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CULTURE

CULTURE

“Our work is not to teach, but to help the absorbent mind in its work of development. How marvelous it would be if by our help, if by an intelligent treatment of the child, if by understanding the needs of his physical life and by feeding his intellect, we could prolong the period of functioning of the absorbent mind!” - Maria Montessori.
Childhood is the time to plant seeds which will blossom later. By allowing the child to explore with his/her senses rather than merely reading a textbook an empirical attitude is fostered. The child should be encouraged to prove things for him/herself. An important tool in developing this empirical attitude is observation. In presenting the child with opportunities to really see and listen, his/her powers of observation are improved. Further, through involvement with nature with both mind and body, the child’s ability to concentrate grows. Exploration with living things then helps to train the child’s senses and enables him/her to perceive more precisely.
Throughout the cultural area, the adult wonders with the child, guiding the child to his/her own discoveries. The key is that we experience together with the child instead of telling the child what to experience. Discovery is what it is all about! 
 

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Small Melamine Tray

Small  Melamine Tray with Handles for a variety of Practical Life exercises.

Please specify colour: green, orange, white, or black.

Measures: 25 x 19 cm

 

SKU
1.05.12
Price
$7.00
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Continents - Set of 7 Books

Our Continents series of 7 books is a great addition to your Casa or Elementary Geography curriculum.

Children will find lots of colored photographs and interesting information about landscapes, animals, people, culture, and more in each book.

Text presented in a lively, continuous narrative.

Center-spread “sidebar” feature presents material in a fun, creative way.

Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects.

“Words to Know” glossary clarifies subject-specific vocabulary.

7 1/4" x 8 3/8"

48 pages

SKU
11.01
Price
$99.00
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Botany Cabinet with 14 Real Leaf Shape Insets

Using our Botany Cabinet, the child learns the shapes and names of leaves by tracing their borders and matching them to those in the natural environment. Our three drawer wooden cabinet holds 14 yellow frames (14 x14 cm) with leaf shape insets, painted green:

pine, birch, oak, maple, fir, chestnut, lime, lilac, clover, water lily, dandelion, may lily, coltsfoot, and goose-grass.

 

SKU
5.01.01
Price
$240.00
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Botany Cabinet with 18 Insets

Using the Botany Cabinet, the child learns the shapes and names of leaves by tracing their borders and matching them to those in the natural environment.

The Botany Cabinet (48 x 30 x 15 cm) consists of a wooden cabinet with 3 drawers and 18 leaf-shape insets and frames (14x14 cm each frame).

Acerose, cordate, cuneate, deltoid, elliptical, fan-shaped, hastate, lanceolate, linear, obcordate, oblong, obovate, orbiculate, ovate, peltate, reniform, sagittate, and spatulate.

SKU
5.01.03
Price
$239.00
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Leaf Cards Cabinet with Cards for 5.01.3

Wooden cabinet with 3 sections containing 54 corresponding cards in solid, thick line, and thin line to match the leaf shapes in the 5.01.3 Botany Cabinet with 18 Insets.

Cards are included.

Cabinet dimensions: 17cm x 14.5 cm x 14 cm.

SKU
5.01.04
Price
$38.00
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Botany Cabinet 3-Part Cards

A set of Botany Cabinet 3-Part Cards for matching, vocabulary, and definition of:

Acerose, cordate, cuneate, deltoid, elliptical, fan-shaped, hastate, lanceolate, linear, obcordate, oblong, obovate, orbiculate, ovate, peltate, reniform, sagittate, and spatulate.

Printed in colour on white card stock, this set includes 54 cards:

18 picture cards (7 x 7 cm)

18 labeled cards (7 x 10 cm)

18 labeles (7 x 2.1 cm)

SKU
5.01.05
Price
$8.00
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Botany Cabinet Control Chart

The Botany Cabinet Control Chart (45 x 31 cm) allows a child to identify or match the leaf shapes to find the correct name.

Acerose, cordate, cuneate, deltoid, elliptical, fan-shaped, hastate, lanceolate, linear, obcordate, oblong, obovate, orbiculate, ovate, peltate, reniform, sagittate, and spatulate.

Made of plastic to enhance durability.

SKU
5.01.06
Price
$8.00
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Cabinet for 4 Botany Puzzles

Our beautiful wooden cabinet is specially designed to hold our

small size (20 cm x 20 cm) Botany Puzzles and Matching Control Cards:

5.02.1 Wooden Leaf Puzzle and Control Card, 20 x 20 cm

5.02.2 Wooden Tree Puzzle and Control Card, 20 x 20 cm

5.02.3 Wooden Flower Puzzle and Control Card, 20 x 20 cm

5.02.4 Wooden Apple Puzzle and Control Card, 20 x 20cm

Puzzles are sold separately.

The cabinet measures: 21.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 19 cm

Please check out the dimensions of your puzzles before ordering this cabinet.

SKU
5.02
Price
$65.00
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Wooden Leaf Puzzle and Control Card

Our Botany Puzzles can be used in your Casa or Toddler classrooms.

Wooden puzzle with metal knobs measures 20 x 20cm (7.9 x 7.9 inches).

Control card is also included (20 x 20cm, 7.9 x 7.9 inches).

SKU
5.02.01
Price
$30.00
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Wooden Tree Puzzle and Control Card

Our Botany Puzzles can be used in your Casa or Toddler classrooms.

Wooden puzzle with metal knobs measures 20 x 20cm (7.9 x 7.9 inches).

Control card is also included (20 x 20cm, 7.9 x 7.9 inches).

SKU
5.02.02
Price
$30.00
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