Work and Play in Early Childhood

Author: Freya Jaffke and Christian von Arnim

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Shows how rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are the pillars on which early learning is based in kindergarten.

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Shows how rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are the pillars on which early learning is based in kindergarten.

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Rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke applies these simple principles in practical and sensible ways. She describes children's play in a Steiner-Waldorf Kindergarten setting, and provides well-tried advice on this important stage of development, where young children imitate the work of adults. This book includes sections on Planning the day; Festivals; Rhythms; Materials; Educating the Will; Imagination; Spontaneous and Planned Play; Example and imitation of adults; Stages of development; From crawling to contrariness; Work and play; Craft and handicraft; Creating a protective environment; Hyperactive and inactive children.

Critic Reviews

“'The book would probably be quite useful to somebody considering a Steiner education as an alternative to a conventional school, as it gives a good description of what goes on in their kindergartens.'- Hilary Woolf, Education Otherwise”

'The book would probably be quite useful to somebody considering a Steiner education as an alternative to a conventional school, as it gives a good description of what goes on in their kindergartens.'
-- Hilary Woolf, Education Otherwise, December 2003

About the Author

Freja Jaffke was born in 1937. She worked at Reutlingen kindergarten in Germany for many years and now lectures throughout the world in teacher training colleges. She is the author of fourteen books and has sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide.

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Rhythm and repetition together with example and imitation are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke's books on early childhood have sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide. She is a kindergarten teacher at a Waldorf (Steiner) School in Germany, and lectures widely.