child to conduct his own experiences.” by Maria MontessoriBrooke Robledo Benita Flores Early Childhood 1 October 2014 Maria Montessori Born in Chiaravalle in the Province of Ancona in 1870‚ Maria Montessori was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy‚ having graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rome in 1896. As a physician‚ Dr‚ Montessori was in touch with young children and became profoundly interested in their development. Through careful and exhaustive scrutiny
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Maria Montessori described the sensorial materials as the "key to the universe" Discuss this statement and give examples to support your discussion. "The senses‚ being explorers of the world‚ open the way to knowledge. Our apparatus for educating the senses offers the child a key to guide his explorations of the world‚ they cast a light upon it which makes visible to him more things in greater detail than he could see in the dark‚ or uneducated state."(1. Montessori Maria‚ the Absorbent
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Playful Learning and Montessori Education by Lillard (2013) explains Maria Montessori’s methods of teaching. Montessori education started early 1900s in Rome and has evolved in schools to follow her curriculum exactly or by taking bits and pieces. “Classrooms contain age groupings spanning three years: infant to three years old‚ three to six‚ six to nine‚ and nine to twelve” (Lillard 2013). The classrooms should have thirty to thirty-five children in them but it is not stated how many teachers are
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RATIONALE OF PRACTICAL LIFE Many have questioned the true purpose and success of the Montessori method‚ specially the practical life area because it comes across as wasted time where the child spends spooning‚ pouring and playing‚ doing whatever he/she pleases‚ but many don’t know that “Dr. Maria Montessori designed the didactic apparatus as means to the achievement of the sensory‚ motor and intellectual development through the free exercise of the child’s interest” (Dr. Montessori’s own handbook
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inner guide. He is not taught by his parents to walk‚ talk or cry. He is not taught to sing‚ climb or think. According to Maria Montessori‚ this is the real identity of the child‚ the real revelation. “It is necessary to begin the education of senses in the formative period‚ if we wish to perfect these sense development with the education which is to follow” (The Montessori Method‚ page 221) The education of the senses can start from a child’s babyhood and should continue during the entire formative
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school is to supply children with interesting information and motives for action. A child‚who more than anyone else is a spontaneous observer of nature‚certainly needs to have at his/or her disposal‚materials upon which he/or she can work”-Dr.Maria Montessori. Childern in bed to explore the environment from the first moment after birth.Even if they appear helpless‚motionless infants are exploring in their cribs.It is an invisible exploration of hearing‚looking etc.The child has a mind able to absorb
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at least nine different senses including interoceptive senses such as thermoception (heat‚ cold)‚ nociception (pain)‚ equilibrioception (balance‚ gravity)‚ proprioception & kinesthesia (joint motion and acceleration) and sense of time. Maria Montessori believed that sensorial experiences started in the womb and continued after birth and that through his senses the child is able to learn and work in his environment. Through being a ‘sensorial explorer’ the child begins to understand his environment
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Pythagoras looked for these answers in numbers." - Paula Polk Lillard‚ Montessori Today When teaching geometry to the 6-8 year old child‚ introducing materials in their historical contexts reveals their interrelationship. Children also enjoy stories‚ this will make the lesson more exciting and interesting‚ and it will help them to see the connections to practical life. Geometry should be taught throughout the year in the Montessori classroom‚ it is a very integral part of the experience. Tracing the
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‘The transition from one stage to another always follows a piece of work done by the hands with real things‚ work accompanied by mental concentration.’ (Montessori‚ 2007a‚ pg.186) This is what Montessori termed ‘normalisation’. Montessori (2007a) said that the life of an individual from 0 to 18 years may be divided into three periods – 0-6 years‚ 6 – 12 years and 12-18 years old. The first period 0-6 years old is the most important part of life which is one of creativeness. It is important to
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create a human being‚ but it does give them scope‚ material‚ direction‚ and purpose. Both philosophers believe that it is the teacher’s task to nurture‚ assist‚ watch‚ encourage‚ guide‚ and induce‚ rather than to interfere‚ prescribe‚ or restrict. Montessori children spend most of their time working with materials under the individual guidance‚ while kindergarten children are usually engaged in group work or games with an imaginative background. Both agree on needing to train the senses‚ but Montessori’s
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