Write a comprehensive note on the role of a teacher in the Montessori classroom. The teacher in a Montessori classroom takes on a completely different role to a teacher in a traditional classroom. So much so‚ that directress or guide are preferred over the word teacher. The reason for this is that it is the teachers main role to guide the children and help the children in their learning. The teacher isn ’t a person who pushes the child to learn when & what she wants them to learn. The teacher
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down easily." (The Child‚ Society and the World‚ p 24‚ Chap III) Maria Montessori termed a child as a “Spiritual embryo”‚ which is in the embryonic stage of the future fully transformed adult. A society is a group of adults‚ while a group of children can be termed as an embryonic stage of the future society. A group of children is nothing but a school or a place where children spend time together. Hence‚ Montessori termed social development as possibly the most important element in her schools
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ingredients of the Montessori method : the directress and the prepared environment Motto:’’ The teacher as an adult should try to interpret the child’s needs and meet them as best as he can by preparing a really suitable environment. This may be the beginning of a new epoch in education‚ which will consider how it can assist the life of the child.’’ (Montessori‚ M.‚ The Secret of Childhood‚ Part1‚ Chapter IV: Where adults impede the question of sleep‚ 1963‚ p.79). The child in the Montessori school needs
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efforts: Participating in play with children child is fun for them and shows them you value what they are doing. Your presence and proximity to children can communicate a lot to them. Adding to children’s play: In actively participating in play practitioners can extend upon a child’s current knowledge and help them make new connections. This can be done by practitioners modelling positive behaviours and interactions Preventing problems: By being actively involved in the process of play‚ practitioners are
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The Importance of Play Play is a child’s work. Play is important for children’s development and for children to learn. Through play‚ children learn about the ever-changing world (Elkind‚ 2003). Teachers and families often view the value of play in different ways. Early childhood teachers say that “play is a child’s work” while parents ask‚ “Did my child just play all day?” The different descriptions of the value and purposes of play add to the dilemma of what and how classroom teachers can
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Types of Play Unit 3 CE230-01 Professor Fontana Joetta Raymer November 25‚ 2013 Type of Play Description Typical Age Importance Creativity Exhibited Unoccupied Play The child is not playing. They may be in one place and seem like they are not playing but make random movements. Not engaged in play (Isbell & Raines‚ 2012). This type of play refers to newborns and infants mainly but can occur with older children. This type of play teaches a child
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The stages of play Children discover and learn about their world through play. Play develops imagination and creativity‚ and gives children practice in the social skills they need in our world. Children do not play for reward or because someone told them to‚ they play because they like it. Children learn the skills of socializing with one another in social play. By playing with one another children will learn social rules such as waiting‚ taking turns‚ cooperation‚ and sharing. Children go through
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Play can be defined in many different ways‚ but the focus in this essay is to define pretend play and how it can be beneficial to various aspects of a child’s development. Psychologists have suggested that there are 4 criteria that an occurrence has to meet in order to be classified generally as play. The first being that the play is being done so for ‘intrinsic motivation’ and isn’t being done for anything bar the enjoyment and stimulation it produces. The second is the ‘nonliterality’ or pretend
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Introduction to ECE The Importance of Value of Play What is play and why is it important? Play is the primary way for children to learn. It is essential to development because it contributes to the physical‚ social‚ and emotional well-being of children. It is through play that much of children’s early learning is achieved. Of it benefits‚ it offers to parents the opportunity to engage fully with their children. Through play children learn about shapes‚ colors‚ cause and effect‚ and about themselves
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