Celebrating Festivals with Children
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Freya Jaffke (Author) Matthew Barton (Contributor)
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In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the year: Easter, Whitsun, St John's, starting school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and carnival.
Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals with children at home and in kindergarten in a meaningful way. Every festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults, before considering preparations with children, followed by the actual organisation of the festival -- with games, craft activities and decorations, stories, songs, poems and the seasonal nature table.
About the Author
Freya Jaffke (1937 2021) was an experienced Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten teacher who lived in Germany. She travelled throughout the world to give courses on Waldorf early childhood education. Her books on early childhood have sold over quarter of a million copies worldwide and include, Celebrating Festivals with Children and Work and Play in Early Childhood.
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- Contributor: Freya Jaffke
- Imprint: Floris Books
- ISBN13: 9780863158322
- Number of Pages: 152
- Packaged Dimensions: 138x216mm
- Packaged Weight: 198
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Floris Books
- Release Date: 2011-08-25
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Freya Jaffke (1937 2021) was an experienced Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten teacher who lived in Germany. She travelled throughout the world to give courses on Waldorf early childhood education. Her books on early childhood have sold over quarter of a million copies worldwide and include, Celebrating Festivals with Children and Work and Play in Early Childhood.
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