It is especially important not to go on working in a monotonous way, doing nothing but add for six months etc., but where possible one should take all four arithmetic rules fairly quickly one after another and then practice them. So we shall not teach arithmetic in accordance with the ordinary curriculum, but we shall take all four rules at once and be careful that through practice these four rules are mastered almost at the same time. You will find this way of doing things very economical.

- Rudolf Steiner

Class 1 is completing a four week Main Lesson that focused on the formal introduction of the four processes. After two terms spent developing number sense through counting, skip counting, quantity identification and informal work with the processes, the class was ready to take a deep dive into the next level of abstract thinking by learning to read, write and solve mathematical expressions involving the four processes. Of course, this is all done via the vehicle of the imagination so that each process is introduced with the help of a delightful character from the Land of Quantity. Emperor Equals oversees them all, and slowly gathers a robust team to ensure that all is fair and peaceful in the kingdom. Portly Plus- the counting collector, Melinda Minus – the considerate gardener, Timmy Times – the boisterous horse handler and Divina Divide- the judicious baker, all work together to solve many different problems and teach the children how to work with all four processes simultaneously. By introducing them all together, the children build  deep, lasting number sense along with the capacity to recognise the meaningful relationships between them.