Kindergarten / Early years

Here you will find literature about Waldorf kindergarten pedagogy and Early Childhood questions.

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Abbreviations: FB Floris Books, HP Hawthorne Press, RSP Rudolf Steiner Press, RSCP Rudolf Steiner College Press, SB Steiner Books.

Kindergarten pedagogy

Almon, Joan (Ed.): What Is a Waldorf Kindergarten? Compiled and Introduced by Sharifa Oppenheimer. SB, 2008 (112 p., $ 15). O
Baldwin, Sarah: Nurturing Children and Families: One Model of a Parent/Child Program in a Waldorf School. WECAN (98 p., $ 23). O o
Blanning, Jenny (Ed.): Meeting the Needs of the Child today. Lectures from the 2008 International Early Childhood Conference. WECAN, 2009 ($ 10). O
Burrell, Andrew / Riley, Jeni: Promoting Children’s Well-Being in the Primary Years. Network Continuum Education, 2007 (240 p., $ 34) O o
Day, Christopher: A Haven for Childhood. The Building of a Steiner Kindergarten. Starborn Books, 1998 (60 p., $ 11). o
Ellersiek, Wilma: Giving Love, Bringing Joy. WECAN, 2003? ($ 24, CD $ 10). O o
Ellersiek, Wilma: Gesture Games for Spring and Summer. WECAN ($ 24). O o
WECAN: Gesture Games for Spring and Summer CD. WECAN ($ 15). O o
Finger Plays. Mercury Press, 2007? (13 p., $ 6). o
Foster, Nancy: In a Nutshell. Dialogues with parents at Acorn Hill. WECAN (93 p., $ 17). O o
Grunelius, Elizabeth M.: Early Childhood Education and the Waldorf School Plan. RSCP, 1991 (48 p., $ 7). o
Haller, Ingeborg: How Children Play. FB, 1991 (96 p., $ 11, £ --). O o
Heckmann, Helle: Nøkken. WECAN (81 p., $ 19). O o
Heckmann, Helle: A Garden for Kids: More News from Nøkken. WECAN (83 p., $ 11). O o
Heydebrand, Caroline von: Childhood. A Study of the Growing Child. SB, 1995 (144 p., $ 15). O
Hildreth, Lisa: Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book. Bell Pond Books, 2006 (64 p., $ 13). o
Jaffke, Freya: Work and Play in Early Childhood. FB, 1996 (80 p., $ 16, £ 8). O o
Jaffke, Freya (Ed.): On the Play of the Child: Indications by Rudolf Steiner for working with young children. WECAN (51 p., $ 15). O o
Jenkinson, Sally: The Genius of Play. Celebrating the Spirit of Childhood. HP, 2004 (128 p., $ 25, £ 13). O o o
Let Us Form a Ring. Acorn Hill Anthology of songs and stories. WECAN, 2003? ($ 20). O o
Dancing As We Sing. 2nd Volume of Acorn Hill Anthology. WECAN ($ 20). O o
Oldfield, Lynn: Free to Learn. Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education. HP, 2001 (256 p., $ 24, £ 12). O o o
Meyerkort, Margret / Lissau, Rudi: The Challenge of the Will. Experiences With Young Children. RSCP, 2000 (93 p., $ 14). o
Patterson, Barbara / Bradley, Pamela: Beyond the Rainbow Bridge. Nurturing Our Children from Birth to Seven. Michaelmas Press (195 p., $ 18, £ 12). O o o
Peck, Betty: Kindergarten Education. Freeing Children’s Creative Potential. HP, 2004 (224 p., $ 27, £ 13). O o
Rawson, Martyn / Rose, Michael: Ready to Learn. From Birth to School Readiness. HP, 2006/2 (192 p., $ 25, £ 11). O o
Russ, Johanne: Clump-a-Dump and Snickle-Snack. [Pentatonic Songs] Mercury Press, 2006? (46 p., $ 6). o
Salter, Joan: The Incarnating Child. HP, 1990 (224 p., $ --, £ --). o
Simmons, Donna: Kindergarten with your Three to Six Year Old. (100 p., $ 26). o
Kügelgen, Helmut von (Ed.): Understanding Young Children. Excerpts from Rudolf Steiner’s lectures on early childhood. WECAN (69 p., $ 12). O o
Steiner, Rudolf: Love. Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen. WECAN (45 p., $ 14). o
Steiner, Rudolf: Spiritual Insights. Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen. WECAN (75 p., $ 15). O
Steiner, Rudolf: Working with the Dead. Compiled by Helmut von Kügelgen. WECAN ($ 14). O
Swinger, Marlys (Ed.): Sing Through The Day. [80 songs] Plough Publishing House. (112 p. with CD, £ 16). o
Tip Tap the Gnome and Other Tales. SWSF, 2007 (27 p., $ 20, £ 5). O o
WECAN: The Young Child in the World Today, Gateways Series # 1. WECAN (86 p., $ 20). O o
WECAN: Working with the Angels, Gateways Series # 2. WECAN (127 p., $ 20). O o
WECAN: The Developing Child: The First Seven Years, Gateways Series # 3. WECAN (136 p., $ 20). O o
WECAN: An Overview of the Waldorf Kindergarten. Vol. I Articles from our newsletter on classroom activities, seasons and festivals, songs, verses, fairytales and puppetry. WECAN (124 p., $ 20). O o
WECAN: A Deeper Understanding of the Waldorf Kindergarten. Vol. II Articles from our newsletter on child development, the child’s etheric, working with the spiritual hierarchies. WECAN (110 p., $ 20). O o
WECAN: Playing, Learning, Meeting the Other. WECAN (47 p., $ 16). o
WECAN (Ed.): You're Not the Boss of Me! WECAN (325 p., $ 32). o
WECAN: Mentoring in Waldorf Early Childhood Education. WECAN (57 p., $ 20). o
Willwerth, Kundry: Let´s Dance and Sing. Story Games for Children. Mercury Press, 2007? (56 p., $ 11). o
Zahlingen, Bronja: A Lifetime of Joy [verses, finger games...]. WECAN, 2007? ($ 21). O o
Zahlingen, Bronja: Plays for Puppets. WECAN ($ 10). O o

Loosing childhood

See also the >> "Challenges" section in our general literature list about Waldorf education.

Crain, William: Reclaiming Childhood. Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society. Holt Paperbacks, 2004 (288 p., $ 15). o
Miller, Edward / Almon, Joan: Crisis in the kindergarten. Why children need to play at school. Alliance for Childhood, 2009 (72 p., PDF). [Summary, 8 p.]
Olfman, Sharna (Ed.): All Work and No Play... How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers. Praeger Publishers, 2003 (224 p., $ 50). o