Introduction..........................................................................................................1
The
Waldorf
Perspective.......................................................................................3
The Unhurried
Approach....................................................................................4
Children Learn Through Imitation..................................................…..................5
The Importance of Imaginative Play.................................................…...............7
Toys and Tools.............................................................................…..............7
The Value of Rhythm.........................................................................................10
Instilling Reverence and Wonder.........................................................................10
The Role of the Parent as
Teacher......................................................................11
Home Life.........................................................................................................12
Environment...................................................................................................12
Working with Siblings and Mixed Age
Groups................…..................................14
Little Ones in Circle........................................................................................15
The
Course of the Day.....................................................................……..............17
Rhythm of the Day..............................................................................................20
Rhythm of the Week............................................................................................26
Rhythm of the
Year.............................................................................................30
Festivals
in the Kindergarten..................................................................……...........32
The Nature
Table.................................................................................................33
The Seasons........................................................................................................33
Autumn............................................................................................................34
Winter..............................................................................................................35
Spring...............................................................................................................36
Summer............................................................................................................37
About
Kindergarten Activities........................................................….......................38
Artistic
Activities..................................................................…................................40
Watercolor
Painting...............................................................................................40
Painting Lessons Through the
Year........................................................................41
The First Painting
Lesson.....................……........................................................44
Crayon Drawing....................................................................................................46
Beeswax Modeling.............................................................…...............................49
Storytelling...............................................................................………….................51
Nature
Stories.......................................................................................................53
Folk Tales and Fairy
Tales.....................................................................................54
Puppet
Shows.......................................................................................................55
Singing
Games.......................................................................................................58
Finger
Games.........................................................................................................59
Food
for Kindergarten.............................................................................……............60
Brown
Rice............................................................................................................60
Vegetable Barley
Soup............................................................................................60
Millet......................................................................................................................61
Bread.....................................................................................................................61
Kinderhaus
Noodles.................................................................................................62
Banana Honey
Cake................................................................................................63
Cornbread................................................................................................................63
Old Fashioned
Pudding.............................................….............................................64
Shortbread
Cookies..................................................................................................64
Tahini
Cookies.........................................................................................................64
Gingerbread Men.....................................................................................................65
Pizza...............................................................................................................…....65
Sources for Supplies...........................................................................................…….67