Practical Waldorf at Home: Kindergarten with your Three to Six Year Old by Donna Simmons Practical inspiration for kindergarten at home. 100 pages, 8½"x11", spiral bound - $29

Not a full curriculum, this book was written to enable parents to create child-inclusive and nurturing family rhythms as the basis of their child's kindergarten experience at home. The book is full of practical advice, ranging from questions of how to work with several children at once to choosing appropriate stories. Sample schedules, songs, stories, craft ideas, a discussion of discipline and much more is included. This is the second in our Practical Waldorf at Home series, following the very popular Drawing with Your Four to Eleven Year Old.

Even if your children are past kindergarten age, you still may very well find this book a useful guide to creating a nurturing homelife with children.

Early Years Waldorf educator Sarah Baldwin, M.S.Ed., author of Nurturing Children and Families: One Model of a Waldorf Parent/Child Program, has this to say about our book:

An excellent resource not only for those homeschooling three- to six-year-olds, but also for those with younger children, and for Waldorf early childhood educators as well. Donna offers a wealth of practical ideas for working with preschool-aged children in a style that is warm, conversational and humorous, while also displaying a deep understanding of anthroposophy and the foundations of Waldorf education...

...This book is different from other resources for Waldorf homeschoolers because Donna actually has experience homeschooling her two sons using Waldorf methods. She knows what it's like to juggle working with one's children while trying to get the laundry done, dishes washed, and meals on the table -- not to mention helping to take care of her family's small farm. She stresses that the Waldorf kindergarten experience should be about learning through the activities of real life. This book offers much inspiration and wisdom, with a map for how to get it all done. Highly recommended!

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Click here to see and hear songs and nursery rhymes from the book, plus color versions of pictures in the book and photos of kindergarten crafts, drawings and paintings.

"I have begun to read the kinder book. It is so supportive and nurturing, so chock full of easy, wonderful ideas. I wholly appreciate being guided into home schooling and Waldorf through your ideas and writing.

"Thank you again and again"    DH