Little Fairy Stories and Adventures in the Lands of Enchantment October 28, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Fairy Tales, Fables, and Stories in Early Education As a graduate of Anthropology with a minor in Linguistics, I took many classes on folktales, fairytales and fables. The one thing that all cultures have in common is that they tell… Read More >>
Music and Circle Time Books for the Beginner and the Expert October 22, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Music and Education Playing music has a more positive impact on the brain than any other human activity, by engaging both halves of the brain equally. -- Oliver Sacks, Neurologist https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/musics-power-on-the-developing-brain-and-beyond/ Resources from Waldorf Books https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/product/music-mountain-a-story-to-teach-musical-notes/ https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/product/33-sun-songs-a-music-score-for-steiner-children/… Read More >>
Amplifying Native Voices October 22, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Partner Native Voices In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Native American Heritage Month (U.S.) I would like to feature 7th Generation Native Voices Books, one of our partners. It is inspiring to work with a publisher “dedicated to… Read More >>
Waldorf Education and Pedagogy October 5, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Steiner Philosophy Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces… Read More >>
Path of Discovery Curriculum Guides in Print and Digital Formats October 5, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Eric Fairman is a delightfully creative (and amazingly well-organized!) Waldorf grade school teacher in Australia who has done us all a great service by publishing the lesson notes he has kept through the years. In this as in all the… Read More >>
Large and Mini Editions for Elsa Beskow Books September 28, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Matching Pairs In my experience with toddlers and children in early childhood I can say with confidence that they love being involved-- in whatever you're doing! What better way to encourage a lifelong love of reading than to offer your… Read More >>
New Arrival: From Here to Everywhere September 28, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Partner Trained both as a public school and Waldorf teacher, Robyn Wolfe has been involved in education for over 15 years, including homeschooling one of her two children for part of that time. Robyn is currently working as an… Read More >>
Jamie York and More Math Resources September 9, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Partner Jamie York, author, Waldorf math educator, and math missionary, created the Making Math Meaningful™ series as a developmentally-based math curriculum. Its goal is to strengthen basic skills, foster mathematical thinking, and spark enthusiasm for learning. The mission of… Read More >>
Formative Forces and Perceiving Plants August 25, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Author Dick van Romunde "When I was a very young boy I received a little corner in our city garden in The Hague that was dominated by a birch tree. I was allowed to play and to sow seeds… Read More >>
Books to Inspire Nourishing Foods August 25, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - "Bread is Life" in Waldorf Education The preparation and shaping of bread is a central part of the early childhood program in Waldorf education. This tradition is often continued into the upper grades as well. This tradition develops hand-eye coordination… Read More >>
The Titles that are Always in Stock, Digital Books! August 17, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Digital Editions You will receive your e-book file(s) via direct download link to the email address you used to place your order. Be sure to check your junk mail folders in case your digital title was automatically filed as spam.… Read More >>
New Directions in Education July 15, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - New Directions in Education I am sharing this letter with permission from author Howard Schrager, the founder of LemonTree Press and one of our Waldorf Books partners. You can order his books by following the links in this newsletter or… Read More >>
The Little Series July 6, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Spiritual Gifts for Educators Edited by Helmut von Kügelgen and originally entitled Spiritual Gifts for Educators, the volumes in The Little Series are collections of verses and writings by Rudolf Steiner for the inner work of the teacher, through the… Read More >>
The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly June 17, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - The Tiptoes Lightly Tale The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly, for the most part, arose out of my lessons in kindergarten and the younger grades. The wonderful expressiveness of eurythmy, an art of movement and gesture using speech and music as… Read More >>
Native American Heritage Month Titles June 13, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Partner Native Voices In honor of Native American Heritage Month (U.S.) this year I would like to feature 7th Generation Native Voices Books, one of our partners. It is inspiring to work with a publisher “dedicated to publishing quality… Read More >>
Winter Gift Titles from Waldorf Books June 13, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Happy Holidays! With so much to celebrate in December (including MY BIRTHDAY!), I’ve selected some gift recommendations for the young learner in your life. With the over 100 titles in our Seasonal & Festival Books section, you can explore an… Read More >>
Experiential Science June 13, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Experiential Science: The Earthschooling 365 Project Example We believe that wildlife can only thrive in a world where there is a healthy environment, people retain a sense of wonder and closeness with the natural world around them, and pass that… Read More >>
Celtic Magic Series June 13, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Author H.R. Conklin H.R. Conklin's Celtic Magic series is a unique tale connecting modern day California to the Scotland of centuries ago. Join Mairi during a life-changing year in this eco-heroine's journey, following the Celtic wheel of pagan holidays… Read More >>
New Star Children Book June 11, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Partner Luminescence Publishing Luminescence Publishing is a small publishing venture in beautiful Silverton, British Columbia. It is under the direction of Lila Strand, author and illustrator of the three children’s books, collectively called The Star Children Books. These books… Read More >>
Splendid Sets June 11, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - The Systematic Melancholic Although the melancholic’s strict system of rules and standards may seem confusing or difficult to maintain for someone of another temperament, the melancholic has a number of skills and traits that make it easy for her and… Read More >>
Form Drawing Resources for Multiple Ages June 11, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Waldorf Skill: Form Drawing Form drawing as an educational tool is a technique developed by Rudolf Steiner that serves a variety of educational functions. Form drawing in a very basic sense teaches children that all forms in nature are derived… Read More >>
March is Women’s History Month June 10, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - And March 8th is International Women's Day! International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed… Read More >>
The Rainbow Fairy Books June 10, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Author Andrew Lang Andrew Gabriel Lang was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and a contributor to anthropology...Amongst the most famous of Andrew Lang books are The Rainbow Fairy Books, growing… Read More >>
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher June 10, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Author Rahima Baldwin Dancy Rahima Baldwin Dancy is internationally known as a midwife, Waldorf early childhood and parenting educator and author of You Are Your Child’s First Teacher. She was co-director of Rainbow Bridge LifeWays Program for 1-5 year… Read More >>
February is Black History Month June 9, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Celebrating Diversity Alan Whitehead, Waldorf teacher of both students and teachers, in his book The People Pool says of Steiner, “He recommended on every hand the telling of ‘folk’ tales (‘marchen’)…‘Folk’ tale means, as the quoted passage makes clear, the… Read More >>
The Conclusion of The Tales of Limindoor Woods June 9, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - New Titles from Teach Wonderment Author Sieglinde de Francesca from our partner Teach Wonderment brings her Tales of Limindoor Woods series to a close and the long awaited Coloring with Block Crayons and Teaching with Fables are back in stock! … Read More >>
Multiple Age Resources from Songbird Press June 9, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Feature Titles from Songbird Press With over a thousand books available across various topics in Waldorf Education from Waldorf Books, I wish to highlight a couple of these splendid titles: https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/product/lets-sing-and-celebrate-105-originals-songs-for-seasons-and-festivals/ https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/product/lets-do-a-play-for-grades-1-5/ https://earthschooling.info/thebearthinstitute/introducing-waldorf-teacher-colin-price-and-six-new-books/ Read More >>
Books in Spanish and for Spanish Lessons May 21, 2021 Posted in: Waldorf Books - A Creative Approach to Languages for Waldorf Teachers The teaching of languages plays an essential part in the Waldorf curriculum. Rudolf Steiner intended children to be exposed to two contrasting languages, three times a week, from the first through the… Read More >>
Seasonal Waldorf Books Titles for Early Childhood November 14, 2020 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Season’s greetings, I’m Mosi from Waldorf Books, and today I’ll be featuring a couple seasonal titles for early childhood: Winter, Awake! and My First Root Children. Winter, Awake! is written by Linda Kroll and illustrated by Ruth Lieberherr. I’m highlighting this… Read More >>
Diversity in Waldorf Education July 18, 2020 Posted in: Waldorf Books - Waldorf Books Diversity Section by Kristie Burns Earthschooling, that just recently became a sister company to Waldorf Books, was built on a foundation of diversity. I taught classes that included children from over 14 different countries and represented over six… Read More >>