WECAN is delighted to be able to present one of Freya Jaffke’s wonderful German-language resources in English for the first time. With games for indoors and outdoors, building skills and dexterity as well as for the pure joy of play, this small but rich collection will soon be an essential part of every early childhood educator’s toolkit.
Describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years.
Activities with colorful, unspun sheep's wool offer a wide range of creative possibilities that will stimulate the creative imaginations of children and adults alike. Dagmar Schmidt and Freya Jaffke combine their craft and teaching talents and experience to show how to create beautiful figures and animals using a variety of techniques. Also see Angelika Wolk-Gerche's sequel, More Magic Wool!
"Rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke applies these simple principles in ways that are refreshingly sensible and practical." "The author describes children's play in kindergarten and provides well-tried advice on this important stage of development at which young children love to imitate the work of adults."--Jacket