As we’re at the start of a new school year, music teachers, class teachers in Steiner schools, and parents keen to help their children learn music, may be interested to know that I have recently had some of my out-of-print books re-run.

1. SONGS OF THE TREE OF LIFE vol. 1: 20 copies are now available, for $25 each. Sound files are also available.
NB Teachers of classes 1 and 2 who are using or aim to use diatonic descant recorders rather than pentatonic recorders, are welcome to email me for versions of these songs in keys more suitable to the diatonic descant recorder.

2. MUSICIANSHIP MAGIC: 10 copies are left, for $20. This is helpful for older beginners (ie children in classes 4 and above who have missed out on the class 3 introduction to music notation…)

3. PLAY ON!: My fulsome curriculum for teaching the recorder, covering pentatonic, diatonic descant and treble, for all levels, is now available via the on-demand publisher Lulu for $60

4. MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE: is a small handbook for parents-$10.

5. SONGS OF THE TREE OF LIFE vol. 2 – this is not reprinted, but a scanned version is available for $15.

Payment details are on my website: judithclingan.net.au

Class 3 Curriculum Resource: Hebrew Songs and Dances

Selected and Annotated by Diane Tatum

Hebrew Songs and Dances is a valuable resource for Class 3 teachers looking for practical and inspiring material for morning circle.

The resource highlights the deep inter-relationships between the developmental stage of Class 3 children, the cultural content of the curriculum and the significance of age-appropriate musical and movement skills.

The dances of the Hebrew folk tradition, with their lively crossover patterns, timing and teamwork, bring a much longed-for sense of strength and empowerment to the early end of the ‘Nine-Year Change’. The evocative melodies of Hebrew songs provide a stirring accompaniment to morning circle work during the Old Testament main lessons, and can be practiced throughout the year.

The Hebrew Songs and Dances resource includes:

1. A manual with sheet music, summaries of the dance steps and cues for teaching. The songs are a well-rounded mixture of:

• Traditional Hebrew rounds suited to learning part-singing in Class 3.
• Hebrew songs with original English renderings.
• Original lyrics purpose-written for specific scenes in class plays, based on traditional Hebrew melodies.
• Songs originally composed in English from traditional sources or by other songwriters, which support aspects of the Old Testament Main Lesson and lend themselves to class plays and morning circle work.

2. A DVD/USB with instructional videos for teaching 7 dances.
3. An audio CD/USB with 35 tracks – great for listening to in the car!
4. A page of introduction to the Hebrew Alphabet
5. The First Day of Creation from Genesis, printed in English and Hebrew, including a Hebrew pronunciation guide.
6. BONUS TRACK: Audio recording of the First Day of Creation in Hebrew.

To order Hebrew Songs and Dances, please contact diane.tatum@optusnet.com.au.

The cost of this resource, including updates, is $100, postage paid.

2019 ATSI Resources

A collection of early phonetic readers is available from Jalmar Press.  

For information about the readers, and details on how to order, please see the attached information. 

Order from:

Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf High School Education Perspectives.

Inspiring articles on teaching science, arts, technology, literature plus guidance for teachers about the development of adolescents by Peter Glasby, Heinz Zimmermann, John Allison, Hans van Florenstein Mulder, Florian Osswald, Sue Simpson, Van James David Garb and other authors who have had many years experience teaching and guiding teenagers.

Contact: Rudolf Steiner Bookshop NSW retail price A$29.95 plus p/p

Two ‘must have’ books for all Waldorf/Steiner High Schools!

Dr Manfred von Mackensen is a master of pedagogy.  These books will be of special interest to all high school chemistry teachers who want to understand the adolescent and how to engage them in their subject.  But wider than that, they show how a subject is developed in a way that connects with the world today and integrates different aspects such as the modern economy, technological processes, the environment and more.

Class 9 Chemistry Various themes are covered, such as the nature and production of petroleum, alcohol, home medicines, anaesthetics, vinegar and fragrances.

An essay on ‘Recognising what is human in Education: The structure of the school day, styles of teaching, ideals of Education’ by Peter Glasby is included.

108 pp      $30

Class 10 Chemistry

Balance and polarity, fundamental “latent questions” that lie deep in the soul of the young person are here given some answer through the exploration of these three substances.  Once again the relationships and connections to the world around us are the framework for the chemical reactions and investigation of the nature of these substances.

These books are published by the Pedagogical Section in Australia. 

93pp      $30

To order, please contact:

Sydney Rudolf Steiner Bookshop – 02 9264 5169

https://www.rudolfsteinerbookcentre.com.au

E: jonathan@teachthechildrenwell.com.au P: (w) +61 7 5471 1752 P: (mob) +61 404 103 662 W: http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com.au

Based on teaching practices in Waldorf schools

The series Mathematics for the High School was specifically designed with math teachers in mind. Not only are the books a useful resource for gaining familiarity with teaching approaches used in a Waldorf school, but they are also a source of inspiration – offering fresh perspectives and new insights — for courses that have perhaps been taught many times

This book contains experienced teachers’ suggestions for lesson blocks covering topics taught in the 11th grade in the Waldorf curriculum. Themes include:
– Analytical Geometry
– Projective Geometry
– Spherical Geometry
– Sequences and Limits
The emphasis is on projective geometry, since this topic is not very familiar to most teachers.

The material is not only described theoretically, but includes many examples, exercises and “hands-on” hints for the lesson. Some information about the historical background of the major themes rounds out many of the contributions.

Editor: Robert Neumann
Authors: Peter Baum, Karl-F. Georg, Uwe Hansen, Markus Hünig, Klaus Labudde, Rolf Rosbigalle, Stephan Sigler
pdf-file with 288 pages
1. edition 2011

To order PDF and more information see http://www.lehrerseminar-forschung.de/lehrmittel_buecher/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=184

Neil Carter, well known NZ Steiner educator, received a sabbatical leave grant from the NZ Ministry of Education to produce a Southern Hemisphere Astronomy teaching resource for teachers of class 3 to 8 (9 to 14 year olds).

The accuracy of this resource has been checked by several experts, including two astrophysicists, as well as the education and public programmes manager at Carter’s Observatory in Wellington, NZ.

You can order by contacting Neil Carter at cncarter48@gmail.com

Under the Stars is a profound and practical anthology of well researched articles on the principles and methods of Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education. The purpose is to help early years educators deepen their insights into Steiner’s inspiring, holistic understanding of children. Rather than recipes, here are the author’s thought provoking insights and principles derived from lifelong work as kindergarten educator. These insights will free up educators to transform their observation of children, their practice and their self development.

Pbk 240pp 9781907359163 A$42.95 NZ$58.95 2012.07 Hawthorn Press 

order online at www.footprint.com.au   

This 100-page manual is a valuable resource for Class Teachers looking for practical and inspiring material for morning circle.

Background chapters include:

• Healing the Ninth Year Crisis through Norse Myths
• How to Write your own Alliterative Verses
• Pedagogical Imagination in process
• Multiple Intelligence Theory and Eurythmy

The main body of the manual outlines a series of exercises for ‘Vikings-in-Training’, designed to facilitate an optimally healthy incarnation process for the 9th Year and beyond. A DVD features 12 video clips of children working through the sequence.

An audio CD includes songs and verses, including 6 verses of the Volospa in Old Icelandic.

To order Vikings, Gods and Giants, please contact diane.tatum@optusnet.com.au

The cost of Vikings, Gods and Giants is $100, postage paid.