Raw Food Journal Day 2
Nothing new today. I ate the following (in no particular quantity, since it really doesn’t matter to a raw foodie):
Breakfast
Nut Smoothie (mix in a blender: almonds or sunflower seeds, banana, figs, tahini, sea salt, water, ice)
Snack
Figs & OJ
Lunch
Salad with cold pressed olive oil
Snack
Blood Oranges
Dinner
Salad with cold pressed olive oil
Lost: .4 pounds
The Spindle Box
PigPen worked with the Spindle Box today. He did reasonably well for his first go with the new material. He is now 4.5 years old. He did not understand what zero was, he insisted it was an “O.”
Nevertheless, I do believe he will have this material down pat within the week. Here are the directions:
Materials
Spindle boxes
45 Spindles (or other loose objects)
Objectives
Introduce the concept of zero
Understand numeral to quantity relations
Procedure
The student places the correct number of spindles into each compartment according to the designated numeral.
Control of Error
The student will not have any spindles left over once reaching the numeral nine. If he or she does, or does not have enough spindles to complete the final compartment, then an error is realized.
Notes on the Concept of Zero and the Game
We do not point out the numeral zero.
According to Maria Montessori, “We wait until the child, pointing to the compartment containing the card marked zero, asks, “And what must I put in here?” We then reply, “Nothing; zero is nothing.”
But often this is not enough. It is necessary to make the child feel what we mean by nothing. To this end we make use of little games which vastly entertain the children. I stand among them, and turning to one of them who has already used this material, I say, “Come, dear, come to me zero times.”
The child almost always comes to me, and then runs back to his place. “But, my boy, you came one time, and I told you to come zero times.” Then he begins to wonder. “But what must I do, then?” “Nothing; zero is nothing.” “But how shall I do nothing?” “Don’t do anything. You must sit still. You must not come at all, not any times. Zero times. No times at all.”
I repeat these exercises until the children understand, and they are then immensely amused at remaining quiet when I call to them to come to me zero times, or to throw me zero kisses. They themselves often cry out, “Zero is nothing! Zero is nothing!” (source: The Montessori Method)
(Note of Interest: Many sites will have you believing that you must purchase Montessori’s books. Not so. They are available freely online.)
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Here is a phenomenal resource sent to me today. Click on the link Birdcage Books and it will take you to a page listing various artists. You will find a short biography for all, but a few contain links that will help in planning a unit study on various artists: DaVinci, Gaugin, Monet, Rousseau, and VanGogh.
Nature Notes February 21, 2008
We enjoyed a beautiful and peaceful Total Lunar Eclipse last night. There will not be another until December 2010, so it was a real treat. We sat by the fire and sipped on homemade hot chocolate.
It is beginning to warm a little here in the Panhandle. It is currently a foggy 58 degrees. We are expecting some thunderstorms this afternoon. It will be a good day for some tea and cranberry-orange scones.
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