Literature referenced in the third grade video guides, and material sources:

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• The Kingdom of Childhood by Rudolf Steiner

• The Study of the Human Being by Rudolf Steiner

• Practical Advice to Teachers by Rudolf Steiner

• Balance in Teaching by Rudolf Steiner

• The Essentials of Education or The Roots of Education by Rudolf Steiner

• Genesis by Emil Bock

• And There Was Light by Jakob Streit

• We Will Build a Temple by Jakob Streit

• Journey To the Promised Land by Jakob Streit

• When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw & Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

• Festivals, Family, and Food by Diana Carey and Judy Large

• Sing Through the Day, compiled and edited by the Society of Brothers

• Sing Through the Seasons, compiled and edited by the Society of Brothers

• Journey Through Time Through Verse and Rhyme by Heather Thomas

• The Waldorf Book of Poetry, edited by David Kennedy

• The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly by Reg Down

• The Lost Lagoon by Reg Down

• The Festival of Stones by Reg Down

• Big-Stamp Two-Toes/The Barefoot Giant by Reg Down

• The Magic Knot by Reg Down

• Pelle’s New Suit by Elsa Beskow (many of her books are perfect for the third graders to read independently)

• The Mitten by Jan Brett

• The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods From Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker

 

Heifer International has many books about children living all over the world.

The International Literacy Association is a good resource for books.   

 

Materials:

Natural silk cocoons, silk materials and dyes can be

purchased from Aurora Silk.

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