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Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7

by Kim John Payne, Cory Waletzko, Valerie Baadh Garrett

This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators  and play leaders. The games draw on worldwide Steiner-Waldorf creative education, where a 'child's work is their play.'  Child growth is explored through a rich treasury of finger, clapping, beanbag, chasing, water, story and singing  games. 

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators  and play leaders. The games are  tried and tested. They draw on worldwide Steiner - Waldorf  creative education, where a 'child's work is their play.'  Child growth  is explored and how this is helped by a rich treasury of action, finger, circle, clapping, beanbag, chasing,  water, tumbling, story  and singing  games. There are both traditional favourites and also new games created to engage  with digitally challenging behaviour.

Author Biography

Kim John Payne M. ED is a leading Steiner Waldorf and parent educator. He has served as the founding director of The Collaborative Counselling program at Antioch University. He served as the Co-Director of the Michael School of Bothmer Gymnastics/Spatial Dynamics, and has taught movement, games, sports and circus skills for over 20 years. His social inclusion approach for breaking down the patterns of bullying has been implemented in hundreds of schools. He consults with schools, runs training programmes around the world, appears on TV and in print, and is Co-Founder of Whole Child Sports. His books, Games Children Play, Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years, Simplicity Parenting, Soul of Discipline and Beyond Winning are bestsellers. A father of two, he lives with his family in Massachusetts.Cory Waletzko has taught movement and games at the Upper Valley Waldorf School and in the wider Northeast region since 2005. She is a graduate of Spacial Dynamics® and Bothmer Gymnastics and has worked for the Center for Social Sustainability, bringing Social Inclusion to students and staff in both public and private schools. Cory is a certified Waldorf teacher and has a Master's in Education from Sunbridge College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University. Before becoming a teacher, she was a professional dancer, actor, and musician. She is a co-producer of FEARless, a 'performers-potluck' initiative through which artists explore how fear affects our lives. She currently teaches Games and Movement, and Music at Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School in New Hampshire. She is interested in bridging social and cultural divides and how music, movement, and the creative process can help us do it. Play on! 

Table of Contents

Contents FOREWORD INTRODUCTION Why play games with children? What makes this book different from other books on children''s games The Journey HIDDEN TREASURES: Hints and tips for teaching games Presenting games to children Using your own creativity Language of the playground Bullying How to pick teams Going out When explaining the game Endings BREAKING THE RULES: Sabotaging the game ... conflict Why? How do we deal with it? Behaviour disturbance and the Temperaments The Napolean ... The Choleric The Butterfly ... The Sanguine The Comfort Zone ... The Phlegmatic The Wilting Lily ... The Melancholic The adult reaction EQUIPMENT Use of equipment The portable gymnasium Equipment for water games HOW MUCH TIME AT EACH AGE? CHAPTER 1 AGE 3-6 Age 3-4 Finger games Why do we play finger games with children? 1. The mice in my house 2. The tree 3. In the water 4. Golden rings 5. Babies walk upstairs 6. Little Morris Men 7. Two fat gentlemen 8. Ipsey wipsey spider 9. Here is a ball for Jimmy 10. Dance Thumbkin, dance 11. The flying hands 11.Wee Willie Worm 13. This little finger 14. Grandma and Grandpa Circle Games 15. Sally go round the sun 16. All my little ducks 17. See the little hare 18. My pigeon house Age 4-5 19. Nix in the water 20. Who''ll come into my wee ring? 21. All in the wind 22. Kling Klang Gloria 23. Then wished our mother May 24. Ha, ha, this-a-way 25. Head and shoulders 26. Bow Belinda Age 5-6 27. Rosy apple, mellow pear 28. I wrote a letter to my love 29. In and out the windows 30. Softly softly 31. Here''s a branch of snowy May 32. Briar Rose-bud 33. See a shepherd maiden 34. How does the farmer 35. I am the music man 36. I travelled over land and sea 37. Punchinello 38. Here is a box 39. Ten little candles 40. Little cherry stone 41. Mix a pancake 42. The tree song 43. The day I went to sea 44. Rolling rolling little bug 45. Ring of gold 46. In the grotto 47. Caterpillar crawl along 48. Criss cross apple sauce 49. Five little bunnies 50. Heel and toe 51. Here is a tree with leaves so green 52. Here we come on our ponies 53. Hunt the cows 54. Jump Jim Joe 55. Let your hands go loudly 56. Lippity lop 57. Little chicks come out to play 58. The moon is round 59. Old Miss Sally 60. Our gallant ship 61. Peas porridge hot 62. Pirate ship 63. Planting cabbages 64. Potato bugs in the garden 65. Rolling down the river 66. Sally go round the sun 67. The sun it rises 68. Swish swoosh swash 69. Gnome''s wee little home 70. Whoops! Johnny! 71.We are the fine musicians CHAPTER 2 AGE 6-7 72. Who''s under the blanket?(Farmer''s seed) 73. Grandma''s slipper 74. Mr Wolf 75. K.I.N.G. 76. Mother may I? 77. Jack be still 78. Circle round the zero Clapping Games 79. A sailor went to sea 80. My mother said 81. Pim pom pay 82. Goose drank wine 83. Chicken Pox Beanbag Games 84. There was a little mouse 85.We move our hands Chasing games Why play chasing games? 86. Orchard Counting out rhymes 87. Eenie meenie mackaraka 88. When I was a little girl 89. Og addle under frog 90. Captain Cook String Games 91. The owl 92. The dragon 93. The necklace 94. The gnomes'' new hats 95. The tent CHAPTER 3 WATER GAMES, SNOW GAMES AND INDOOR/RAINY DAY GAMES Water games Age 3-5 96. The tickle fish 97. The paddle steamer 98. Ring-a-ring-a-roses 99. Kangaroos 100. Cork scramble 101. The stealthy crocodile 102. Beached whale 103.Wagon wheels Age 6-7 104. Torpedoes 105. Tangles 106. Crocodiles on the bank 107. Crocodile cave 108. Canoes 109. Propellers 110. Pontoons Snow games 111. Fox and geese 112. Snowshoe hares 113. Jack Frost/King Winter 114. Helmet,Goggles,Skis and Poles 115. Sled dogs 116. Polar bears and seals 117. Hands-and-knees hockey Indoor/Rainy day games 118. Lazy Jay 119. Catch the signal 120. Coin or stone? 121. Cheerio 122. Rickety bridge 123. Tournament rock paper scissors 124. Scrambled eggs 125. Heads up, 7-up CHAPTER 4 MIXED AGE GAMES Skipping games Running through the rope 126. Come in, come in 127. The teeth of the dragon 128. The rocking boat 129. Highs, lows 130. Fishes, fishes Creating your own rhymes 131.Waves on the sea shore 132. Oh look! The winding brook 133. Down by the pond 134. There was an old woman tossed up in a basket 135. I like coffee, I like tea 136. Teddy bear, teddy bear 137. Johnny over the ocean 138. Keep the kettle boiling 139. Down by the ocean 140. Everybody, everybody 141. Changing bedrooms 142. All in together girls Resources

Review

What a delightful collection! The wide range of games are described so clearly that it's easy to fund something to play with a lucky child or group of children. And then you'll want to play something else, just because it so much fun to play and sing.  Rahima Baldwin Dancy, author, You are Your Childs First Teacher

Long Description

Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 offers a handy guide to playing games with young children. This classic games book offers a standby resource for parents, teachers, forest school educators and play leaders. The games are tried and tested. They draw on worldwide Steiner - Waldorf creative education, where a 'child's work is their play.' Child growth is explored and how this is helped by a rich treasury of action, finger, circle, clapping, beanbag, chasing, water, tumbling, story and singing games. There are both traditional favourites and also new games created to engage with digitally challenging behaviour. Each game is clearly and simply described, with diagrams and drawings for how to play. The games' weaving of rhythms, movement, songs, stories and pictures invites children into worlds of vibrant wonder. These games help children feel at ease in their bodies, build relationships and enjoy playing.

Review Text

Reminds us of the beauty and power of living song and movement. Nourishes children and adults alike as they share the music together. - Joan Almon, Alliance for Childhood What a delightful collection! The wide range of games are described so clearly that it_s easy to fund something to play with a lucky chid or group of children. And then you_ll want to play something else, juts because it so much fun to play and sing. - Rahima Baldwin Dancy, author, You are Your Child_s First Teacher Provides parents, nursery carers, and teachers with a valuable resource of enjoyable games for preparing children for life. - Sally Goddard Blythe, author, The Well-Balanced Child _A child must learn to live within a house of her own making, To tour worlds she has never seen, without her home forsaking. But what bridges realms within, without others have no name? The answer is a shared delight, and is a child_s game._ - Jaimen McMillan, Spacial Dynamics Institute An inspiring and useful gem for anyone who plays and works with young children. - Foreword, Jane Miller EdD, Department of Education, Antioch University, New England , USA

Review Quote

What a delightful collection! The wide range of games are described so clearly that it's easy to fund something to play with a lucky child or group of children. And then you'll want to play something else, just because it so much fun to play and sing. Rahima Baldwin Dancy, author, You are Your Childs First Teacher

Details ISBN1912480263 Language English ISBN-10 1912480263 ISBN-13 9781912480265 Format Paperback Short Title Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 Subtitle 142 Counting, Finger, Beanbag, Circle, Clapping, Skipping, Water, Singing, and Rainy Day Games DEWEY 371.391 Series Waldorf Education UK Release Date 2020-10-30 Imprint Hawthorn Press Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 300 Line drawings, black and white NZ Release Date 2020-10-30 Place of Publication Stroud Author Valerie Baadh Garrett Pages 136 Publisher Hawthorn Press Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-10-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-09-30

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9781912480265
  • Book Title: Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years Games to Play & Sing
  • ISBN: 9781912480265
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play & Sing with Children aged 3 to 7: 142 Counting, Finger, Beanbag, Circle, Clapping, Skipping, Water, Singing, and Rainy Day Games
  • Item Height: 245mm
  • Author: Kim John Payne, Cory Waletzko, Valerie Baadh Garrett
  • Publisher: Hawthorn Press
  • Item Width: 190mm
  • Subject: Education, Teaching
  • Item Weight: 345g
  • Number of Pages: 136 Pages

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