Pink/Blue/Green Series Materials from Montessori for Everyone. Today I'm sharing words. Words from some well- known Montessorians that I've been reading. I hope you find these quotes as useful and inspiring as I do! Observations of children in such homes and schools have taught us to focus on the preparation of an early environment, rather than trying to . This allows the child to choose and to teach herself. The adult's challenge is to be sure that the environment offers all the key experiences necessary for laying this foundation. Rather than relying on verbal lessons given by an adult, or computers and TV, or videos (or other examples of passive learning), we provide the child with real life activities from which she will really learn and remember what she learns. We can, with planning, create an environment that is rich in experiments, games, materials, and books which the child can select as an interest arises, providing valuable experiences of the hand and mind working together for an intelligent purpose. Everyone at every age is affected by their environment. The full text with illustrations from: The Montessori Method (1912) by Maria Montessori, translated by Anne Everett George. Hosted by UPenn digital library. Here you will find a variety of free Montessori based printables. Match-Up, Memory, Nomenclature Cards, & more. 16 Montessori Pink Language Series Materials. Start your child with this pink color-coded 3-letter phonetic series; words and pictures, sound cards, sheets and labels. How to Make Reading Cards. Montessori 3 Part Cards. Montessori 3-part cards can be used with classified cards or nomenclature cards. When working with preschool.Habits of organizing the environment reduce stress and aid the development of an organized, efficient, and creative mind. The Chinese art of placement of Feng Shui, teaches that clutter, even hidden under a bed or piled on top of bookcases is bad for a person. A child who joins in the arrangement of an environment, at school or at home, and learns to select a few lovely things instead of piles of unused toys, books, clothes, etc., will be aided in many ways with this help in creating good work habits, concentration, and a clear, uncluttered and peaceful mind. We do not mean necessarily the art shelf, scissors and paste, clay, random play, fingerpaints, musical instruments, etc. These, of course, play a role in development. But the Montessori formula is simple. The child's creative integration is an integration of self, which comes from participation in the real from a very young age. The home environment, like the Montessori materials, has its specific use. The child's potential is relayed by the adult's permission to use the environment, by the constant showing of the child how. How to knead and bake bread. How to clean a fireplace. How to wrap his clay so that it won't dry out. Montessori Pink Language Materials is part of our Montessori Pink/Blue/Green Phonics program. Try our Free Montessori Materials at Montessori Print Shop. These cute cards are a great way to practice reading the Blue Series Words! All the real functions of the environment when shown to the child give him endless possibilities within the limits of how real things are used. As they grow up, the children will be able to use their environment with great sureness, they will build on their skills and more second- naturedly work into areas of innovation. Even fantasies are enriched by a firm grounding in the real. Having a tea party, or playing house are play experiences much improved when the child has already done the real counterparts in their home or school - making real tea, cleaning a real home. We should give them the chance to do it by themselves. Parents should encourage the child. The child as young as 4 can make his own bed, and loves to do it. But if the mother comes and says . There should not be criticism. The effort alone, the will to do it is enough. It can be repeated another day. A major expression of your feeling for the child is demonstrated through the kind of home you make for him - not only from the point of view of facilitating his independence but also in communicating your awareness of his smaller but nevertheless important self. Truly if the child's sensitive period for wanting to dress and care for himself is met with patience, love and a prepared environment, there can be no obstacle to his independence. It is essential that the bathroom be prepared for a child's needs. Can they reach the sink, turn on the water, and reach their toothbrush and toothpaste without help? Can they reach the soap? Is there a special and consistent place they can reach for their towel and washcloth? Can they reach the toilet paper when sitting on the toilet? Most parents provide bathroom stools, but small wobbly stools often do not provide enough secure, comfortable space for bathroom functions. Montessori felt that there should be a child's corner in every room of the house. The Montessori Talks to Parents series is available at the NAMTA here.
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