Waldorf Early Childhood Education: An Introductory Reader

A selection from WECAN publications over the last thirty-five years, giving an essential and fundamental guide to our work. Editor Shannon Honigblum, a Waldorf alum, has experience teaching all ages of students, and currently teaches kindergarten at the Austin Waldorf School. She is the author of Making a Family Home (SteinerBooks, 2010). CONTENTS INCLUDE The Essentials of Waldorf Early Childhood Education – Susan Howard The History of the Waldorf Kindergartens – Helmut von Kügelgen Stages of Development in Early Childhood – Freya Jaffke Thinking and the Consciousness of the Young Child – Renate Long-Breipohl A Day in the Life of the Kindergarten – Ingeborg Schöttner Working with the Will – Rune Bratlann Practical Activities with the Young Child – Stephen Spitalny Music in the Waldorf Kindergarten – Margret Constantini Circle Time in Early Childhood – Nancy Foster The Healing Power of Play – Joan Almon Fostering Healthy Language Development in Young Children – Susan Weber The Pedagogi