Singing games are a part of every culture and generation. These gems provide healthy opportunities for sensory integration while lifting spirits and building community. Singing and moving together in simple or complicated forms appeals to all ages whether at home, in a classroom, or in a faculty meeting. They are contagious joy. This book contains traditional and new singing games organized into sections for the very young, the seasons, occupations, and dances for circles and lines.
What others are saying about Anna’s book:
"What sets this new book of children's singing games apart? The sheer length of this worthy enterprise is just one of its many charms. Included here are many of the familiar games we often wish we had gathered together between two covers, but also a wealth of lesser-known, but equally worthy games. Both new and experienced teachers will be grateful to have so much material to choose from. This is an eminently practical book- the directions are clear, the drawings delightful and the keys singable. But what truly distinguishes this book from similar collections is the author's point of view. Drawing from her remarkable family experience and her many years as a Waldorf teacher, Anna Rainville comes to the enterprise with much love and wisdom. Her insightful and eloquent comments sing forth her firsthand delight in these games and ring with insight into the gifts of the material. She deeply understands the importance of these playful rituals as a way to bring the child's inner and outer life into accord and equally values their power to create a circle of community. In an age when children's play has been reduced to electronic sensation and organized athletics, a book like this is needed indeed to remind us of an older and truer form of childhood play."
Doug Goodkin, Orff Schulwerk master teacher, author of Play, Sing, & Dance and The ABC's of Education
"Anna Rainville animates an abundant collection of songs, some comfortingly familiar, others delightfully surprising, with timeless forms of dance. In her magical choreography, the circle, line, spiral, and square invite creative individual movement into joyful community expression of the dignity of work, the beauty of nature, the mystery of spirit, and the utter joy of moving together in rhythm and song. Practical and inspiring, this book is an indispensable resource for teachers who want to establish a strong sense of community, even family, to their classrooms."
Steven Levy, former school designer for Experiationary Learning EL Education., Co-founder of the Lexington Waldorf School and author of Starting from Scratch
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