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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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