Define the term sensitive periods‚ and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines his/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment "A sensitive period refers to a special sensibility which a creature acquires in its infantile state" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Such sensitive periods were first discovered in animals by the Dutch scientist Hugo de Vries‚ but according to Montessori‚ are also found in children and are very important to consider
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Essay on Montessori Language Language lies at the root of that transformation of the environment that we call ‘civilization’. The child’s language developments during his or her early years are freely remarkable. Describe how does the Montessori environment aid the child’s language development? What is civilization? “Civilization is a term used to describe a certain kind of development of a human society”(2). In ancient Egypt‚ writing was first discovered in the form of paintings
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OVERVIEW Each year more than four million families in the United States bring home from the hospital a healthy baby who has all of the potential for a full and productive life. The birth of a baby is a joyous event‚ and the baby ’s survival is taken for granted. But one family in 100 will suffer the loss of their child soon after birth (www.kidshealth.org). A baby is delicate and has not developed immunities to widespread diseases. When a country has a high rate of infant death‚ it usually signals
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Montessori essay Maria Montessori. Her life and her methods in the 1800’s. Maria was born in Rome‚ Italy in 1870 to an upper middle class family. Her parents wanted her to be a housewife‚ as were most women of her generation‚ but Maria had other ideas. In 1896‚ she became the first female doctor in all of Italy. It was very hard for her to become a doctor because all of the other doctors were men. The men made fun of her and threatened her. All she could do was block them out. Because of this
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My dog names Panda is 10 years old now‚ so this paragraph will investigate the differences and similarities between a period of puppy and now. The first thing is behavior. When Panda was young‚ it is like normal puppies which are naughty and energetic‚ therefore‚ it likes to run around the house and bark everything that has movement. On the other hand‚ now Panda has less energetic‚ sleep all days and easy to exhaust. However‚ similar behavior is always following owners. Then until now‚ Panda always
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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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By the time a horse is 2 years old it has reached its full height and approximately 90% of its full body weight. Even though growth has slowed the nutritional requirements of a 2 year old is much higher than a mature adult horse at maintenance. In addition‚ many two-year-olds may enter training‚ thereby adding the nutrients needed for work on top of the nutrients still needed for growth. Two year olds that are not in training can receive similar rations to yearlings. This is shown in figure 7. If
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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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today‚I……………………..boxes since morning. a)have packed b)am packing c)have been packing 2.She is an excellent journalist.A top newspaper……………………her an important job. a)has offered b)is offering c)offers 3.Jane can’t come.Her car …………………..down. a)has been breaking b)breaks c)has broken 4.If you don’t study‚you……………….pass your exams. a)won’t b)aren’t c)will 5.I……………………a party on Saturday.Would
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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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