Holding the knob of the cylinders with the first two fingers and thumb is a preparation of the coordination of the hand for writing. At a later age...

We do not teach the children these things [practical life activities] to make little servants of them, but because we have observed that of their own...

The children love to do these things [practical life activities] for themselves and they learn to be careful and precise in their movements. This...

As the child learns to handle the materials carefully his delight grows, and eventually he can be trusted to dust the cupboard with the fragile...

The little child’s first movements were instinctive. Now, he acts consciously and voluntarily, and with this comes an awakening of his spirit...

This kind of activity (climbing, carrying etc), which serves no external purpose, gives children the practice they need for co-ordinating their...

Physiologically we may say that their muscles and nerves are passing through a period where they are learning how to work harmoniously together...