Material Description: A pair of child’s shoes. In a basket or tray, covered in an oil cloth have a soft applicator brush to apply the polish – it should either have only a few bristles or remove some of the bristles so that only a small amount of polish is used, a medium brush to …
Plaiting
Material Description: There are three cords of different colours about one and a half feet long, weighed down and joined at one end and attached to a box. The plat should be wrapped around the weight and carried to the working mat for stages 1 and 2, where it is unrolled, for stages 3 and …
Use of Needlework Cards
Material Description: Stage 1 Square cards made of thick cardboard with a variety of lines indicated (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) with holes drilled along the lines at approximately 1/2 inch apart and a blunt needle with doubled thick thread or wool is permanently fastened to one end of the line, when stored the …
Introduction to Care of Person
We clean ourselves and bathe daily, brush our hair and teeth and take care of our nails. Children often eat lunch and light snacks in the Children’s House, they need to be able to take care of themselves for their own comfort and to be presentable to others. Personal hygiene is an important part …
Unfastening and Fastening Press Studs
Material Description: The flaps of the press button frame are made of cloth, the edges of the right flap overlap the left flap. Along the left flap is a series of cavity holes, (the thread of which cannot be seen on the ‘good’ side). Along the open edge of the right flap are a corresponding …
Washing Hands at the Sink
Material Description: Sink at child’s height, soap in a dish and a flannel or small hand towel Presentation: Open the tap a little, wet hands Close the tap Take soap and rub it onto hands Open the tap, move hands through water to wash and rinse Close the tap Dry hands Points of Interest: Suds …
Needlework
Needlework is a global tradition with regional differences used for many practical and aesthetic persons since early man, to express cultural beliefs and individual preferences it reflects the history and philosophy of an area. Local materials, colours, techniques and symbols are often used, the colour red representing weddings in India and Good Luck in …
The Three Stages of Presentation
Preparation The Directress first does those preparations which do not involve the child, they are to observe the needs of the child and notice that needs are suggesting that a certain presentation be given, she chooses which type and checks the availability and condition of the material. Now the Directress invites the child, naming the …
Purpose of Exercises of Practical Life
Independence The infant’s independence is such hat she has already succeeded at being weaned, learnt to talk, walk and run, she knows what she needs to continue developing and if given the necessary freedoms and supports she will follow her ‘inner guide’ to greater physical and psychical independence. Independence is granted to other animals instinctively …
Presentation (Demonstration)
The Directress gives presentations of the materials as a response to an acute need which arises from the child’s Sensitive Periods and her Will to act, so the child gives her full attention, her Absorbent Mind ensures that she is able to pick up many details and having acted on her tendencies for …