Postage stamp, cotton, rice, ostrich, rooks, a penny, salt.

To the Infants he talked about

The cow, the clockface, a table, water, a straw hat, coal, sugar,
the Union Jack

Remember, Pestalozzi's idea was that each child should have the object. I think there would be a problem with the Ostrich and the cow!! Keeping a rook still would difficult as well. But these were not real object lessons in the way that Pestalozzi had in mind .... they were probably more like lectures.

Here are some objects ( just pictures I'm afraid ... but you could try with real objects ) How much do your senses tell you? Compare your observations with the rest of the class.  Click on the thumbnails.