Rhythms of the Week
ISBN 9780863157929
Regular price $22.50 Sale price $20.50 Save 9%And Other Explorations of Time
by Wolfgang Held; Translated by Matthew Barton
The week has a remarkable rhythm that does not fit exactly with either the month or the year. Yet most of humanity keeps faith with this sevenfold rhythm. Why did the seven-day week triumph over the many other ways that existed of subdividing the month in ancient times? The answer, as Wolfgang Held shows, is rooted in the human being. Just as activity and passivity alternate during the course of a day, the human soul resonates from day to day in seven differing moods. Deepening our understanding of the characteristic weekly rhythm can give us strength and inspiration for the way we live our lives.
Why is the present always also informed by the future? When are we best able to discover new questions? Why do we grow a little weary every four hours? How long can we concentrate for? Why does it make a difference whether we think about something in the evening or the morning? Wolfgang Held introduces us to the diverse rhythms at work in our lives: from tiny seconds to the great cosmic divisions of the Platonic year. Just as we have learned to orient ourselves in space, so we can develop our potential through a conscious relationship with time.
This practical and inspirational book contains discussions from two separate German editions, Der siebenfache Flügelschlag der Seele (The Soul's Sevenfold Wingbeat) and Vier Minuten Sternenzeit (Four Minutes of Star Time), offering us fascinating insights into how we can live in harmony with time.
Paperback, 104 pages. 198 x 130 mm.
Floris Books, 2011.
*** Please note sale price as the book had a printing error where the pages in the Table of Contents are all '00'.
'Apart from the rhythm of the day, there is also the rhythm of the heart and the cycle of the seasons - this book can help us get back in touch with these rhythms.'
-- Scientific and Medical Network Review, Spring 2011
'Rhythms of the Week may help you to make the most of your day whether in productiveness at a workplace or in relation to your soul life… For such a small book it contains a wealth of information without being dense. A profound and pleasant read.'
-- Perspectives
Wolfgang Held was born in Germany in 1964. He worked for many years in the Mathematics and Astronomy section of the Goetheanum, where he now runs the publicity department. He is the editor of the Sternkalender (Star Calendar) and the author of many articles on themes relating to astronomy and science.
Uncovering the Secrets of Time and Number
ISBN 9781782506645
Regular price $37.95 Sale price $22.80 Save 40%Finding Patterns and Rhythms in Everyday Life
by Wolfgang Held
Rhythm and number underpin our lives, from the days of the week and the times of the day to the number of letters in the alphabet. But do we ever stop to consider the deeper meaning behind these every day realities?
In Uncovering the Secrets of Time and Number Wolfgang Held offers a fascinating exploration of this question. He looks at why there are seven days in a week and how each day resonates with different soul moods in the human being, for example why Tuesday is a good day for making mistakes and why Friday is the day of beauty and creativity. He also explores the qualities of numbers from one to thirty-one, explaining how many things have an inherent number attached to them: one sun, two parents, three meals a day, four seasons.
The practical insights brought together in this book can help the reader become more conscious of their relationship to time and number, allowing them to organise their lives in a harmonious way.
Previously published as Rhythms of the Week and Other Explorations of Time and The Quality of Numbers 1 to 31.
Paperback, 160 pages, with 22 black and white illustrations. 198 x 130 mm.
Floris Books, 2020.
Home Nursing for Carers
ISBN 9780863155413
Regular price $29.95 Sale price $26.00 Save 13%by Tineke van Bentheim; Translated by Tony Langham and Plym Peters
Caring for a sick child or relative at home can be a daunting task, especially if longer-term care is involved. Advice on the best remedies and how to structure your care can be invaluable.
This book covers all aspects of general home nursing, including the arrangement of the patient's room, meals, taking a temperature, and washing the patient. It also details numerous holistic treatments including herbal and plant remedies, baths, foot-baths, compresses and poultices. There are specific sections on pregnancy, birth, sleep, nursing the terminally ill and death.
This is a comprehensive guide to holistic home care for those nursing children and adults through an illness.
Softcover, 160 pages. 234 x 156 mm. 42 b/w illustrations.
Floris books, 2012.
'This book is written in a clear and concise style. As the title suggests, the book is for carers who are working at home and who may have no professional training in nursing. I liked especially the chapter on plant remedies which uses plain language understandable to the ordinary reader. Many useful hints are given throughout the book.'
-- William Milne, New View, Spring 2006
Tineke van Bentheim has worked for many years as an anthroposophical nurse in the Netherlands.
A Handbook for Steiner-Waldorf Class Teachers
ISBN 9781782502494
Regular price $29.95Written and compiled by Kevin Avison
This popular book is a useful and practical resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers with detailed suggestions and checklists for teaching all lessons for Classes (Grades) 1 to 8.
The extensive appendix features a compilation of planners for the Waldorf teacher's use, as well as a collection of example record tables for both students and their teachers.
Avison's sage advice provides an interesting and easy-to-navigate handbook for creative classroom activities and management.
Softcover, 144 pages. 24 x 20.8 cm.
Floris Books, 3rd Edition.
SECTION ONE
1.0 The Imponderables
1.1 Readiness for Class One
1.2 Checklist: Class One Readiness
1.3 Starting Out -- Class One
1.4 Recording and Self-evaluation
1.5 Checklists for Classes One--Three
1.5.1 Numeracy
1.5.2 Form Drawing
1.5.3 Literacy
1.5.4 Other Skills
1.6 About Imitation
1.7 ...and Circle Time
1.8 Movement Skills for Classes One--Four
1.8.1 Class One Movement Skills Checklist
1.8.2 Class Two Movement Skills Checklist
1.8.3 Classes Three and Four Movement Skills Checklist
1.8.4 Classes Four and Five Checklist
1.9 Classes Four and Five Skills Checklist
1.9.1 Numeracy
1.9.2 Literacy
1.9.3 Other skills
1.10 Classes Six and Seven Checklist
1.10.1 Numeracy
1.10.2 Geometry
1.10.3 Literacy
1.10.4 Other skills
1.10.5 Movement skills
SECTION TWO
2.0 Planning Ahead
2.1 Preparation
2.2 Readiness
2.3 Review
2.4 Rehearse
2.5 And the Fourth "R"!
2.6 The Curriculum
2.7 Curriculum and Basic Skills
2.8 Class One
2.8.1 Morning Lesson: Form Drawing
2.8.2 Morning Lesson: Stories/Literacy
2.8.3 Morning Lesson: Understanding the Natural Environment
2.8.4 Morning Lesson: Number
2.8.5 Non-Morning Lesson
2.9 Class Two
2.9.1 Morning Lesson: Form Drawing
2.9.2 Morning Lesson: Literature and Language
2.9.3 Morning Lesson: Arithmetic
2.9.4 Non-Morning Lesson
2.10 Class Three
2.10.1 Form Drawing
2.10.2 Morning Lesson: Literature and Literacy
2.10.3 Morning Lesson: Practical Activities
2.10.4 Morning Lesson: Mathematics
2.10.5 Non-Morning Lesson Subjects
2.11 A Selection of Lessons from the Curriculum for Classes Four–Eight
2.11.1 Morning Lesson: Arithmetic -- Class Four Fractions (two Morning Lessons are envisaged -- possibly three)
2.11.2 Morning Lesson: Human and Animal -- Classes Four and Five Zoology, Botany in Class Six
2.11.3 Morning Lesson: History -- Class Five
2.11.4 Morning Lesson: Physics -- Classes Six and Seven
2.11.5 Morning Lesson: English -- Class Seven
2.11.6 Morning Lesson: The Human Body -- Anatomy and Development -- Class Eight 36
2.12 Morning Lessons
2.12.1 Shaping the Morning Lesson
2.12.2 Elaboration of These Points
2.12.3 The 'Problem' of Transitions
2.12.4 Some Ideas for 'Circles'
2.12.5 Recall: Why and Some Alternative 'Hows'
2.13 Parent and Teacher -- Enthusiasm for Education!
2.13.1 Suggestions for Class Evenings
2.14 Of Meetings and Learnings
2.14.1 Guidelines for Child Study
APPENDICES
Appendix A Movement Skills
Appendix B Checklist: Indicators of Possible Special Learning Needs
Appendix C An Interpretive Device
Appendix D A Possible Foundation Script
Appendix E Number Orientation -- to help your children face number symbols correctly
Appendix F Self-evaluation
Appendix G Planners and Record Sheets
Appendix H Record Keeping -- for individual children
Appendix I When Nothing Seems to be Working
Appendix J Your Most Precious Resource -- care for your voice!
Appendix K How Are Your Children Sitting?
Appendix L An Aid to Note Taking
Downloadable forms are available for this book (all PDF format):
Daily lesson planner
General observations and responses
Lesson planning sheet
Record keeping for individual children -- morning lesson
Record keeping for individual children -- subject lesson
Record sheet -- free writing
Record sheet -- handwriting
Record sheet -- key skills
Record sheet -- reading early stages
Record sheet -- silent reading
Record sheet -- speaking and listening
Record sheet -- speech
Teaching Skills summary
Year Planner