Concentration and coordination are developed. Grace and courtesy skills are practiced. Exercises having to do with sense discrimination, observation, and descriptive language. A clear approach fosters the continuing effort of children to categorize and organize the qualities of the world around them. Activities having to do with receptive and expressive language.
Young children are interested in writing and reading.
Given the opportunity, most children learn to read by age six. All use and enjoy language. Activities having to do with counting and number relationships, including an overview of the function of the decimal system. Careful design of materials in the mathematics area and in the sensorial area lays the groundwork for future learning in algebra and geometry. Other areas of interest or knowledge from the hobbies or occupations of available adults are explored as well.