Quality of Numbers: Seven & Eight

This Waldorf block is quite different from how numbers are introduced in traditional American schools, and the rationale behind it is fascinating!

• Quality of Numbers: One & Two
• Quality of Numbers: Three & Four
• Quality of Numbers: Five & Six

Friday, November 15

RNS prep beforehand:
cover seventh paper with salt, needlefelt table puppets of Little Snow-White and the seven dwarves (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

• have children solve the riddle for seven
• move salt to reveal Roman and Arabic numerals for 7
• read and perform "From Big Voice to Tiny Voice" poem from Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell by Dorothy Harrer
• rhythmical movement - the Elf Beatrix
• rhythmical movement - the Witch Raven
• discuss What is Seven?
• stick jumping activity from Ancient Hearth with driftwood pieces and masking tape Roman numerals on the floor, counting 1 to 7 forwards and backwards and the days of the week forwards and backwards
• tell story of Little Snow-White with needle-felted figures
• practice drawing VII and 7 in the salt tray
• add VII and 7 to MLB
• add colored pencil drawing of seven dwarves in seven rainbow colors to MLB
• hear eighth riddle




The riddle for SEVEN:

I am beautiful, up in the sky.
I am magical, yet I cannot fly.
To some people, I bring luck;
To some people, riches.
The person at my end does whatever he wishes.
What am I?

~ A Rainbow

from The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids, p.109



The riddle for EIGHT:

In all the world
nothing compares
to this weaver's cloth:
tiny,
deadly,
silky,
and fair.

~ A Spider

adapted from riddlewot.com

Monday, November 18

RNS prep beforehand:
cover eighth paper with salt

• have children solve the riddle for eight
• move salt to reveal Roman and Arabic numerals for 8
• read and perform "From Big Voice to Tiny Voice" poem from Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell by Dorothy Harrer
• rhythmical movement - the Elf Beatrix
• rhythmical movement - the Witch Raven
• rhythmical movement - her cat Hecate
• discuss What is Eight?
• read Spiders Spin Webs by Yvonne Winer
• practice drawing VIII and 8 in the salt tray
• add VIII and 8 to MLB
• add colored pencil drawing of web and spider to MLB
• hear ninth riddle




The riddle for NINE:

If two's company
and three's a crowd,
what are four and five?

~ Nine

from The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids, p.106

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