Quick Look
- A helpful collection of amusing texts and prompts for Steiner Waldorf Teachers using recitation in their lessons, tailored by Class level
- The exercises help to improve pupils' memories, encourages them to develop a love for literature and increases their confidence when speaking
- Suitable for use for with pupils in Classes 1 to 4 (6-10 years)
A ready resource of poems and tongue twisters for Waldorf teachers sharing recitation exercises with pupils in Classes 1 to 4 (6-10 years).
Description
Recitation plays an essential role in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum. Experienced Waldorf teacher Roberto Trostli explains how class recitation of verses, poems and stories can help to build students' memory capacity, their love of literature and their confidence when speaking aloud.
This volume for Classes 1 to 4 (6-10 years) includes poems and fun tongue twisters for Steiner-Waldorf teachers to use with their pupils. Many of the poems are relevant to the curriculum of each Class and all are tailored for the age level offering teachers an invaluable treasure trove of ideas and suggestions to enhance their lessons.
Author
Roberto Trostli studied at Columbia and Cambridge Universities and was a class teacher for ten years at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City. He worked for 18 years, in Hadley, MA, taking a class from grades 1-8 and then founded and taught at the Hartsbrook High School. Since 2009, Roberto has been a class teacher at Richmond Waldorf School in Virginia, USA.
