The didactic material must be always beautiful, shining and in good repair, with nothing missing, so that it looks new to the child, and is complete...

... she had been absorbed in concentration such that her ego had withdrawn itself from reach of any external stimulus. That concentration was...

The light and easily moved tables, chairs, and armchairs permit a child to choose the most convenient position. He can make himself comfortable rather...

One can test a child's memory for colours by having him look at one colour and then advising him to go and choose a similar colour from a distant...

Any object that we wish to use for the education of the senses must necessarily present many different qualities such as weight, texture, colour, form...

When we speak of “environment” we include the sum total of objects which a child can freely choose and use as he pleases, that is to say, according to...

The reactions of children to various objects, the way in which, and the frequency with which, they used them, and the advantages which they derived...

A child is constantly inspecting his surroundings, his “house”; and when a chair is out of place, making the room look disorderly, we can be certain...

...it is not imitation. This may be shown even in the way that the child uses the material: he becomes so attentive to what he is doing and so...

It is true that the teacher supervises the children, but there are various things that “call” the children at different ages. Indeed, the brilliancy...