How to nurture young children's well-being and learning to reverse the erosion of childhood? Children's lives have been speeded up by commercialisation, 'adultification', and the government's 'nappy curriculum' which 'schoolifies' them and pushes quasi-formal learning too soon. Now, in twenty-three hard-hitting chapters, leading educators, ......
Philosophies and Archetypal Worldviews for understanding Human Consciousness
In his book, Twelve Ways of Seeing the World, Mario Betti strives to make sense of the world through different lenses framed as twelve archetypes; Phenomonalism, Sensualism, Materialism, Mathematism, Rationalism, Idealism, Psychism, Pneumatism, Monadism, Dynamism, Realism and Humanus. Betti draws on the research of ......
142 Counting, Finger, Beanbag, Circle, Clapping, Skipping, Water, Singing, and Rainy Day Games
Waldorf Games Handbook for the Early Years - Games to Play and Sing with Children aged 3 to 7 offers a handy guide to playing games with young children.
Farmer Pettson sat doing the crossword, with Findus the cat on his knee. Tell me about when I disappeared, said Findus. You haven't disappeared, said Pettson. You're sitting right here. Yes, but'when I was little. Oh then ... But you've heard the story so often before. But tell it to me anyway! So here is the story of ......
This book is a response to the author's young son once asking, 'Where on earth is heaven?' For Jonathan Stedall, what lies behind this question has motivated his long career as a distinguished documentary director. He has worked with some of the most original and thoughtful minds of our time. His films about Tolstoy, Gandhi, Jung, the educational ......
Woodland Crafting guides the reader on making things with wood, in the woods with a series of beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. It provides the basic knowledge and skills to complete a range of both simple and more advanced craft projects, from functional structures to creative outdoor play forms. You’ll learn to choose and work your wood ......
53 Traditional Stories for Children aged 4-6 years
Young children are natural storytellers. They love both listening to parents telling stories and telling stories themselves. These 53 World Tales for Family Storytelling can be shared at bedtime, on journeys, at parties or around the campfire.
44 Traditional Stories for Children aged 6-8 years
I wish you and your children much enjoyment from this splendid collection. May the stories grow wings in your mind and spread joy on the trill of your tongue!
51 Traditional Stories for Children aged 8-11 years
These wonderful world tales are all selected from the highly acclaimed 147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell, a reference book used by teachers around the globe. In this collection for home use, we focus on tales for children aged 8-11. The stories may be read, told and retold and then explored within the family. They offer ......
