The Anschauung project stems from a series of experimental pedagogical programs developed during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, influenced by the theories of Friedrich Froebel, creator of kindergarten in the 1840s. The project focuses on support materials developed for "lessons through experimentation with objects" (Anschauung in German). For each of these programs, different materials based on geometry, color, and volume were designed with the intention of fostering, for the first time, the understanding of abstract concepts through play, without the need for grammatical or numerical symbols.
