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A Garden for Kids: More News from Nökken
- Helle Heckman
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$10.95 / $12.50
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| Reports from and thoughts inspired by the successful Danish kindergarten. Includes articles on The Laws of Childhood, Pentecost Time, The Time-Pressured Family, An Outdoor Kindergarten…Why?, Imagination Surpasses Reality, etc… |
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A Lifetime of Joy
- Bronja Zahlingen
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$20.95 / $24.75
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| A compilation of verses, finger games, stories and plays for puppets and marionettes, collected, created and adapted by a longtime teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in Vienna, Austria. |
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Eurythmy for the Young Child: A Guide for Teachers and Parents
- Estelle Bryer
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$23.95 / $28.50
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| All those working with young children - eurythmists, early childhood educators and parents - will find this collection of songs, stories and verses a delightful addition to their library. |
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Gesture Games for Spring and Summer
- Wilma Ellersiek
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$23.95 / $28.50
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| A second volume of 32 songs and gesture games, inspired by nature and the children themselves, designed to lead teachers, parents and children into joyful participation with nature. |
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| Gesture Games for Spring and Summer CD
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$14.95 / $17.95
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| A CD companion to the book, including songs for the Fall/Winter Gesture Games (soon to be published by WECAN) |
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In a Nutshell
- Nancy Foster
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$16.95 / $19.95
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| A warm and engaging look at thoughts and ideals that might buide parents in understanding their children's school experiences, or in making decisions at home. We've all asked questions like these. |
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Michaelmas: No. 7 in the original Little Series
- Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen
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$13.95 / $16.50
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| Translations of excerpts from Rudolf Steiner's lectures and writings. Topics include Michael's battle with the dragon, The Michael Festival in the Course of the Year, On the Genesis of Evil, A Picture of Equilibrium, etc… |
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Nurturing Children and Families: One Model of a Parent/Child Program in a Waldorf School
- Sarah Baldwin
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$22.95 / $27.50
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| An how-to guide for anyone interested in beginning a parent/child program. With sections on setting a curriculum, parent education, community building, rhythms, and suggestions for everything from dishwashing to saying goodbye. |
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Spiritual Insights - New Revised Edition! No. 2 in the original Little Series
- Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen
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$14.95 / $17.95
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| Meditations and spiritual content for the teacher excerpted from most recent translations of writings and text by Rudolf Steiner |
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| The Developing Child: The First Seven Years, Gateways Series # 3
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| A third compilation of articles from our newsletter: Stages of childhood, embryology, first grade readiness, acquisition of speech, etc. |
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| The Young Child in the World Today, Gateways Series # 1
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| A Compilation of articles from our newsletter: Caring for Life Forces, ADHD, TV and ADD, Concerning Restless Children, Violence and Electronic Media, Virtual Reality, Media and the Child's Growing Mind |
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| Working with the Angels, Gateways Series # 2
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| A second compilation of articles from our newsletter: Births and Deaths, The Destiny of the Child in our Times |
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Working with the Dead: No. 8 in the original Little Series
- Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen
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$13.95 / $16.50
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| A Compilation of Verses and Lectures on Death and Dying by Rudolf Steiner, with notes from the compiler on how these thoughts relate to working with young children |
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| Dancing As We Sing
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| 2nd Volume of Acorn Hill Anthology |
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First Steps in Natural Dyeing
- Joan Almon
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$14.95 / $17.95
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Giving Love, Bringing Joy
- Wilma Ellersiek
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$23.95 / $28.50
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| A Collection of Hand Gesture Games and Lullabies in the Mood of the Fifth, for Children berween Birth and Nine |
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| Giving Love, Bringing Joy CD
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$9.95 / $11.95
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| A CD companion to the book |
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| Let Us Form a Ring
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| Acorn Hill Anthology of songs and stories |
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| Nøkken
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$18.95 / $22.50
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| A Garden for Children by Helle Heckman, describes a delightful Danish Waldorf childcare for children ages 1 – 7 |
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On the Play of the Child: Indications by Rudolf Steiner for working with young children
- Selected and edited by Freya Jaffke. Published by WECAN to be used as study material for the International Waldorf Kindergarten Association conference to be held in Dornach, Switzerland in Easter of 2005.
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$14.95 / $17.50
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| An invaluable resource on the significance of play and the fostering of creative play for those working with young children. |
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Plays for Puppets
- Bronja Zahlingen
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$9.95 / $11.95
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| Based on fairy tales and seasonal stories |
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Sexual Abuse of Children
- Michaela Glöckler
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Addresses the needs of the victim and provides an insightful view of the perpetrator |
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The Dignity of the Young Child
- Edited by Michaela Glöckler for the Medical Section of the Goetheanum and the International Waldorf Kindergaretn Association
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$32.95 / $38.95
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| A fount of information from a long list of contributors, based on the proceedings of a conference held in Switzerland in 1999. With workshop reports on everything from sleep disorders or speech development to felting or dealing with aggression. |
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| Understanding Young Children
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$11.95 / $13.95
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| Excerpts from Rudolf Steiner’s lectures on early childhood |
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| Volume One: An Overview of the Waldorf Kindergarten
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| Articles on classroom activities, seasons and festivals, songs, verses, fairytales and puppetry from our newsletter |
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| Volume Two: A Deeper Understanding of the Waldorf Kindergarten
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$19.95 / $22.95
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| Articles from our newsletter on child development, the child’s etheric, working with the spiritual hierarchies |
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Back Issues of the Newsletter |
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| 1993 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Multiculturalism in Waldorf Education – Articles, Songs and Stories from Around the World |
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| 1995 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Storytelling, Birth to Three, Christmas and Advent, Home Care, Child Care |
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| 1996 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Angels, Advent Garden, Working with the Will, Motherhood, Nutrition |
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| 1996 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Physical Foundation of the Consciousness Soul, Day Care, Head Lice, Color |
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| 1997 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Play, Diversity and Story, Birth Survey, Childcare Report, Anger in the Classroom |
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| 1997 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Restless Children, Storytelling, The First Three Years, Multicultural Festivals |
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| 1998 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Evil in Our Time, Right to Childhood, Advent Table Play, Dawn Boy Circle |
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| 1998 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Young Children Today, Birth to Three, African Village, Circle Garden, Multiculturalism |
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| 1999 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Threshold Experiences of Children and Adults, an Interview with Helle Heckman at Nøkken |
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| 1999 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Research on Play, Self-Development, Therapeutic Education, and Crayoning |
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| 2000 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| A Conversation with Joan Salter, Article on Day Care by Helle Heckman, Observing Children, Group Size, the Teacher’s Health |
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| 2000 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Lecture by Felicitas Vogt, Working with Deaf Children, Games for all Occasions |
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| 2001 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Birth to Seven by Dennis Klocek, Sleep, Welcoming Babies, Balance in Living, Computers in Early Childhood Education, Michaelmas |
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| 2001 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Birth to Seven by Dennis Klocek, The Importance of Sleep, Welcoming Babies, Balance in Living, Computers in Early Childhood Education, Michaelmas in the Kindergarten |
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| 2002 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| The Vital Role of Play, The Physiological Basis of Sleep, Winter Movement Journey, Festivals |
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| 2002 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Children at Risk by Michaela Glochler, Balancing Polarities, The Six-Year Old, Children's Questions, On Obedience |
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| 2003 (fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| The New Generation of Children, Chaos and Everyday Life-About Cleaning and Caring, The Lead Teacher and the Assistant, Speech and its Importance |
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| 2003 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| One Week in the life of Nokken, The Work of Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber, Purposeful Movement for the Young Child |
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| 2004 (spring)
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$5.00 / $6.95
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| Sun and Rain:Preparing the Soil for Growing Minds, The Nursery Class as a Foundation for Later Life, Reports on Conferences, The Older Child, Extended-Daycare, A Summer Ringtime |
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| 2004(fall)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Meeting the Child / The Older Child / Mixed Ages / Celebrating Festivals / Math in the Kindergarten / Living Under the Sky |
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| 2005 (spring)
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$5.95 / $6.95
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| Observing the 6th Year Change / Transforming Our Parent Meetings / Conversations with Parent-Child Pioneers / The Healing Art of Nursery Rhymes / Emmi Pikler & Waldorf Early Childhood Education |
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