r prisms into a cube, do not bring out the possibilities of the gift. In number, the new division into thirds should be recognized and the child led to real- ize the possibilities of the number three and its nudtiples. The older children should analyze the various prisms according to number, form,… … NUMBER. The cube divides naturally into thirds, ninths, twenty-sevenths, but may be arranged to include .some divisions of the preceding gift, halves and quarters, and becau.se of this possi- bility gives rise to the new divisions of sixths and twelfths. — 40 —
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