The Developing Child: The First Seven Years - The Gateways Series - Volume Three

Volumes 1–9 of this foundational series cover topics in Waldorf early childhood education from welcoming the very young child to the classroom to the educator’s spiritual practice to contemporary challenges.

Contents include: The Laws of Childhood • Child Development from Conception to Birth • Embryology • Making Sense of Uprightness • The Wonder of Acquiring Speech • Movement, Gesture and Language • Supporting Development of the Hand • The Vital Role of Play in Childhood • Kindergarten Readiness • The Birth of the Etheric: Transformation of Growth Forces into Thinking Forces • First Grade Readiness

136 pages, perfect bound.