What is in a Montessori classroom?
The Montessori classroom is a child-size 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 in a level he can understand. The materials or exercises are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at this 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 are curriculum center on Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Geography, Science, Art, Music, Drams, and Dance.
A Montessori classroom is a child-sized world. The outside world is incorporated meaningfully into the classroom. The teacher carefully selects material so that a child can explore life on a level he can understand. Materials and curriculum center around practical life, sensorial, language, math, geography, history, science, art, music, and drama. The teacher and other adults in a Montessori environment serve as role models. Their movements are slow and graceful. They speak with inside voices and act with dignity and courtesy. They follow all the ground rules that the children must follow. If they use something, they put it away in an orderly manner. They clean up after themselves. They communicate positively.
