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Everything
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Articles |
Vital
Role of Play in Childhood - PDF file |
The Vital Role of Play
in Childhood |
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Creating
More Nurturing Environments for Children by Pam Leo
--Jan
Hunt, M.Sc
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Given a choice,
young children will usually choose to be in a natural environment.
Wonderful article
for all parents to read.
Visit their website at www.naturalchild.org
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Rich selection of Resources on the importance of Play |
Playing for
Keeps promotes the necessity of play and advocates that communities
and families make play a daily habit |
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Compassionate
Connection
Attachment Parenting and Non-Violent Communication
by Inbal Kashtan
--Jan Hunt, M.Sc |
Nonviolent
Communication (NVC), sometimes referred to as Compassionate Communication,
offers a powerful approach for extending the values of attachment
parenting beyond infancy.
Visit their website
at www.naturalchild.org
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The
Alliance for Childhood Publications |
Avocates for Healthy
Play - Articles on why play is essential |
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Link
to Connie Gellers Book List
(PDF File) |
National Spinning &
Weaving Week list of CHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS WITH WEAVING, SPINNING,
KNITTING AND FIBER ART THEMES. |
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Link to an excellent
3 part article
plus link to Child's Play Internet resources : |
1. Development
experts say children suffer due to lack of unstructured fun
2. Creative
play makes better problem-solvers
3. Experts
call unstructured play essential to children's growth
4. Child's
Play Internet resources
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Montessori |
Montessori
Method |
The Philosophy
& Practice for children from birth to age twelve, in the home and
school. |
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Montessori
Online |
The website of the
Montessori Foundation and the International Montessori Council |
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The
Web of Life Game (a pdf file from
teach organic)
Web
of Life Cards (pdf file from Harvard)
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We all weave a web of
life each day, in our work and in our play. |
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"How
to Raise an Amazing Child" --(click here to preview a sample
of book ) |
This is an excellant
book for any parent.
I highly recommend
it!! |
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| Waldorf |
The
Waldorf Shop |
For
those who believe in a Gentler World |
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Offering
Information, Support, and Inspiration to a global Waldorf Community
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Waldorf
in the Home |
Waldorf in the Home is
for Waldorf parents, home schooling families and anyone interested
in the LifeWays approach to parenting and childcare. |
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Waldorf
Home Schoolers
(a reference page from Waldorf in the Home) |
It's not just about home
schooling... it's about family life, parenting, diet and wellness,
working, responsible shopping and so much more! |
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Waldorf
Cookbook by Kelly Sundstrom |
The Waldorf
Cookbook is a collection of recipes that are cherished in the Waldorf
tradition, and hand selected by Waldorf Schools around the globe.
I bought a copy for myself and love it!
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A Child's
Seasonal Treasury by Betty Jones |
A beautiful collection
of poems, songs, finger games, crafts, and recipes.
Soon to be rereleased by the author.
She is currently in Hawaii and putting the final touch on the revised
edition which will be much more of her own writing and illustrations,
more recipes and hands-on activities.
It is nature-based within the seasons and elemental beings bringing
joy in learning the "3 R's" for the young child: RHYTHM,
RHYME & ROMP! read
more... |
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Schooling
for multiple intelligences, the Reggio Emilia approach calls for
the integration of the graphic arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic,
and social development. |
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Download
Folkmanis catalogs, funpage, booklist for puppet interaction (This
list is a pdf file) |
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Click
on the images see some tips on puppeteering the featured puppets. |
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Folkmanis®Puppet
Book list |
List of
recommended reading with books who's characters have Folkmanis counterparts.
(This is a pdf file) |
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Videos to
aid with ideas if you'd like to perform your own puppet shows. |
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Folkmanis®Puppet
Plays |
Folkmanis® Games &
Puppet Shows
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Folkmanis®Puppet
Resources |
Many links to resources
sites for puppetry |
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Writing
your own puppet script |
Legends and Lore - Basics for script writing |
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More
Puppet Resources |
Copyright-free
puppet script database |
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5
basic techniques of puppetry |
Puppetry can be fun and rewarding. These
5 Basic techniques will bring aid your child in their enjoyment of
the art. |
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Puppetry |
A nice PDF file
on puppetry, what it is, how to do it and how to make them. |
| Home
Schooling |
The
Link Homeschooling Magazine |
Since 1995 The
Link has been providing information and articles chock full of support
and help for home school parents and well as being a source of curriculum
material. |
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The
Old Home Schoolhouse |
A wealth of information
for anyone interested in home schooling. |
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Oak
Meadow |
Oak Meadow publishes
homeschool curriculum materials and has an accredited distance education
school. For over 30 years, Oak Meadow has created independent learning
materials for families around the world. |
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Home
Educators Resouce Directory |
Our Purpose is to provide
a comprehensive listing of Homeschool resources for the Home Educator. |
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Inspire
a Child |
This is my blog
where I journal my personal journey homeschooling my grandson.
It is not always current especially during the summer, but it has
links and information that you may find useful. |
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The
Perfect Homeschool Curriculum |
Wealth
of Home School Information |
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Guide
to Homeschooling |
This page covers a lot
of questions about homeschooling. The whys, hows, when and wheres. |
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