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A practical and helpful guide to teaching writing and reading from Dr Karl König, founder of the Camphill movement.

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In From Mechanism to Organism, experienced Steiner-Waldorf teacher Michael Holdrege helps teachers spark their students' interest in the amazing wisdom of the human body. He describes the ways he has approached many of the topics in the Steiner-Waldorf high school biology curriculum from Class 9 to Class 12 (14-18 years), offering practical and helpful examples for teachers to apply in the classroom. Starting with the interest teenagers have with their own body's changes and growth, Holdrege helps teachers lead students to a deeper understanding of the processes that make up and sustain the human organism. Topics covered include the human skeleton, the immune system, the digestive system, and the muscular system. Lavishly illustrated, this book is a valuable, clear and illuminating resource for teachers in the Upper school. These methods will be helpful to both teachers new to the curriculum and those looking for inspiration on how to teach the topics afresh. Parents may also find that this book will help them understand how science can be taught in a way that fits and nurtures young minds.

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This book offers a comprehensive study of an art history teaching block in an upper class in a Waldorf school, covering a diverse range of work through the ages of history. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Teaching Art History guides readers through human history via a study of art and culture. Journey from the beginnings of art in palaeolithic times to the art of ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman era, and to European art from the Renaissance onwards. Van James is both an experienced teacher and accomplished artist, making his presentation of the subject clear and full of life. While this text is aimed at teachers of pupils in Class 9 (14-15 years old), it also features practical ideas for projects for other classes too. Featuring examples of student artwork as motivation for what pupils can produce when they are inspired to record history through art, this book also describes the positive impact that immersion in art and culture can have on teenagers. A fascinating and engaging resource for teachers and anyone curious to learn about the study of art through the ages.

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Shepherds' Songbook is a collection of songs and music for use in Steiner-Waldorf classrooms for Classes 1, 2 and 3 (ages 6-9).The book contains instruction for teachers and parents along with numerous songs to sing and to play. Following the Waldorf curriculum, there are songs that tell the whole story of a collection of Aesop's Fables and songs about heroes and saints, including St John s Song, St Martin and Epiphany Song. There are also songs about the seasons and nature, such as March Wind and The Song of the Four Seasons as well as songs full of fun, such as, Kettle, Boil and Jolly Nonsense!An excellent resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers to help them share the joy of music and song with their pupils.

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A classic early reader for Steiner-Waldorf schools to teach children about the important life of the honey bee on a farm. Beekeeper Bruce rescues a swarm of bees and gives them a home on a small farm. He introduces the bees and helps children understand more about them, allowing them to overcome their fear of insects and encouraging them to love these tiny creatures. The book travels through the seasons on the farm with the rich watercolour illustrations. As children see how the bees live and work together in harmony – in the hive to make honey and in the fields to pollinate many types of flowers and vegetables – they discover that the honeybee is one of the farmer's best friends.

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Little Tatatuck is a gnome who dreams of working in the crystal caves, but he is small and not very strong. The head gnome tells Tatatuck that he must journey over seven mountains to the highest cave on Crystal Mountain and bring back a crystal to achieve his dream. Many gnomes have embarked on this journey before, but none have returned. Tatatuck encounters many adventures on his quest. He gathers treasures and friends along the way, faces many hazards, and develops courage and strength on the journey. This is a delightful tale masterfully told by renowned storyteller Jakob Streit.Children in Class 1 of Steiner-Waldorf schools will especially delight in these tales, but they will be loved by older children too.

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Children learn best through experiencing a phenomenon before trying to understand it theoretically. This approach underpins this valuable resource book for teachers of physics to 13-14 year olds.Covering the basic principles of mechanics, acoustics, optics, heat, electricity and magnetism, von Mackensen ensures that all lessons and experiments are age-appropriate, and focus on developing an interest in and familiarity with the phenomena being described.Written specifically for class teachers in Waldorf schools, but accessible to any teacher who wants to bring a more phenomenon-based methodology to their classroom, the book starts by introducing the fields of physics appropriate to the age group, followed by a discussion of the main topics and detailed descriptions of simple experiments.This book is recently revised and reformatted in a handy workbook size for ease of teacher reference in preparing main lesson presentations and experiments, and is illustrated throughout.

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Watercolour painting is a key part of the Waldorf curriculum, and is important in the healthy development of a child.This lovely book is a thorough overview of watercolor painting in the Waldorf curriculum, up to Class 12 (age 18). It includes practical advice for teachers and clear exercises. It discusses Goethe's theory of colour as well as how to paint with different ages and grades.

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Meg Chittenden believes that there's a singer in all of us. But our formal education systems often don't encourage singing at school, and parents often lack confidence to help their children sing at home.This unique book is designed to help get families singing -- and ultimately, singing in multi-part harmony. It includes an access code to download nine hours of free phrase-by-phrase singing tuition.Singing is an activity that can lift the heart and the spirits. Indeed, singing in harmony can be seen as a profound metaphor for all human interaction. This book will give adults and children alike the tools and confidence to sing together.

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The Mathematics for the High School series has been specifically designed for maths teachers in Waldorf schools. The books offer new sources of inspiration for those who've taught maths courses many times before, as well as vital guidance and insight for those newer to maths teaching.Each book in the series offers broad and helpful historical and background perspectives on mathematics, as well as many practical, hands-on exercises, hints and teaching tips.This book covers all the lesson blocks taught in Class 10 (age 15-16), including:-- sine, cosine and tangent-- trigonometry-- surveying-- higher calculations-- logarithms and logarithmic spirals-- Pascal's triangle and related geometry-- numerical relationships in music-- resection methodThe book offers broad and helpful historical and background perspectives on maths in Class 10, as well as many practical, hand-on exercises, hints and teaching tips.

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Hans-Ulrich Schmutz has developed a comprehensive curriculum for teaching earth science in Steiner-Waldorf High Schools (Years 9 to 12, age 15 to 18) which is consistent with the developmental stages of high school students.His consistent and carefully developed curriculum guides the student from geology through the dynamics of ocean currents and global climatology, crystallography, technology, and economic geography to astronomy and paleontology.All these subjects are provided with new and interesting point of views, which gradually contribute to a discovery of the living and the connection between earth and the human being.

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Master storyteller Jakob Streit retells stories from the Old Testament, including the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Saul and David.This book is perfect for use in Year 3 (age 9-10) in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum, or as a reader in Year 4.This is the second of Jakob Streit's three books of Bible stories, along with And There Was Light and We Will Build a Temple.

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Eurythmy is an essential part of the curriculum in Waldorf schools, and it's essential that schools and teachers support eurythmists as they develop as teachers.This concise booklet addresses the best techniques for mentoring eurythmy teachers in a straightforward, succinct and genuinely helpful way.

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The four temperaments that Rudolf Steiner identified -- sanguine (enthusiastic, active, and social), choleric (short-tempered, fast, or irritable), melancholic (analytical, wise, and quiet), and phlegmatic (relaxed and peaceful) -- can be profitably used to better understand children and their behaviour.This useful guide for Waldorf teachers discusses ways to harness the tools of the temperaments, ranging from Class 1 up to individual subjects such as geography or chemistry in Class 8. It offers teachers the opportunity to engage with children more deeply and adjust lessons accordingly, for maximum learning effectiveness.

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In 1919 the original Steiner-Waldorf school opened its doors, becoming the first of over 1000 Waldorf schools and kindergartens which now exist around the world.This comprehensive first volume from Nana Göbel, founder of Friends of Waldorf Education, explores the history of Waldorf education from its roots to the end of the Second World War.Göbel captures the mood of the early days of Waldorf education, sharing the vision and dedication of those who established the schools in the first half of the twentieth century. She details the remarkable and rapid appearance of Waldorf schools throughout Britain, Europe, and North America.Featuring over 150 photographs, this is a rich and inspiring account of the early days of this landmark new approach to education.

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Rudolf Steiner cautioned the first Steiner-Waldorf teachers to understand that it is not what we teach, but who we are, that is all-important when facing children in a classroom. In this helpful resource, Renwick draws from Rudolf Steiner's teachings in The Philosophy of Freedom and presents the wisdom from this text in an accessible and practical way. He explores the teacher's role and responsibility in leading young people to maturity. Awakening Spirit is brief, clear and comprehensive. It offers a new perspective on the importance of and the strengthening available to teachers through the study of Steiner's work.

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Children who have difficulties in learning in standard ways need extra support in the classroom. It can sometimes be difficult for teachers to know which technique might be best suited for a particular child or learning difficulty.This collection of articles written by teachers, therapists, doctors and adult educators explains and explores a different approach, with the goal of helping to improve every child's abilities.Vibrantly illustrated with over 200 colour scratchboard drawings, photographs and line drawings, this is an accessible compendium that will be valued by all class teachers.

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The Mathematics for the High School series has been specifically designed for maths teachers in Waldorf schools. The books offer new sources of inspiration for those who've taught maths courses many times before, as well as vital guidance and insight for those newer to maths teaching.Each book in the series offers broad and helpful historical and background perspectives on mathematics, as well as many practical, hands-on exercises, hints and teaching tips.This book covers all the lesson blocks taught in Class 12 (age 17-18), including all aspects of differential and integral calculus. The book offers broad and helpful historical and background perspectives on maths in Class 12, as well as many practical, hand-on exercises, hints and teaching tips.

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Grammar is the basic structure of our language and is difficult to teach creatively in any language -- especially English. And yet beautiful, artistic work requires structure and grammar is essential for powerful, clear writing.Anne Greer, an experienced language arts teacher, here offers a wonderful survey of English-language grammar teaching, drawn from a colloquium of Waldorf language arts teachers. Her lively interchanges with the teachers, sharing their experiences in their classrooms, demonstrate ways to make any language truly living.Teachers and parents will appreciate the numerous examples, depth of investigation and creative approaches this book presents.

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This book is a wonderful teacher resource for helping children learn to read.The Word Mastery Primer empowers teachers to organise sounds and words into families, and to invent picture-filled stories which bring the sounds of words and phonemes to life for children learning to read. The lovely short stories allow children to practise the sound families they've learned.This book has been used in manuscript form for teacher training in the Education Department at Antioch, New England, for many years. It's a gem of a reading primer, which has helped hundreds of teachers decide on the most memorable approach to putting sounds together with letters.

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Sexuality is an important but challenging issue for schools to address. Adolescents need to know about reproduction and the power of procreation, but mainstream teaching can offer a very raw view of sexuality and gender.This book, a wonderful antidote to the mainstream, brings together insights from several experienced Waldorf teachers, who share their approaches to the subject. Full of wisdom and perception, these contributions add up to an invaluable resources for teachers facing similar challenges.The book also includes a full survey of child development in this area, giving useful background information which will underpin the curriculum.Suitable for Classes 7 to 12.

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This book could have been titled, 'how to get your pre-teen to fire you as a manager and hire you back as a consultant'. Parents and carers of twelve to fifteen year olds often find their children pulling away and almost disappearing from view. Based on her decades of experience as a Waldorf high school teacher, Betty Staley offers clear explanations for pre-teen behaviour that parents can use to actively support young teenagers.Full of insightful ideas and illuminating examples, this book will guide parents to help their young person over the bridge of early puberty and on to a productive life as a young adult. Far from seeing them as problems to be solved, this book is a celebration of pre-teens and offers a wise understanding of these wonderful, powerful, strange and private souls who are looking for an identity apart from childhood.

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Children learn best through experiencing a phenomenon before trying to understand it theoretically. This approach underpins this valuable resource book for teachers of physics to 12-13 year olds.Covering the basic principles of acoustics, optics, heat, electricity and magnetism, von Mackensen ensures that all lessons and experiments are age-appropriate, and focus on developing an interest in and familiarity with the phenomena being described.Written specifically for class teachers in Waldorf schools, but accessible to any teacher who wants to bring a more phenomenon-based methodology to their classroom, the book starts by introducing the fields of physics appropriate to the age group, followed by a discussion of the main topics and detailed descriptions of simple experiments.This book is recently revised and reformatted in a handy workbook size for ease of teacher reference in preparing main lesson presentations and experiments, and is illustrated throughout.

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The handwork and practical arts curriculum in Waldorf schools stimulates children's creative powers. At the same time, it establishes an aesthetic confidence by developing the child's will -- that part of us which interacts with the world, and lays the foundation for our thinking.This masterly book argues that only by working with their hands does our children's cognition develop as it should. It examines the craft curriculum from Years 1 to 8, and all the way through High School. This is a wonderful curriculum resource for Waldorf teachers which includes numerous practical projects, as well as exploring the particular benefits that the activities have.

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Streit's father was a watchmaker who also kept bees, and it was in early childhood that Jakob developed a passion for the honeybee. This exquisite reader for Steiner-Waldorf schools factually and scientifically allows one to enter into the magic and mysterious world of the bees.It offers a useful transition from Class 4 to Class 5, moving from the Animal and the Human Being lesson block, to the Botany block. It is also recommended for Class 3.Along with another of Jacob Streit's books, Little Bee Sunbeam, it is one of two books recommended for the sexuality curriculum in the Waldorf school.

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Integrating arts and practical handwork into academic learning can have a wealth of benefits for children and their development.An experienced Waldorf crafts and class teacher here shares her extensive experience of doing hands-on activities with children aged 6 to 14, in a school context.This is both an inspiring and a practical book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers.

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A practical guide for teachers sharing the recorder with their pupils in Class 5 (10-11 years), with simple songs and instructions for teaching both soprano and alto recorders.

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In Steiner-Waldorf schools around the world, painting is an essential part of the curriculum from the kindergarten through to Class 12 (3-18 years). Digesting history, geography, maths and the sciences through artistic work helps children to deepen comprehension and make the key aspects of everything learned more memorable.Van James has captured in this book his years of Waldorf teaching experience to help students to build artistic skills. Engagement with colour, as well as the opportunity for self-expression, enhance a student's self-confidence and capacities for self-expression. This valuable resource offers teachers step-by-step approaches to help build their students' artistic confidence. This inspiring resource will be a valuable addition to Steiner-Waldorf teachers' shelves.

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Sharing a blessing before eating is an important way to pause, reflect and be thankful for the food that we eat.This beautiful collection of verses, songs and prayers from around the world helps readers to experience all the humble, heart-warming ways that families take a moment before eating to remember the work involved and the gift that our nourishment brings. A little treasure to help us remember the importance of taking time to think about the food we eat, the people who grow it for us and the earth which provides it for us.

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Many children struggle with spelling, especially in English. This brilliant little booklet offers a great plan for helping children overcome spelling challenges in the classroom.Its hands-on techniques, exercises and ideas are simple but effective. As well as helping children to spell right through to Class 8, it also helps them to read as they better understand the sounds being spelled.

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This is a rich history of the Roman Empire told in a style that makes the book not only a resource for teachers but also a reader for Class 6 (age 12) and older.Generously illustrated with paintings by masters and maps depicting the era of Roman rule, the stories of the founding, the seven kings, the imperialism, the Caesars, and the decline of Rome ring through these pages of the long-reigning Roman Empire. Master storytelling author Dorothy Harrer, a long-time Waldorf teacher, describes the rise and fall of this remarkable chapter in the history of Western Civilization with enlivening detail.

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The 'Rubicon' -- sometimes called the watershed or crossing point -- is usually associated with the transition children go through around the age of nine, as they feel themselves start to grow apart from the world.This book addresses both that classic Rubicon, and the other thresholds that children experience between the ages of seven and twelve. The change of teeth at seven, the shift in independent consciousness at nine, and the advance of puberty at twelve, are all covered in this comprehensive collection of Steiner's insights.This is a useful resource for both parents and teachers who seek to better understand the children in their care.

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This thoughtful book, written by an experienced Waldorf teacher in Denmark, explores ways of making arithmetic and maths lessons active, engaging and concrete for children. Anderson concentrates on methods which use aspects of movement and drawing to make maths 'real', drawing on children's natural need for physical activity and innate curiosity.The techniques discussed here will work well for younger classes in Steiner-Waldorf schools.

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Music has been recognised as a wonderful way to help children to remember the sounds and shapes of letters. In this delightful story, a little boy called Xavier has a song for every letter of the alphabet. Accompanied by beautiful, simple illustrations the sweet, memorable songs are the perfect way for a parent or teacher to introduce the alphabet to children in Class 1 in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum. Links to online recordings of the songs are included in the book so that the parent or teacher can learn the songs to sing them to their children. A helpful, fun resource for parents or class teachers.

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In Rudolf Steiner's teachings he speaks about the 'Christ impulse', a universal force that exists independently of Christian churches, working for all humanity.This rich collection of essays explores the question, what does Rudolf Steiner mean by the Christ Impulse and how can one speak about it in Waldorf teacher education programs and schools without it being misconstrued? The essays are written by experienced Waldorf teachers and leaders in the Steiner-Waldorf movement including Roberto Trostli, Douglas Sloan, Betty Staley and Dorit Winter. Chapters include: How Do Teachers Transform Themselves and Come to Experience the Christ Impulse, The Chariot of Michael, and Anthroposophy Is Not a Religion.

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There’s often no better way of learning about a historical period than through the biographies of those who lived at the time. This applies equally to the history of science. This concise book traces the evolution of modern chemistry through the rich stories of those who devoted their lives to its advancement. It’s a valuable resource for Waldorf teachers who want to add colour and context to chemistry lessons, or to characterise the different phases of understanding that have led to our current sophisticated levels.

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A practical and helpful guide to teaching mathematics from Dr Karl König, founder of the Camphill movement.

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A practical guide for teachers teaching the recorder to their pupils in Classes 6 and 7, with numerous uplifting and simple songs to help students grow their skills and confidence.

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In the Waldorf education system, history is often taught through the use of biography, in order to introduce students to historical events with a human context. In this collection, Susan Cook has gathered together the stories of twenty remarkable men and women from around the world, including Marie Curie, Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Hellen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr. These stories are told in vivid and lively detail and enhanced with illustrations from Waldorf students. The result is a valuable tool for Steiner-Waldorf teachers using biography in their Class 8 teaching, giving them a wealth of stories to draw upon to enhance their lessons.

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This wonderful book is packed full of music, verses and stories from the author's forty years' experience of music teaching in a Waldorf school.The book includes:-- Opening exercises accompanied by movements to help focus attention on the day’s material-- Pentatonic songs suitable for harps or recorder-- Interactive songs and games to channel children’s exuberance-- Traditional dances, songs, and poems inspired by cultures around the world-- Part songs for Classes 5 and 6-- Age-appropriate plays and music for kindergarten to Class 6This is an invaluable resource for Waldorf class teachers and music teachers more widely, published with a spiral binding for easy lay-flat use in the classroom.

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Learn how to knit, sew and embroider without needles! This book introduces the skills of felting, embroidery and crochet along with 3D knitting. Discover the technique of hands-only crafting and knitting with these fun projects and enjoy the therapeutic effects of handwork. This book will help readers create a range of crafts from a crocheted doll blanket, to a gnome hat and a shoulder bag. It also shares helpful information on nature-friendly dyeing, tunnel knitting and tapering. With numerous illustrations plus clear descriptions of the techniques and codes for repeated techniques, the projects are suitable for adults and older children, as well as younger children with a little bit of adult help!

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This book is designed to help the reader find points of comprehension in the original lectures that Rudolf Steiner gave to the teachers in the first Waldorf school.The extraordinary and revolutionary pictures and ideas in the original lectures can feel overwhelmingly lofty at times; the helpful insights provided in this Study Guide can move a reader forward in understanding the height and depth of the ideals and ideas given by Rudolf Steiner to those wishing to become Waldorf teachers.Interesting insights, in-depth background materials to aid understanding, and incisive questions to stimulate clear thinking and effective dialogue are the hallmarks of this aid to study. The book includes a summary of each lecture, commentary and study questions.

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"Today, the mulberry tree spoke to me," said Jonathan at dinner, in a moment of quiet. His mother looked at him strangely, and his father coughed. His sister laughed out loud."Really, really," said Jonathan, his eyes filling with tears.Jonathan is a quiet little boy. He loves to dream and play by himself, and feels that the other children at kindergarten don't like him. One day, the mulberry tree in his back garden starts to talk to him. It tells him what the weather is going to be, and warns him of a fire. Their friendship deepens.But as Jonathan grows up, will he still remember the tree?This is a charming story book about love, loss, loneliness and friendship, and about how children can connect to places in ways that adults cannot.

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This is a collection of original material written by master class teacher Dorothy Harrer for her own classes at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York. She understood deeply the need for children to hear beautiful words and inspiring stories, especially accompanying their everyday life.Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell is rich with delightful tales and rhymes to keep children engaged during chores, walks and play. For both parents and teachers, the book offers a treasury of ideas and storylines which can be used as part of many daily or bedtime routines.It is especially suited to children aged 6 to 11.

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Experienced music teacher Steve Bernstein here presents a rich and varied selection of 15 four-part recorder pieces in this tried and tested collection for schools.Classical pieces by J. S. Bach, Praetorius and Valentine are represented alongisde traditional Scottish, English and Welsh folk songs, as well as original compositions by the author. Each piece is arranged for soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorder.This is a useful resource for any class teacher or music teacher, graded by difficulty and suitable for children in Class 5 (age 11) and older.

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Geometry is a central subject in Steiner-Waldorf schools, weaving into different subject areas throughout the 12 years. Geometry helps children explore both the outward world, and the inner human world. It helps them develop spacial harmony, and their analytical thinking.This comprehensive book has sections on Pre-Geometry, First Lessons, Pentagon and Pentagram, The Four Rules of Arithmetic, The Five Regular Solids, The Conic Sections, and Projective Geometry.It will be a particularly valuable resource for teachers of Years 6 to 8, and into High School.

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As Waldorf education approaches its 100th anniversary, this book provides a wonderful opportunity to understand the ideals and philosophy behind this extraordinary educational approach.This thoughtful book will lift the reader's own thinking as it traces from the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment into the twentieth century, showing what led to the revolution in modern thinking that opened the way for the ideas of Rudolf Steiner.It will be significant for anyone interested in understanding the roots and context of Waldorf education.

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