Practical Life
The purpose of the Practical Life
exercises is to help the child develop a
sense of order, concentration,
coordination, attention to details, and
good working habits. The child's need for
meaningful activity is satisfied through
the guided use of ordinary objects such as
dishes, buttons, water, silver for
polishing, and many other materials.
Sensorial
The child encounters his or her world
through his/her sensory impressions.
Through the education of the senses the
child learns to discriminate among the
perceptions he/she receives. Each exercise
isolates one defining quality such as
length, color, or shape through
comparisons, contrasts, and gradations.
Cultural
Activities explore topics including
history and appreciation of art,
nomenclature and classification of
zoology, science experiments, history and
appreciation of music, and the study of
historical figures. Reading and writing
skills are used extensively in theses
activities.
