What is in a Montessori classroom?
The Montessori classroom is a child-sized world. Whatever is in the world outside can be incorporated meaningfully in the Montessori classroom. To a child, the world is overwhelming–it is big, complex, and confusing. By careful selection of materials by the teacher, an environment is set up that allows the child a place to explore life on a level he can understand. The materials or exercises are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at his own pace from simple activities to more complex ones. Through this process, the child’s natural curiosity is satisfied and he begins to experience the joy of discovering the world around him.
The Montessori classroom is a child-sized world. Whatever is in the world outside can be incorporated meaningfully in the Montessori classroom. To a child, the world is unmanageable it is too big, too complex, and too confusing. By careful selection of materials by the Directress, an environment is set up that allows the child a place to explore life on a level he/she can understand. The materials or exercises are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at his/her own pace from simple activities to more complex ones. Through this process, the childs natural curiosity is satisfied and he/she begins to experience the joy of discovering the world about him/her. Materials and curriculum center around Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Geography, History, Science, Art and Music.
The Montessori classroom is a child-sized world. Whatever is in the world outside can be incorporated meaningfully into the Montessori classroom. To the young child, the world is unmanageable–it is too big, too complex, and too confusing. By careful selection of materials by the teacher, an environment is set up which allows the child a place to explore life on a level she can understand. The materials and exercises are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at her own pace, from simple to more complex activities. Through this process, her natural curiosity is satisfied, and she begins to experience the joy of discovering the world around her. Materials and curricula center around practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, geography, history, science, art, music, drama, and perceptual motor development.
The Montessori classroom is a child-sized world. Whatever is in the world outside can be incorporated meaningfully in the Montessori classroom. To a child, the world is unmanageable … it is too big, too complex and too confusing. By careful selection of materials by the directress, an environment is set up that allows the child to explore life on a level he can understand. The materials or exercises are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at his own pace from simple activities to more complex ones. Through this process the child’s natural curiosity is satisfied and he begins to experience the joy of discovering the world about him. Materials and curriculum center around Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Geography, Science, Art, Music, Drama and Dance.
The Montessori world is a child-size world. Whatever is in the world outside can be incorporated meaningfully into the Montessori classroom. Careful selection of materials by the teacher creates an environment where the child can xplore life on a level easy to understand. The materials and exercises are desgned to stimulate independent exploration. The prepared environment entices the child to proceed at his own pace from simple activities to more complex ones. A child’s natural curiosity is satisfied and he begins to experience the hoy of discovering the word about him. Materials and curriculum focus around Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Geography, Science, Art, Music, Drama, and Dance.
