many early childhood classrooms and daycare centers. In the late 1800’s there arose a theorist by the name of Maria Montessori whose play learning theories and methods are still being used today in early childhood classrooms in many countries around the world. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was born in Chiaravalle‚
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In a Montessori Tides classroom‚ there are carefully designed didactic materials that incorporate all the senses in the learning process. The hands which‚ according to Dr. Maria Montessori‚ “are the instruments of man’s intelligence‚” work together with the mind. Freedom of movement grants the child the opportunity to observe and explore the prepared environment. Constantly the Montessori child actively uses and refines her senses as she absorbs the world around‚ while the child in the traditional
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understanding of these periods determines he’s/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. According to Montessori that it is very easy for a child to acquire certain abilities such as language‚ discrimination of sensory stimuli‚ and mental modeling of the environment at certain periods this is what Dr. Montessori called Sensitive periods. (Montessori‚ 1966). In my easy I’m going to explain the main sensitive periods and why they are important for the child’s first
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The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say‚ “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” Dr. Maria Montessori (The Absorbent mind‚ Chapter 27‚ Pg. 295) This quote from Dr. Montessori highlights the role of the teacher in a Montessori environment. How a teacher creates and stimulates children with an external and inner environment so rich and full of learning that a class full of little children is at peace and is quietly satiating their inner being. Education and learning
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the child. However‚ next to the family‚ the classroom is one of the most important places in the world of a child. The Montessori classroom not only determines the present state of the child but also his future wellbeing. A child in his formative years‚ which are between 2 ½ to 6‚ is like a receiver‚ he is open to all kind of transmitters. In “The Absorbent Mind”‚ Dr Maria Montessori wrote: “There are many who believe that the most important period of life is not the age of university studies‚ but
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The legal status of the EYFS relates to the different legislations such as: The children act 1989 and 2004‚ The data protection act 1998‚ childcare act 2006‚ Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006. The EYFS is a legal requirement in different settings such as children centres‚ day care‚ Nurseries‚ Maintained nursery schools‚ reception classes in schools Pre-school groups and homebased care. Some of these settings provide daily care for the under 5’s and use the EYFS daily however some of these
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(Dr . Maria Montessori; The Absorbent Mind‚ Chap.1) The founder of the Montessori Method of Education was Dr .Maria Montessori. She was born in Italy in 1870 and became the first women doctor in her country’s history. She devised a method of education‚ which combines a philosophy with practical approach based on the central idea of freedom for the child within a carefully planned and structured environment. The great pioneering achievement of Dr .Maria Montessori was to recognize the crucial
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language and social skills by soaking knowledge. He takes steps in different sensitive period and repeats his movements‚ words or social skill actions to improve and to perfect his movement‚ language and social skills. The Absorbent Mind: Dr. Maria Montessori uses the term Absorbent Mind to describe the child ’s mental capacity for soaking up knowledge and information unconsciously(Handbook). The influence of the Absorbent Mind lasts from birth to approximately six years of age. She divided the absorbent
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of not recognising it‚ and finally how we can support children in this crucial time. "A sensitive periods refers to a special sensibility which a creature in its infantile state‚ while it is still in a process of evolution". ( Montessori‚ 1966‚ p38) Maria Montessori believed that during first few years of life its very easy for a child to learn without an effort that later on will be more difficult such as language. She observed that there is an inner passion and urge to absorbed everything from
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I am familiar with the EYFS statutory framework (September 2012) and aware of ratio limits in place (3.39 EYFS) I have a duty to provide parents with essential information in order to build successful parent partnerships and help them understand the role of not only myself but Ofsted and the EYFS as well. I have a duty to ensure I have had training and am aware of the Safeguarding and Welfare requirements and the requirements as set out by my LSCB.(3.1 – 3.77 EYFS) I
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