WECAN Press

Please, Can We Play Games? offers the author’s forty years of creating, collecting, and playing traditional and original verses, songs, and games for early childhood circle time or home play.

from birth through age seven

Identifies and explores the seven physiological life processes and how they relate to the healthy development of children.

A collection of key lectures from WECAN conferences 2014-2016 on how to help young children develop and how to support their caregivers.

WECAN Press Beginning Well: Empathy from the Very Beginning

A Spanish translation of selections from several volumes of Gesture Games by Wilma Ellersiek.

A carefully selected compilation of Rudolf Steiner's words about the time around the change of teeth and the entrance into school.

Author: Estelle Bryer Plays with photographs, descriptions and performance notes, based on the famous Rainbow Puppet Theatre at the Constantia Waldorf School in Cape Town, South Africa.

Author: Gun Lee Blue

Transitions in Childhood from Birth to 14 Years

Verses and writings by Rudolf Steiner for the inner work of the teacher, through the day, through the year, through life. This volume contains many essential verses, meditations, and exercises for inner development.

A wonderful insight into a unique approach to understanding the development of individual children, illustrated with over 50 drawings.

Originally entitled "Spiritual Gifts for the Educator,"

The Life Work of Helmut von K‚îú‚ïùlgelgen

This collection of articles, stories, songs, circles, and puppet plays provides thoughtful reflections on the cycle of the year and on the nature of each season, along with many practical ideas and materials to bring into the classroom.

A delightful collection of stories from the members and friends of WECAN.

A comprehensive guide to mentoring, a process of mutual learning between early childhood teachers.

A clear and succinct summary of the anthroposophical view of child development from birth to three.

A collection of fundamental articles covering the stages of development from birth to seven, the special period of infancy and the first years of life, the development of consciousness through play and imitation, and readiness for kindergarten and school.

A second volume of Wilma Ellersiek's wonderful seasonal gesture games, fingerplays, and songs in the mood of the fifth.

This book is a rich compilation of verses, finger games, stories and plays for puppets and marionettes, collected by a longtime teacher at the Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten in Vienna, Austria.

This comprehensive guide is packed with information and ideas about working with children who are going through the change of dentition. It is essential reading for educators, parents, therapists, and all who need insight into this tumultuous time, someti

Social Games for Young Children

Movement Journeys and Circle Adventures is filled with songs and movementactivities for young children geared towardsdevelopment of healthy senses.