So I have several booklist projects:
One is for those families who plan to homeschool for the grades and want to spend money on Kindy books that also contain curriculum suggestions for Waldorf in later years (I'm creating lists of books for each year that build successively and, being usable for multiple years, save you a ton of money),
and
one is for people who are just focused on the early years. Their hearts are set on giving their young children beautiful developmentally-appropriate Preschool and Kindergarten years and want to buy a few books but get lots of concrete advice and detailed help with implementing the Waldorf method.
I've assembled a list of 12 GREAT books.
I have so many Waldorf books on my Early Childhood shelf but these are the ones I would get if I was doing it all over again. Which I am, with Zac! :-)
I know full well that Live Ed has the most Waldorf-y of curricula -- and I do recommend their work for the grades -- but, to be honest, for the money you could spend on their Kindy package you can get these books and have MUCH more content and help:
Well, I Wonder: Childhood in the Modern World: A Handbook for Parents, Teachers, and Carers
by Sally Schweizer
224 pages - $27.00 new
Seven Times the Sun: Guiding Your Child Through the Rhythms of the Day
by Shea Darian
221 pages - $16.16 new
Earthways: Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children
by Carol Petrash
OUT of PRINT but well worth tracking down
206 pages - used from $0.01
The Breathing Circle: Learning through the Movement of the Natural Breath
by Nell Smyth
191 pages - $28.00 new
The Singing Day: Songbook and CD for Singing with Young Children [With CD]
by Candy Verney
136 pages + CD - $34.00 new
A Child's Seasonal Treasury
by Betty Jones
136 pages - $20.00 new
All Year Round
by Ann Druitt, et al
316 pages - $21.44 new
Painting with Children
by Brunhild Muller
48 pages - $12.95 new
Children at Play: Using Waldorf Principles to Foster Childhood Development
by Heidi Britz-Crecelius
135 pages - $11.03 new
Let's Dance and Sing: Story Games for Children
by Kundry Willwerth
spiral bound
55 pages - $15.00 new at WaldorfPublications.org
Movement Journeys and Circle Adventures: Movement Enrichment with a Therapeutic Approach for Early Childhood
by Nancy Blanning and Laurie Clark
spiral bound
113 pages - $23.50 new at WaldorfBooks.com
Around the World with Finger Puppet Animals
by Suzanne Down, Juniper Tree Puppets
spiral bound
145 pages - $24.95 new at JuniperTreePuppets.com
Approx. total cost $250.00
With additional savings if you buy titles used through Amazon.com
Compare to the Live Education! Kindergarten package - $420.00
2 comments:
Are any of these books about eurythmy or talk about it at all? Thank you so much for the list! I am looking into these books now!
No, not in this list, BUT there is an Early Childhood Eurythmy book that I'm putting on my Kindy list for books that cover Kindy and older. It is the book you want. It's called Eurythmy for the Young Child by Estelle Bryer.
http://www.amazon.com/Eurythmy-Young-Child-Estelle-Bryer/dp/0972223851/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=&linkCode=ll1&tag=waldorfcurric-20&linkId=0a499610f322b03c4daaf60b5217144a
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