THE EARTH: PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Below is a sample of what you will find in The Joyful Child. However, the Michael Olaf catalogues contain 160 pages of text and products so we highly recommend that you order your own paper copy and curl up with it in a peaceful moment instead of spending more time on the computer! To order your copy of The Joyful child see: www.michaelolaf.net/ordering.html

Return to: www.michaelolaf.com/1CWhome.html  (CHILD OF THE WORLD products, 3- 12+)
To see the Montessori philosophy and practice page of "Age 3-6+ Earth" go to: www.michaelolaf.net/1CW36earth.html

(At left, a child in Japan carefully painting the sea around the continent of Australia)

LAND FORM PANS AND CLAY
The best way to learn about water and land forms (such as island and lake) is to make them with clay in small metal pans. First the island in one pan and the lake in another, showing how they are complements of each other. After one child makes these and leaves them on the shelf another can change them, seeing that islands and lakes come in many different shapes. These two easily turn into cape and bay, then peninsula and gulf, and then isthmus and strait.

Land form cards and definitions and geography book will really make sense to a child who has had this experience. For the classroom, we recommend a set of eight of the nonstick pans (5" x 1.25") and 2 pounds of the pastel green Plastalina clay.

DE710 Pans, Set/8  $16.00
DE726 Green Plastalina, 1 pound  $4.50

LAND FORM AND CONTINENT CARDS
This set of vocabulary cards contains all of the first cards used in geography study:
(1) Eight labeled illustrations and eight definitions of the first four pairs of land and water forms taught in 3-6 classes—island/lake, cape/bay, isthmus/strait, peninsula/gulf. Each land or water form in enclosed in a circle to inspire the child to make his own land and water forms in the small pie pans below.
(2) A labeled picture of each of six of the continents—Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.
(3) A card with the names of these continents to be cut into six small label of each continent. The 4" x 5.5" cards are printed in black on white cardstock. If you want to make three part cards, please order two sets.

DE636  $7.00

ROCK MATCHING— Rocks, Minerals & Crystals
This is our favorite children's gift. Everyone loves to feel, examine with a magnifying glass, and pair up these beautiful specimens. Each set contains two each of five specimens and information about each. Because of the unpredictability of specimens availability (after all, these are dug out of the earth, not produced by a machine!) they will be chosen, at the time you order, from six possibilities. The sets are always composed with beauty, and contrasting of color, size, and texture in mind. Each piece is between 1" - 2", and information about each rock or mineral is included. Set I: agate slice, gypsum, amethyst, quartz, obsidian and jasper. Set II: geode (ocos), sandstone, pyrite, rose quartz, calcite, and hematite.

DE39 Rock Matching, Set I/10 pcs $13.50
DE40 Rock Matching, Set 2/10 pcs  $13.50

EARTH/PHYSICS CURRICULUM, 3-6 CLASS
GLOW IN THE DARK CONSTELLATIONS
SOLAR SYSTEM FLOOR PUZZLE
COMPASSES
SOLAR SYSTEM POSTER
FLOOR GLOBE
OUR WORLD FLIP CHARTS
WEATHER STICK
RAIN GAUGE
PHYSICAL SCIENCE FLIP CHARTS
CONTINENT CHARTS
MAGNETS
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
MAGNIFYING GLASSES
GLASS PRISMS

And books appropriate for this age and subject