Passage to Abstraction – (Group V) Since beginning Mathematics as a sensorial exploration of Multiples of Variables and Groups, the child has handled successively more abstract representations of quantity using the Golden Beads, Stamps and Dots. She has applied the operations to these representations of quantities, manipulating them to perform dynamic shifts from one category …
Grammar and Syntax Introduction
Why do we teach the elementary child about grammar? The aim is to enrich the child’s language, develop the art of communication and stimulate their interest. This meets the child’s needs during this sensitive period for socialisation. It helps the child become conscious of aspects of the language they already know, especially the order, structure …
The Clock of Eras
Material Description: The clock of eras is a chart which is partly factual and partly impressionistic. It consists of a 12 hour clock divided into parts. Each part is a particular colour. Some colours are the same as on the Time Line of Life. The colours are significant here. Black indicates the absence of knowledge, …
The Fruit
Dissecting the Fruit Material Description: Large variety of fruits with seeds and where possible remainder of the parts, stems, calyxes and stigma; some succulent ones, grapes, tomato, pineapple, grapefruit, cucumber and plums and some dried fruits, walnuts, almonds, chestnuts, fruit of trees like the ash. Chopping board and a fruit knife. Method: Oral Introduction …
Group 6: Fractions
Fractions Material Description: Ten green frames each with a circular red inset – one inset is whole, the others are divided into equal parts, each part having a knob Printed slips – one set with symbols of fractions, another with labels for common denominators A set of questions for the operations Working Mat and felt …
The Seed
Material Description: Examples of monocotyledons and dicotyledonous seeds (corn, kidney beans), and spouted examples and dishes, chopping board, tissue paper, needle for pointing. Method: Oral Introduction Say, ‘Remember when we cut open the fruit, what did we find inside (seeds) the seed is going to be the new plant, so the mother plant …
Introduction to Parts of Speech
We consider nine parts of speech; noun family article adjective noun verb family Adverb verb joining words prepositions conjunctions The interjection or exclamation The pronoun In Casa the symbols are given to show the patterns in language, the words change but the patterns of the function remain the same. The symbols are …
Word Study, suffixes, prefixes and compound words and word families
Introduction This work meets the needs of the child in this plane, it is based on the natural development of children and language. Word study includes: Analysing the structure of words Analysing aspects of words which are not available to children’s senses Classifying words according to their structure Exploring the relationship between words …
The Story of the Naming Word – the noun
Story of the Naming Word Material Description: Black pyramid symbol, bible, telephone directory Method: This story is given to a small group of children, it can be told with drama. ‘Remember that we said it was so useful when the human being named the things around them in their environment. It was as though they …
The Study of the Article
First Presentation – The Study of the Article Material Description: Article Grammar Box II Noun and Article grammar box, filler box IIA, with long cards ‘a tree’ and one copy of the three articles, ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ symbol box. Method: Oral Introduction An exercise for two children, bring the symbol box. Begin with …