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Festivals with Children

By: BARZ, BRIGITTE, HINDES, J., HINDES, C.

Price: $23.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 1987

Seller ID: 562

ISBN: 0863150551

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The book awakens an understanding for the Christian festivals and stimulates creativity for their celebration in the family.
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Creating a Home for Body, Soul, and Spirit A New Approach to Childcare

By: BERNADETTE RAICHLE

Price: $43.00

Publisher: WECAN:

Seller ID: 9981

ISBN: 1936849011

193 pages, perfect-bound
A comprehensive guide to a new way of working with out-of-home care of young children. Part One gives a picture of how the day nursery can emulate the archetypal home through an understanding of the fourfold human sheaths. Part Two goes into further detail about practical matters, including food, sleep, festivals, and more. Includes example
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Early Childhood Wisdom A Journey Through the Playgroup Year

By: BODAME, EBBA AND QUINLISK, MEG

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Self-published:

Seller ID: 15309

ISBN: 0646984926

Families of young children today face a fast-paced world of consumerism and isolation. Many have lost touch with the traditions of their grandparents and the grounding rhythm of life connected to nature. To fill this void, the Steiner playgroup offers connection and meaning, supporting both the child starting out on a social life and the new parent creating a family life.

Ebba Bodame's twenty years of experience in Rudolf Steiner early childhood education are distilled here in a treasury of insights - a must-have travel guide for anyone setting out on the journey of working with young...
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Waldorf Education Rudolf Steiner's Ideas in Practice

By: CLOUDER, CHRISTOPHER, RAWSON, MARTYN

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2003

Edition: 2

Seller ID: 732

ISBN: 0863153968

Binding: Paperback

10 colour photographs
This is an essential introduction to the practice of Rudolf Steiner's ideas in education. The authors explain the innovative approaches to child development and education as found in Steiner-Waldorf classrooms around the world. They discuss the practical aspects of teaching, the celebration of seasonal festivals, the stages of child development, early education, later years, environmental education, and much more. "Waldorf Education" is one of the best and most accessible introductions to this unique and effective form of education. It is an ideal gift for p...
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Baking Bread with Children

By: COHEN, WARREN LEE, ROWLING, MARIJE

Price: $50.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Hawthorn Press Ltd: 2008

Seller ID: 2114

ISBN: 1903458609

Binding: Paperback

Illustrations
Here is an invitation to share the magic of baking bread with children of all ages and everything you need to get started: bread basics for beginners, a variety of delicious recipes, and a rich store of multicultural stories, songs and blessings to enliven the whole experience.This book covers: food; baking; festivals; and children.It is suitable for families; child carers; early years educators; kindergartens; schools; and after-school clubs.It contains reviews and features from parenting, education, and food magazines; national, regional and local newspapers; and ongoing ...
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Living Passages for the Whole Family Celebrating Rites of Passage from Birth to Adulthood

By: DARIAN, SHEA

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Phoenix, Arizona, Gilead Press:

Seller ID: 7877

ISBN: 0967571324

A ground-breaking resource for creating contemporary rites of passage in the family from birth to adulthood... for parents, grandparents, mentors, counselors, and educators of all faiths.

Creative ideas for celebrating contemporary rites of passage from birth to age 21
Guidance for making soulful connections to secular rites of passage in the 21st century
Over 20 rites of passage ceremonies for infants, children, youths, and adults
Over 30 songs to honor life transitions
Ideas for celebrating birthday passages
Guides for imparting ...
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Let's Talk Let's Play Helping Children Learn How to Learn from Life

By: ELIOT, JANE

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Waldorf Publications:

Seller ID: 15362

The author moves with ease and confidence as she teaches us how to teach young children in poetry, song, and play. She explains both why and how archetypal games grow out of the nature of children and language.
This is a beautiful book – filled with the love that embodies a Waldorf kindergarten, filled with the magic and joy of young children. Ms. Eliot is not only a master teacher, but a great lover of life whose give it is to lead children and adults to share in that love.
Part One includes Rhythm; Uses of Poetry; Wonder; repetition; Listening and Hearing; Selections; Originali...
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Seasonal Festivals in Early Childhood, The Gateways Series - Volume Seven

By: FOSTER, NANCY, ED

Price: $39.90

Publisher: Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America:

Seller ID: 7903

ISBN: 0979623294

161 pages, perfect-bound
This collection of articles, stories, songs, circles, and puppet plays provides thoughtful reflections on the cycle of the year and on the nature of each season, along with many practical ideas and materials to bring into the classroom.
In the introduction, editor Nancy Foster explains that many of the beautiful festival celebrations we may think of as "Waldorf" originated not in the first Waldorf schools, but in the European cultural and religious tradition in which they were embedded. This presents a challenge for us today as we strive to renew our...
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Work and Play in Early Childhood

By: JAFFKE, FREYA

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 603

ISBN: 0863152279

Binding: Paperback

Rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke applies these simple principles in practical and sensible ways.

She describes children's play in a Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten setting, and provides tried and tested advice on this important stage of development.

This book includes sections on Planning the day; Festivals; Rhythms; Materials; Educating the Will; Imagination; Spontaneous and Planned Play; Example and imitation of adults; Stages of development; From crawling to contrariness; Work and play; Craf...
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Celebrating Festivals with Children

By: JAFFKE, FREYA, BARTON, MATTHEW

Price: $25.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2011

Seller ID: 11343

ISBN: 0863158323

Binding: Paperback

In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the year: Easter, Whitsun, St John's, starting school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and carnival. Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals with children at home and in kindergarten in a meaningful way. Every festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults, before considering preparations with children, follo...
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Parent and Child Group Handbook, The A Steiner / Waldorf Approach

By: MALE, DOT

Price: $84.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Hawthorn Press Ltd: 2006

Seller ID: 2106

ISBN: 1903458463

b&w photographs & illustrations
This lively, accessible guide shows parents how they can join with others to create a supportive family community. Written in 12 chapters, the handbook's contents include Steiner's theory of child development; creating a calm, harmonious space, using rhythm and ritual to structure a session; devising appropriate toys, crafts and activities; the shared meal; circle time; celebrating seasonal festivals and the cycle of the year; health, safety and legal issues; and marketing, publicity and fund-raising.
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Five Plays for Waldorf Festivals

By: MOORE, RICHARD

Price: $32.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Steiner Schools Fellowship Publications: 2004

Seller ID: 3837

ISBN: 1900169185

Binding: Pamphlet

Richard Moore's collection of seasonal plays are suitable for Classes One to Five and feature original songs. They include two Christmas plays, an Easter play, a St John's festival play and a Michaelmas play, as well as 'Gilly of the Goatskin and the Churl of the Townland of Mischance'. Throughout, Richard Moore's insights in the nature of the festivals shines through in the beautiful language of the plays. Each play has been fine-tuned over many performances. All five plays present an enjoyable challenge for students and their class teachers. The book also includes an introduction and notes o...
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Well I Wonder Childhood in the Modern World, a Handbook for Parents, Teachers and Carers

By: SCHWEIZER, SALLY

Price: $63.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, SteinerBooks: 2006

Seller ID: 4038

ISBN: 185584124X

Binding: Paperback

24 illustrations
'Have we come to misunderstand children? Have we forgotten that children's consciousness, their minds, are intrinsically different from ours? And is that why we are trying to train them to become 'adult', rather than realizing we need to relearn our way of thinking in order to understand children?' Given the fast pace of modern life, traditional qualities associated with childhood - imagination, play, wonder...fun! - are in danger of being left behind. Surrounded by technology and pressured into early learning, the modern child is often bounced between the 'entertainment...
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Keyword:Festivals START Education and Parenting