Paulina V Edmunds James Paulik Montessori Philosophy and Pedagogy 27 January 2013 NORMALIZATION The children‚ who benefit enormously from the Montessori legacy‚ enjoy what Maria Montessori called “a Cosmic Education”. These children transform by the order‚ harmony and tranquility they experience every minute in this Montessori environment. They begin to transform‚ and this natural transformation was called by Dr. Montessori: “Normalization”‚ “It is the mental state children reach when they approach
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PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH Materials 1. Loaf of bread (white or wheat depending on preference) 2. Jar of peanut butter 3. Knife 4. Apron 5. Clean hand towel 6. Tray 7. Flat plate Concept Isolated How to prepare Peanut butter Sandwich Direct Aims 1. Order 2. Organisation 3. Co-ordination 4. Concentration 5. Independence Indirect Aims To encourage and develop gross motor skills Prerequisites 1. Make sure the work area is free
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The Three Levels of Obedience Julia B. Kulakowski Montessori Institute of San Diego The three levels of obedience are explained by Dr. Maria Montessori after long observations of children of multiple ages in her classroom. She defines the three of obedience as first‚ an ability to obey‚ but not all the time. Secondly an ability to obey at all times after developing their own will. Finally being able to obey consistently‚ moreover to follow another person which the child
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“The power to obey is the last phase in the development of the will‚ which in its turn has made obedience possible.” (Montessori‚ 1988‚ p.239) Montessori believed that the disorderly and disobedient acts of a young child where from those actions that he/she had yet to develop and so where unable to control successfully. Discipline and obedience could not therefore be inflicted on a young child as had been traditionally thought‚ nor could it be sustained through rewards and punishments. “Obedience
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Introduction to Reading Reading is an ability which develops during the Sensitive Period for Language‚ fro prenatal hearing to the ‘Explosion into Reading’‚ around the age of five. Reading is an extension of the development of Vocabulary‚ the child discovers how a known word looks in graphic form after she has become a fluent speaker and has benefited from indirect and direct Enrichment Activities‚ the Three Period Lesson‚ Language Training and Writing. It is impossible to read an unknown word
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a. Direct Aim The materials in the Montessori classroom are offered to the children with a direct aim in mind. The adult does the work of washing clothes as a chore whereas a child does the same activity for the enjoyment of the process. After the laborious work that she/he does‚ she/he repeats the process for the enjoyment of the process. Each material isolates a concept and allows for repetitive practice with a certain skill and the child repeats this process to because he gets a sense
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they have a choice to draw and paint‚ which can put their imagination in their artwork. They do nursery rhymes using their bodies to do the actions to the nursery rhymes. This is how Frobel’s theory of play is in settings today. Maria Montessori Montessori was born in Italy on the 31st august 1870. She had attended a technical school until 1886‚ from then she attended Regio Instituto Technico Leonardo da Vinci‚ where she studied modern languages and natural sciences. After she had graduated
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Function of Words Children who have begun to read independently are ready to learn about the function of words. To accomplish this‚ Maria Montessori developed special grammar symbols that make the study of the nine parts of speech a sensorial experience. These colorful symbols highlight the pattern created when words are put together a certain way and thereby assist the children in absorbing the structure of language. Grammar helps children become better writers. The sequence of introducing
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Montessori Education SA Montessori‚ Pre-Primary Philosophy 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Covering Page 1 Table Of Contents 2 1 Write a page about Maria Montessori’s family‚ 4 where they lived‚ her father’s profession‚ her mother and her siblings 2 Where did Maria Montessori go to school‚ what did she study and why 5 3 Write about Maria Montessori’s Medical training‚ why‚ where 6 4 Note where she first practised medicine‚ why‚ and what did
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2. What are the discoveries of Dr. Maria Montessori? Dr. Maria Montessori‚ internationally renowned child educator‚ was originally a medical doctor who brought the scientific methods of observation‚ experimentation‚ and research to the study of children‚ their development and education. As a doctor‚ Montessori came to believe that many of the problems of the children she was working with were educational rather than medical. In examining education she felt that children were not achieving their
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