A highlight for the Grade R classes is getting to play with the Froebel manipulatives.
These include the following gifts:
Gift 1 Yarn Balls
Gift 2 Sphere, Cylinder and Cube
Gift 3 Divided Cube
Gift 4 Rectangular Prisms
Gift 5 Triangular Prisms
Gift 6 Classic Building Blocks
Gift 7 Tablets
Gift 8 Sticks and Rings
Gift 9 Point
Gift 10 Framework Gift
Friedrich Froebel, the inventor of kindergarten, believed that important learning is accomplished through play, and that allowing children to draw their own conclusions is of utmost importance. Froebel materials can be used to help children recognise and understand the interconnectedness of creation and the world around them.
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