. For Steiner-Waldorf Classes 3-8.

Music Through the Grades in the Light of the Developing Child

Author: Diane Ingraham Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780932776433
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A resource book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers for classes 1 to 8, with over 200 songs which have been hand-picked to guide and inspire teachers in their lesson preparation. Arranged by grade, it follows the natural development of children at different ages, and within each year, the songs are arranged seasonally.

Please, Can We Play Games?

Author: Ruth Ker
Publisher: Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North Ameri
ISBN: 9781936849444
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
¿Please, can we play games now?¿ is a frequent plea in the early childhood classroom. Children explore and relate to their world through play, and something magical happens when it¿s time for games and a caring adult dons the cloak of playful lightheartedness. A regular offering of appropriate games in the early childhood curriculum can create a powerful atmosphere for healthy development. Between teacher and children a safe harbor springs up¿a place where trust, interest, joy, and an enthusiasm for learning is kindled. Rudolf Steiner expressed many times that children thrive in an atmosphere of joy, warmth, and love. He also stressed the importance of imitation in early childhood. The Waldorf early childhood classroom strives to be a place where children want to follow their teacher¿s worthy example. Please, Can We Play Games? offers the author¿s forty years of creating, collecting, and playing traditional and original verses, songs, and games for early childhood circle time or home play. As you make your way through the pages of this book, may you enjoy your own personal harvest of food for the young child¿s body, soul, and spirit. Perhaps for you too!

A Child's Seasonal Treasury

Author: Betty Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936849468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
For a child to feel at home in the world and to experience the oneness of the universe, there is no better way than through nature and the arts. This book is a treasure trove of timeless songs, crafts, verses and recipes for seasonal treats, to bring joy to the process of learning, both for young children and the adults who care for them.A revised and expanded edition.

Understanding Waldorf Education

Author: Jack Petrash
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458767531
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Through learning experiences that involve all of the senses, children use a variety of intelligences to develop thought, feeling, and intentional, purposeful activity. Whether you're Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today.