Story Do you remember that we said that a very, very long time ago there was absolutely nothing at all, just immense chaos and darkness? That continued for a very long time, then something happened. Unrolling the cloth relatively quickly Into this measureless void of cold and darkness a vast, fiery cloud which …
Examining the Nature of the Elements
Notes: This is a series of experiments given after the ‘God with no Hands’ parallel to ‘Features of the Earth’ and ‘The Sun and the Earth’,to help build the child’s imagination to see that which is not readily experienced. We show the results and effects of phenomena which shape physical geography, e.g. erosion. We …
Congruency, Similarity and Equivalence
Small metal insets Material Description: There are 9 square metal insets. Base is white, inset is red, border is green. Complete square (one used with both sets) 8 Divided squares Squares divided into triangles Square divided along 1 diagonal result is 2 right-angled isosceles triangles, each of which is half the whole square Square …
Group 2: Decimal System
The Decimal System (Group Two) The decimal system is a numeral system which organises and classifies numerical quantities into different hierarchies of units. In the Casa it is offered when the child can count to ten with complete understanding; with the knowledge of the symbols 1-9 and can recognise zero. The child is given the …
Group 3: Counting
Linear Counting (Group 3) Introduction The names of the numbers are introduced in Group 1 with the ‘Formation of Numbers’ when the Director checks the correspondence of the quantities with the card, she uses the conventional names for the tens and combinations of tens and units. As the child works with the decimal system she …
The Story of the Families leading to the English Language
Story “Remember how we looked at how much time passed before human beings came to Earth and how they arrived when everything was ready. We think that humans spoke to each other from the beginning wonder what did they think about and what did they talk about. Perhaps they talked about the food …
The Story of the Coming of Human Beings – Third Great Stor
Setting the Scene (allowing for the children to contribute) Do you remember the Story about how once there was nothingness, just a really huge, dark, empty space and how into that space there came a fiery cloud, a bright spark of energy and how all of the universe was in it? Do you remember how …
The Root
Experiment 1A – roots seek water Material Description: Large rectangular transparent dish, silver/river/washed sand, seeds (peas soaked for 24 hours) 2 markers, one labeled seeds, the other water, a pebble, watering can Method: Fill the dish 1/2 to 3/4 full of sand Plant eight seeds in a furrow at one end of the …
Features of the Earth
Basic Composition of the Earth (early work) Material Description: Chart 6A, experiments as necessary. Method: Quote directly from the ‘Story of the God with No Hands, ‘The particles calmed down and joined with each other, forming new substances, the heavier ones went nearer to the heart of the Earth, while the lighter ones …