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    Movement - the Child’s Muse Maria Montessori foresaw many developments in the study of movement and how it pertains to children and their education. It is necessary to consider how and why movement was such an integral part of her philosophy and how evidence from modern day research confirms the importance of movement in education. Both Montessori and educational specialists draw a link between movement and brain development (Hannaford 1995). This paper will examine how other educational theories

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    Maria Montessori Sensorial

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    Sensorial area expands the child sensory perceptions and knowledge of the world. Maria Montessori called sensorial materials the "key to the universe" because they enable the to perceive‚ identity and classify what he sees‚ touches‚ smells‚ taste and hears. SENSORIAL The Sensorial area of the classroom uses the Sensorial Material to address the child’s Sensitive Period for the Refinement of the Senses. Dr. Montessori stated that the “Sensorial Materials are the keys to universe.” The first step for the

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    Gilstrap Adrian Dominican Montessori Training Institute May 14‚ 2011 MONTESSORI’S APPROACH AND RECENT BRAIN RESEARCH 2 Abstract New technological advances in brain research allow scientists better understanding of how the brain develops. From birth‚ the task of the brain is to establish and reinforce connections between neurons. Dr. Montessori’s approach on brain development in young children coincides with much of the most recent brain research. Dr. Montessori discovered from her observations

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    stimulating his needs for emotional‚ intellectual stimulation‚ hygienic precaution and his physical growth. “There is a play of instincts within a child not only with respect to its physical growth and nourishment but also with respect to various psychic operations.” Maria Montessori The Secret of Childhood

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    Montessori Practical Life Overview - Scope and Sequence Important Periods of Childhood Development Most children are passionately interested in practical life activities because the activities respond to all the sensitive periods (important periods of childhood development). Practical life activities build a foundation on which the children will grow and carry over into the other areas of the classroom‚ and over in to their every day life. The Montessori Practical Life exercises respond to the

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    with reference to the Montessori Philosophy and Method. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “We must take into consideration that from birth the child has a power in him. We must not just see the child‚ but God in him. We must respect the laws of creation in him.” Maria Montessori‚ 1935 (1989a‚ p. 98) By Dr. Maria Montessori The Child as Spiritual Embryo For Montessori‚ the Word is made flesh

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    ABSORBENT MIND ESSAY Dr Montessori discovered that the child possess a mind which is totally different from that of an adult. The child absorbs all that is found around him‚ very much identical to the process of osmosis. A key word before further development about the absorbent mind would be adaptation. Adaptation might be considered as the trigger point. Why ? From his birth‚ in order to survive and to fulfil his role‚ the infant is adapting himself to the environment. He was

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    August 31‚ 1870 – Maria Montessori was born in Chiaraville‚ Ancora‚ Italy. It has been well-known that Montessori’s father‚ Alessandro Montessori‚ an official of the Ministry of Finance‚ was very conservative and military like. He was often against her choice to learn‚ but the two had a strong relationship. Her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ on the other hand always supported her decisions because she too was very well educated. 1890 – She graduated Regio Istituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci‚ a technical

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    In Montessori education‚ the term “normalization” has a specialized meaning. “Normal” does not refer to what is considered to be “typical” or “average” or even “usual”. “Normalization” does not refer to a process of being forced to conform. Instead‚ Maria Montessori used the terms “normal” and “normalization” to describe a unique process she observed in child development. Normalization refers to the focus‚ concentration and independence of the child‚ by his own choice. It means the child has acquired

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    Biography Maria Montessori

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    BACKGROUND Maria Montessori was born in the town of Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870. Though most of the information on Maria’s childhood seems to be uncertain‚ with disagreeing dates‚ contradictions and omissions‚ I found a majority of the information about her childhood in Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer (1976). Her father was Alessandro Montessori who was "an old fashioned gentleman of conservative temper and military habits." (Kramer‚ 1976‚ p. 22). He was a soldier in his

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