Peter Morris
Der britische Waldorflehrer publiziert, neben seiner Unterrichtstätigkeit in Engelberg, Lektüren und Workbooks für den Englischunterricht. Außerdem inszenierte er zahlreiche englische Klassenspiele.
Geboren in London; Studium in Cambridge und Emerson College (Großbritannien).
Seit 1972 an der FWS Engelberg als Sprachlehrer für Klassen 1–12 sowie alle Abschlussklassen.
Zahlreiche englische Klassenspiele in Unter-, Mittel- und Oberstufe, darunter The Wedding at Ghostmoor Castle, Macbeth, Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol sowie die Operette HMS Pinafore von Gilbert and Sullivan.Seit vielen Jahren Veröffentlichung von Texten und Arbeitsmaterialien für Englischlehrer an Waldorfschulen, darunter auch diverse Lektüren für die Pädagogische Forschungsstelle: The Pancake, Ripe Plums in Spring, Ghosts at the Castle, The Flying Enterprise, Robin Hood, Little House in the Big Woods, A Christmas Carol und Gandhi, sowie die Arbeitsteile vom Dick Whittington, Living & Working in the Days of Charles Dickens und Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Zuletzt erschienen die Lektüren Outlaw und Stone Fox, sowie eine Neubearbeitung von Little House on the Prairie (s. u.).
In den letzten Jahren verstärkt Entwicklung von Lern- und Übungsmaterialien, die an verschiedenen Waldorfschulen im Einsatz sind. Davon sind 2017 Workbooks für die Lektüren Outlaw und Stone Fox bei der Forschungsstelle erschienen (s. u.).
Publikationen bei der Pädagogischen Forschungsstelle
Living and Working in the Days of Charles Dickens
Diese Lektüre in englischer Sprache ist für den englischen Fremdsprachenunterricht in Deutschland konzipiert. Sie enthält deshalb im Anhang eine Auswahl englischer Vokabeln mit Übersetzung ins Deutsche.
A reader for “cultural studies” about social conditions in England at the time of the Industrial Revolution which can be read independently of the A Christmas Carol. The reader offers descriptions of early industrial processes and of men and women who worked to keep the human aspect alive…
Ripe Plums in Spring
Four stories have been selected from the classic Waldorf collection for early readers, Hay for my Ox. Edited and - with a light touch! - modernized for learners of English, they are suitable for use in Classes 4 or 5 of Waldorf Schools. The language is easy to understand, though a little more difficult than the well-known reader, The Pancake, and the stories will be enjoyed for their humour and many surprises. Frequent (but never boring!) repetition gives young learners the practice they need on…
Outlaw: Robin of Sherwood – Practice Book
This practice book accompanies the new reader “Outlaw: Robin of Sherwood” with a wide-ranging and extensive selection of exercises keyed to the text of the reader. Recommended for class 6.
Robin Hood is everybody’s hero. In the story the famous outlaw comes to life in an all-new retelling, completely rewritten for a fast, easy read. The reader has black-and-white illustrations by Christiane Lesch and an extensive page by page vocabulary. This practice book can be used with the reader…
Ghosts at the Castle - Reader
Materials for language teaching at Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) Schools.
Here is the story of Brian and Julie, and their problems with the ghosts at the age-old castle of the McPhantoms! This book was specially written to provide a fast, entertaining and not-too-difficult read after stories like The Pancake or Silly Simon. It unites puzzles, excitement and comedy with useful, everyday language.
It is beautifully complemented by eight watercolour-illustrations by Christiane Lesch, in full…
Ghosts at the Castle - Practice Book
This practice book accompanies the new edition of the reader “Ghosts at the Castle” with a wide-ranging and extensive selection of exercises keyed to the story text. They include a broad range of grammar work suitable for this age group. The story, funny and exciting by turns, will give you all the answers! It comes with songs, extensive vocabulary material and full-colour illustrations by Christiane Lesch.
Why practice books?
For twenty years, many ‘Edition Waldorf’ readers have…
A Christmas Carol
A new edition of the much-loved story which Rudolf Steiner recommended for the Upper Middle School. It offers material suitable for both this age level and later. In A Christmas Carol Dickens wove his concern for the poor and unfortunate together with visits of four ghosts to tell the story of a hard man’s inner transformation. This classic tale is both a cry for social justice and a moving parable of human development. – Several episodes not included in the previous editions have been added,…
Outlaw: Robin of Sherwood - Reader
Robin Hood is everybody’s hero.
Here the famous outlaw comes to life in an all-new retelling, completely rewritten for a fast and easy read. With black-and-white illustrations by Christiane Lesch and a page by page vocabulary.
This new reader is accompanied by a separate workbook with a wide range of grammar, language and vocabulary exercises keyed to the text.
suitable for class 6
Long Walk to Freedom
The vivid and often dramatic memoirs of one of the great moral and political leaders of our time – an international hero whose accomplishments won him the 1993 Nobel Prize for Peace.
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for almost 27 years for opposing South Africa’s white-minority government. Instead of disappearing from view, he became a worldwide symbol of resistance to racism. After his release in 1990, he helped guide the country on its peaceful transition to full democracy.
For class…
Dick Whittington
Newly rewritten for a fast and easy read!
Dick, a poor boy from the country, goes to London. And there his life is changed – by a cat! One of England’s most famous stories, with Antony Maitland’s classic illustrations.
For Class 5/6.
A reader with beautiful full-colour illustrations. Three vocabularies – word groups, opposites and page by page – are included, together with a very extensive range of comprehension questions and exercises, and concluding with a list of…
Robin Hood
Materials for language teaching at Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) Schools This exciting story captures the essence of one of England’s most enduring legends. Robin Hood is everybody’s hero, taking his place beside Saint George, King Arthur and other immortals of English folklore. Here, the famous outlaw comes to life in a new retelling of his adventures, which offers a moderately easy text, illustrated with fine line drawings by Christiane Lesch. – The text and illustrations are complemented by a very…
The King’s Bread
This new collection for Early Readers brings together four classic folk tales:
- The Giant Turnip
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Stone Soup
- The King’s Bread
The stories are retold in simple but interesting English — lots of repetition, but with enough small variations to keep young readers’ attention! Several tales are presented both as stories and plays, offering extra variety in class.
Word lists and a broad range of exercises for first oral use, together with many…
Mahatma Gandhi
This biography of one of the most inspiring and important personalities of the 20th century offers a complete overview of Gandhi’s life, work and times, while – with 36 pages of actual text – remaining an easily readable length. The reader contains many photographs, a vocabulary (thematic and in text sequence) as well as exercises in comprehension and individual use of the language at various levels of ability. - For Class 10 (9)
Little House in the Big Woods
Materials for language teaching at Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) Schools
This new edition of the classic American Little House … series offers a shortened (but otherwise unaltered) selection of the original text – the true and exciting story of a family living in the Wisconsin woods in the 1860s. It vividly captures the best of the American pioneer spirit. – The text selection is the same as in the previous edition, but the new version also contains a very extensive vocabulary (both thematic and…
The Flying Enterprise
Materials for language teaching at Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) Schools A ship sinks in the Atlantic, its passengers are saved, the captain attempts to salvage the wreck but fails. Extended and greatly improved edition for Class 6/(7), with comprehension questions and exercises by Peter Morris; vocabulary in groups of related words and page by page; list of Irregular Verbs; Beaufort Scale of Wind. The simple version of the same story - edition fol Class 5/(4): The Ship that turned over
Little House on the Prairie
A reader for Class 8, Little House on the Prairie is a classic tale of pioneer life on the American frontier in the 1870s, based on the real-life adventures of the author and her family. The text selected for this new version has been abridged, but not simplified, and the extensive vocabulary should enable good classes to progress fairly fast. The story is illustrated throughout in black-andwhite with Garth Williams’ classic pictures. Little House on the Prairie has been known and loved by…
The Pancake and Other Stories
Many experienced teachers see this classic as an almost ideal first reader. Its seven stories have been favourites of generations of English-speaking children around the world. Between its first appearance in 1922 and the first Waldorf edition in the 1990s, The Pancake was reprinted over seventy times.
What makes this reader so attractive?
⦁ The language is simple but natural, and full of repetitive rhythmic elements that build confidence & ease the path to fluent reading.
⦁ The…
