Description This is a companion volume to the author’s English Manual and has imaginative examples of presentations for lower school mathematics lessons, grades 1-6. In this new edition, excerpts from Rudolf Steiner’s lectures are presented, and the lessons are separated by grade. Contents Excerpts from Rudolf Steiner Some thoughts in relation to arithematic teaching Numbers and the four processes in First Grade Numbers The number three Two, four, and eight One through five Six Sums We are all one whole class Gnomes and jewels The four processes The family that became one person A selection of lessons for the Second Grade The richest number Big smoke and little flame Two shapes The king’s advisors A number story for the sixth table The giant who counted with his feet A selection for lessons for the third grade Big brother and little sister Plus-Times and Minus-Divideby Early measures A selection of lessons for the fourth grade The numbers workers Riddle Have an apple! The tens as helpers A selection of lessons for the fifth grade History of numbers The story of Pythagoras A selection of lessons for the sixth grade The decimal system Percent means per hundred What is a mill? Fractional percents Introduction to interest More matters of interest This year? Next year? Some time? Simple interest and compound interest Commission Taxes Ratio equivalents
