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Circle and Movement Games Tag

Living Arts Weekly:  Illuminating

Living Arts Weekly: Illuminating

January 6, 2019 Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.   – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy Three Kings’ Day!  Today, we have a special guest post by Eileen Foley from Little Acorn Learning: Eileen writes: “The Epiphany celebrated on January 6th …

On January 5, 2019 January 13, 2019

Living Arts Weekly SPECIAL EDITION: Sharifa’s Early Winter Stories

December 24, 2018 This month we have enjoyed three early winter stories from Sharia Oppenheimer.  In today’s special blog post, we have included all three stories for you, PLUS the final story in the series, Sharifa’s Christmas Story.   Sharifa writes:  Just before Christmas, I like to tell these winter stories.  They are stories of …

On December 23, 2018 December 18, 2018 2 Comments
Living Arts Weekly: Turning

Living Arts Weekly: Turning

September 16, 2018 The goldenrod is yellow, The corn is turning brown, The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down  – Helen Hunt Jackson As summer turns to autumn, the fall fruits are ready to be picked. Apples, pears peaches and plums fill our bushel baskets and our bellies. My mother-in-law and I …

On September 15, 2018 September 14, 2018
Living Arts Weekly: Changing

Living Arts Weekly: Changing

August 26, 2018 The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.    -Socrates This back-to-school time brings us face to face with change. Parents line up their children for the ceremonial back to school photo and marvel at how much they’ve grown …

On August 25, 2018 August 23, 2018 2 Comments
Living Arts Weekly: Breezing

Living Arts Weekly: Breezing

July 21, 2018 Air is the voice sounding from the depths of matter, the word made flesh. – Scott Russell Sanders, Writing from the Center   A cool breeze on a hot day, or a mighty gale that knocks us off our center, the element of air blows where it will. It also lives within …

On July 20, 2018 August 6, 2018

Transforming Circle Time for Mixed-Age Groups By Rahima Baldwin Dancy

Transforming Circle Time for Mixed-Age Groups By Rahima Baldwin Dancy I have found that the “typical kindergarten circle” learned in Waldorf early childhood training needs to be simplified and changed in different ways for a preschool group of two- and three-year-olds or for a mixed-age group of children. At Rainbow Bridge we had a mixed-age …

On June 22, 2015
The Play’s the Thing: “Spontaneous Theater” with Mixed Ages By Faith Collins

The Play’s the Thing: “Spontaneous Theater” with Mixed Ages By Faith Collins

The Play’s the Thing: “Spontaneous Theater” with Mixed Ages By Faith Collins What can we do to promote imaginative play in young children?  How can we encourage and facilitate children playing together in ways that everyone enjoys?  How do we help integrate the play of mixed-age groups?  How can we increase our enjoyment of spending …

On June 22, 2015
Thoughts About Circle Time By Sharifa Oppenheimer

Thoughts About Circle Time By Sharifa Oppenheimer

Thoughts about Circle Time with Older Children by Sharifa Oppenheimer Sharifa shares from her extensive work with kinder-garten-aged children: Circle Time has always been one of my favorite times of the day.  What I love is that Circle Time incorporates many of the elements we strive to bring to young children throughout the day, all …

On June 22, 2015
Autumn Story Poem (with Finger Puppets!)

Autumn Story Poem (with Finger Puppets!)

Here is a little autumn story poem for autumn harvest days.  I make apple finger puppets to help make this visual.  Just draw a small fingertip size apple – cut 2 out with red felt, add a brown stem and green leaf…easy!  Sew around it, leaving room for your finger at the bottom.  This one …

On September 21, 2012

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