The Numbers
$19.50
Main Lesson Guide – PDF Download
Description
NUMBER QUALITY – INTERIOR SHAPES – NUMBER BONDS – FOUR OPERATIONS
THE NUMBERS – 39 pages: Five weeks of detailed lesson plans with mentoring comments are illustrated with examples of blackboards and bookwork, numberwork and geometric discoveries, and letters of information to the parents.
The free supplement of poems and songs is an editable template which includes sheet music, footnotes and attributions. Customise it for your cultural setting, or use it to teach English as a foreign language.
This chapter shows how we explore the quality of numbers to let the children connect with each one in turn in a meaningful way. In keeping with the logical nature of arithmetic, several stories introduce the four basic operations with scholarly knights and bean counters. No gnomes here! Instead, a sense for this subject’s logical and non-imaginative nature is developed on an intuitive level from the very beginning.
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C Hastie (verified owner) –
As someone who has struggled so much with maths at school and as an adult, I wanted to ensure my son had the best foundation for learning and most importantly ENJOYING learning maths.
This numbers block has been wonderful working through with him and he has genuinely enjoyed working through it. He was disappointed actually to be moving on to something else! I think the way Fabienne has laid everything out allowed me to teach confidently and not pass on learned manners of teaching from how I was taught and this has made my sons introduction to learning maths so delightful. These resources are so helpful especially for someone who is pretty new to Waldorf.
Christina (verified owner) –
Even if you have another Waldorf Grade 1 curriculum, this is well worth purchasing! Beginning my Waldorf-inspired homeschooling journey, I purchased a couple of the popular (US-based) curriculums. I found the math blocks lacking in depth; presented a decent story but not much to work with after to develop math skills. Additionally the 4-process gnome stories that so many waldorf curriculums use were not working for our family and I sought out something different. We grew tired of all the gnome stories in early childhood where they were rather ubiquitous (and seemingly forced). I was THRILLED at the captivating knight stories and purchased the block just for those. I was pleasantly surprised by how packed this block was with number sense activities (that I’ve not seen elsewhere). The activities are so purposeful, fun and easy to implement. It is clear the author has put great effort in professional math development. I’ve since purchased more math blocks and they build beautifully (again are more robust and innovative than what’s “out there”). I also appreciate the affordability of the blocks, making Waldorf education more accessible.
Kris (verified owner) –
My child LOVED the 4 process stories and I appreciated the very thorough, yet succinct and to the point, guidance and support as a homeschool teacher.