Raising Playful Tots show 36: Waldorf Education with Janni Nicol

by on September 2, 2010
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Listen today as Janni Nicol, a consultant specialising in Steiner Waldorf, Core tutor at the University of Plymouth, and author of Creative play for your toddler Steiner Waldorf Expertise and toy projects 2-4 talks about Steiner- Waldorf education. This is a play concept that is becoming more popular. This is the second part of her interview as she continues to gives activity ideas and information about how important this style of play concept impacts our 21st Century children in this 29 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

Introduction to Janni Nicol, tutor, consultant and International author of Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 – 4s

02:15 What happens in a Steiner Kindergarten?

Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to Your Early Years Practice (Bringing… to Your Early Years Practice)

04:30 Explaining the 3Rs-

09:55 The family approach to Waldorf education

10-:43 Storytelling and puppetry using the Waldorf/ Steiner approach.

16:25 Recommendations for Waldorf education

You Are Your Child’s First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six (Early Years)

 

www.waldorfearlychildhood.org |www.allianceforchildhood.org | www.allianceforchildhood.org.uk | www.steinerwaldorf.org

19:01 What type of family is suitable for the Waldorf/Steiner approach?

21:37 Janni Nichols books:

Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 Years – 4 Years |Celebrating Christmas Together: Nativity and Three Kings Plays with Stories and Songs (Festivals)
|Free to Learn: Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education (Early Years Series)

24:15 Kari of Active kids club

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Raising Playful Tots show 30: Steiner Waldorf play with Janni Nicol

by on June 23, 2010
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Janni Nicol Consultant specialising in Steiner Waldorf, Core tutor at the University of Plymouth , and author of Creative play for your toddler Steiner Waldorf Expertise and toy projects 2-4 talks about Steiner- Waldorf play a play concept that is becoming more popular. She gives background on the movement, activity ideas and information about how important this style of play concept impacts our 21st Century children in this 29 minute podcast.

You can download the MP3 file for this podcast directly by clicking here, you can subscribe through iTunes.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:35 Moving with kids. How do you do with play inmind? Pizza bites

03:00 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998

04:16 Last week  Talking Tots. This week Janni Nicol.

05:15 Introduction to Janni Nicol, tutor, consultant and International author of Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 – 4s

05:45: How would you recognise Steiner Waldorf play? What is it?

08:35 What type of play activities and toys would you expect to see in a Steiner home for your baby?

11:15 Examples of games you would play with your child

11:50 Treasure basket play: Learn how to set up your own

14:00 When do you start formal schooling?

14:30 Different play at different ages.It is important how children play with each other at different ages. Very different when child and adult plays together and child to child plays.

17:25 Imitation is important. Adults need to be worthy of imitation.

18:48 Whatever you do. Do it properly. Start and all the way to the end to see it completed and accurately.

20:39 Collecting the materials with your child and making it together is part of the fun of play in the Steiner-Waldorf approach

22:00 Educational toys have a very different effect on children.

22:31 Judy Johnston: Tessy and Tab

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