helps child sort out varied
impressions by using
isolated activities
Materials
proportionate
for children
made of natural
materials: wood,
stone, cotton etc
Clear and simple; escape
from overstimulation
feedback is inherent
to avoid need for
adult oversight
is this possible
with all materials?
mistakes will become
apparent to child leaving
them to self-correct
making each item
in a set identical
isolating one quality
isolation of a single quality
shows child to use senses other
than sight- if musical rods are diff
sizes and colours, he can rely on
that rather than sound
have child close
eyes when learning
tactile activities
3 Stage Lesson
1: present 'things' (extremes) and
have child experience and name
them
2: group related sensations,
have child hand you items you name
begin to exist
as unified idea
3: Give context to each sensation, have
child ID 'things' by name
"associated as a quality (1), related
to other instances of that quality(2)
and sometimes quantified as a
degree of that quality(3)"
to introduce to
absorbent mind
child will learn what is
appropriate for development
and will find enjoyment in that
Vocab given is
important for
classification
Perfect ex. of gettman's
earlier section on "Learning
by Connecting"
fundamental environmental qualities
control of error intrinsic in
environment and materials
aesthetics- encourage
child to care for enviro
activity- not an idle observation
limits- form of order, too
much is chaos
reminds me of lillard- no
materials on shelves at start of
year
necessary qualities of a lesson
few words used- when
too many are used it
distracts from main
purpose
simplicity (truth)
"this is a square"- dont describe
and talk of corners, sides etc
allow child to discover
objectivity
first duty of an educator: "to
stir up life but leave it free to
develop" :)
"all become little obedient
lambs"--> is this what we want?
Tactile and muscular
(stereognostic) and visual
provides triple image-->
greater understanding
training of senses
Understanding of
comparative size
in many
activities
very important to
later math concepts
Development of
fine motor skills in
many activities
plane insets
card series
training of auditory sense-
connection to yoga, breathing
and meditation
recognizing notes
by sound- very rare
in children
silence- seems easier
than it is, at least initially
unnecessary rewards
system reminds me of
Alfie Kohn
the period between 3-6 is when
sense training should be most
intense as kids are more receptive
to stimuli than reasoning
natural inclination
at this time
The unconscious mind
mneme- historical memory where
individual stores info on life experiences
= memory in the conscious mind
engram- trace of those experiences
integration of engrams = problem
solving in the conscious mind
Horme- drive to experience life, to interact, take action
= will in the conscious mind
"experience life, record the experience, and integrate the
experiences in unique ways to understand current situations"
Hand in Education
importance of manual work in
the classroom through the use
of hands and upper limbs
Using hands as subordinate tools
to carry out activities prompted by
intelligence and social needs
Use of hands as a sensory
organ which then improve ability
to complete more difficult tasks
Treat others how you
would like to be treated-
APPLIES TO KIDS TOO!!
Didactic material provides order
for the mind so they are prepared
for writing and math later
Sandpaper letters &
movable alphabet
prepares for reading and writing
teaches sounds not
name of letters
Rods for addition (adding 8
and 2 rather than 1+1+1+1 etc)
the 8 is a united whole
rather than 8 single parts
Good and evil- evil in children is merely
something we adults find annoying
because we don’t understand it
Bread example: if a child needs
something to live (bread) and we tell
them they cant have it, they will naturally
attempt to attain it by other means but if
we give them what they need and crave
for their developmental and physical well
being then problem is eliminated