This book represents a collaboration which gathers together statements Rudolf Steiner said or wrote about adolescence. The material speaks not only about adolescence but also about the seven to fourteen year phase leading up to adolescence. The term adolescent is a relatively new word in the English language. It first appeared in print in England in 1481 when Mark of Erecham wrote of a certain adolescent young man. It identified the time of life between childhood and adulthood. We observe this period of life as a time of excess and exaggeration and also as a time of intense loneliness. Rudolf Steiner referred to the onset of adolescence as a gentle sprinkling of pain that never goes away. During this age boys are often brassy in a group, but when alone they turn inward, exploring their inner fantasies, and often seem to live in a dark cave of emotions they cannot explain. Girls, on the other hand can be noisy, brash, sassy, flirtatious, and moody, and they can exhibit a tremendous emotional vitality. Adolescence storms in with major body changes induced by hormones. It is not surprising that this age, of all developmental periods of life, requires the most empathy from teachers and parents, It is hoped that this book will kindle those feelings of empathy

Observations on Adolescence: The Third Phase of Human Development

Education & Teaching

Rudolf, Steiner

Schools & Teaching

AWSNA Publications

At this particular time in human evolution we are called upon to pay particular attention to social interaction. Drawing from Rudolf Steiner's insights on the renewal of social life, the author thoroughly explores the foundation, problems, and remedies that are so vitally needed today. Included are many gems that can be used in Waldorf school community settings or any place where individuals wish to serve a higher social purpose. Introduction by Christopher Schaefer. Waldorf Publications 302 pages6 x 9 inches

The Mysteries of Social Encounters: The Anthropsophical Social Impulse

Dieter Brull

Fee Fi Fo Fum! is part of a five-book series that include more than 125 multicultural stories and poems to complement the pedagogical intentions of the language arts curriculum. The language is progressively controlled and increasingly rich in sight and phonetic vocabulary development from story to story and from book to book. Sentence structures also progress from story to story. The stories are designed for forty-five minute periods, including instruction and discussion time. Grade two stories recapitulate the previous year’s language arts curriculum. The series provides more than enough stories for a full year’s worth of reading classes.

Fee Fi Fo Fum!: A Waldorf Reader for Late Second Grade

Arthur M Pittis

This book contains two wonderful stories from master storyteller Jakob Streit.'The Star Rider' is a retelling of an ancient Celtic legend. It tells of a young man who is destined, by the position of the stars at his birth, to have a terrible thing happen to him. It's a story of destiny, acceptance, integrity and injustice, with a heart-warming ending. 'Anna McLoon' is a Celtic story from modern times. It demonstrates the rhythms of the world, through the story of Ireland's last travelling storyteller, and addresses issues of life and death.This book is suitable for Year 6 (age 12) and older, in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum.

The Star Rider and Anna McLoon: Two Tales from Ireland

Streit, Jakob

Hellas: Memory, Reflection, Expectation: Ancient Greek Culture in a New Perspective

Active Arithmetic!: Movement and Mathematics Teaching in the Lower Grades of a Waldorf School

Anderson, Henning

This is a rich resource book for Steiner-Waldorf teachers which offers a comprehensive set of ideas for teaching phenomenological physics.Based on Sonner's decades of creative teaching experience, the book includes:-- clear descriptions of over 100 experiments, supported by notes on child development and Steiner's indications;-- illustrations appropriate for main-lesson books;-- biographies of noteworthy physicists, ready for re-telling to a class;-- teacher's notes on particular things to watch for or do, and important safety precautions, to ensure experiments are safe and successful;-- equipment listsThe book is spiral-bound so it can be laid flat open during experiments, and is presented in full colour for extra clarity.Class teachers will find this to be an invaluable reference and curriculum guide for Classes 6, 7 and 8.

Physics for Waldorf Middle Schools: Grades Six, Seven and Eight: A Compendium of Phenomenological Experiments

Sonner, Robert

This is an early reader with exquisite content and illustrations (not too many so as to allow a child's imagination to soar)! Rich stories, beautiful verses and happy songs fill these award-winning pages to delight any child, parent or teacher. An elegant collection for children in classes 1 to 3 in Waldorf schools is presented here in a completely new edition. Based on Caroline von Heydebrand's reader for the first Stuttgart Waldorf school, Der Sonne Licht, the book brings together traditional stories from around the world, songs in the "mood of the fifth" perfect for the young, and poems which bring the full glory of the English language. It's no wonder Moms' Choice Awards gave this book it highest prize! You will, too.

The Sun with Loving Light

Stephen Bloomquist

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