Quality of numbers waldorf

The first math main lesson block of first grade is completely unique to Waldorf. Unless you went to a Waldorf school yourself, this is new and unfamiliar territory for you! In this post I’ll walk you through the Quality of Numbers block and give you some ideas for how to teach it

It was a golden day in first grade — just what the teacher needed! I had a chance to take some photos of our Quality of Numbers main lesson books. Loving this block! Waldorf First Grade | Quality of Numbers Main Lesson Pages http://www.awaldorfjourney.com/2017/11/waldorf-first-grade-quality-of-numbers-main-lesson-pages/

V: Five Pointed Star Like a mouse I GO Fearfully on tip-TOE. Looking to the LEFT, Looking to the RIGHT; Watching to and FRO Danger's not in SIGHT. Lightly I arRIVE, I am number FIVE. 1,2,3,4,5! ~ from E. Fairman's book POD We continued the lessons as we had done so in the previous post here, tying in rhythms, riddles, movement, senses, and stories before drawing in our MLB. VI: Anthropod and Hexagon (Beehive) My drawing was inspired by the amazingly artistic Momma at Our Little Nature Nest…

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I have decided I am going to work my way through the Waldorf Math curriculum by myself. I will be doing activities starting with First Grade and moving through the curriculum at a speed that works for me The first block in a Waldorf math curriculum is a Quality of Numbers block. In this block a teacher would guide students through the exploration of "one-ness", "two-ness" and the qualities of numbers up to 7, 10 or 12. Students look for examples in their lives of things that come in that…

Roman Numerals...notice the way 4 and 9 are written in a simplified form...(from Suncoast Waldorf School)

Waldorf ~ 1st grade ~ Quality of Numbers ~ chalkboard drawing