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Early
morning finds the children busily involved in their "work", some
quietly kneading dough for our bread, others actively building wondrous
structures with beautiful, natural materials, and still others creating
their own puppet shows. Meanwhile,
the caregivers quietly guide, help and oversee them.
Later, all come together for the
concentrated main activity of the day. This might include painting, finger
knitting, beeswax modeling or eurythmy, gardening,
nature study and the like.
These learning readiness activities are part
of the curriculum because they strengthen the children's power of memory, imagination
and concentration, preparing them for the intellectual learning in the
years ahead.
The children are given plenty of time
to enter fully into creative play. This
is when they "digest" and "take in as their own" all
the skills and imaginative pictures they've been given.
The day is punctuated with mealtimes,
where the children help prepare and serve.
The children can also anticipate a regular routine of circles with songs
and verses, naptime, and storytelling. Finally, each child leaves with a warm hug
and loving goodbye.
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