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Waldorf Family – Teaching Clock
You can enjoy the beautiful rainbow colours on this children’s teaching clock as your child investigates the illustrations.
The clock travels through a variety of activities, resonating with a child’s rhythm of the day.
It is worth asking children why the moon might be in the centre of the clock? Of course, as adults, we know the 12 hour clock will travel twice round the numbers in one day: but this concept is one worth exploring with children as they learn.
We have aligned the hands to point directly to the hours or minutes to help children tell one from the other. The minute and hour hand are also deliberately different colours to help differentiation.
We have included the numbers 1-60 to help children spot that 60 minutes are in one hour – but this can also be helpful when explaining the idea of seconds.
Finally we have written out a number of common phrases to tell the time around the outer edge, they could independently use these phrases to create a time sentence when they are ready.
Created on 9mm FSC approved sustainable Garnicia plywood the hands are also Garnicia wood, held in place with a brass binding pin.
Everything we create, from the product to the packaging is all sustainable and recycleable.
About Waldorf Family:
“Filled with wonder, creativity and colour Waldorf Family resources help children play + learn with their hands, hearts and minds: and nurture a place for nature in the modern home.
We are inspired by nature: we want to help families thrive. We aim to nurture connection with nature and ignite wonder. We connect deeply with natural rhythms and are still head over heels in love with nature. We want to help improve play and learning for children and nurture a place for nature in the modern home.
Waldorf Family homewares and toys are manufactured in England by highly skilled trade and crafts people. We use materials sustainably sourced from the earth because they are handled with care and do no harm. Everything we create, from the box to the products, can be returned to the earth or recycled.
We are inspired by the principles of Waldorf education and other educational approaches, such as Montessori.”
About the Artist, Stephanie Green:
“I am inspired by nature: if I can help children in the built environment connect with nature and help those who do not find a good fit in the educational system find wonder in learning then I will be doing what I was put here to do.
I believe we are all here to serve – our society, our purpose. It is our job to dig deep and discover what lights our fire: for me that is drawing, painting, my family and homemaking. These personal passions were what firmly led me to create for children.
I still remember a painting that I had when I was about 6 or 7. In each corner it had so many details I remember staring at this whole other world for hours – not really sure if it was a real world – existing in that flat paper space.”
Made in England
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