Grade One Math - The Four Processes

We love how Waldorf introduces all four math processes together in Grade 1.  It just makes more sense, and it takes the fear factor out of multiplication and division.  Introducing stories and characters for each process brings the numbers to life, and the stories help children remember the function of each process.

Here are some pictures of Wilson with his home main lesson books, telling us stories about the characters and asking us for more math problems.

"A farmer digs three holes in the ground and plants two seeds in each hole." Child draws the picture, below, and figures out that 2+2+2=6, or 2x3=6.

Farmer Plus

 

Mr. Minus

Tommy Times

Mr. Divide



Math Dice

We love our math dice!  Thank you very much to Jen DiMonte of the Ancient Hearth blog and Etsy shop.  She makes beautiful wood math dice, perfect for games, computations and more.

The kids enjoy using the all the dice together, including the one with Roman numerals!

One of their favorite things to do is to test Mommy or older brother and sister.

We keep our math dice in one of our naturally dyed silk velvet pouches so that they stay protected when we put them away or take them with us on trips.