Montessori Design

This blog is for me and my friends to share our original curriculum ideas meant for the Montessori classroom. We've gotten so many ideas from others we wanted to give back to that huge community out there!

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Five Senses

A simple work to teach and review the five senses

Posted by Robyn at 9:13 PM

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Labels: 5 senses, the human body

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About Me

Robyn: I live in Washington state in a very small town with my husband, my 13 year old son, our 16 year old foster daughter, 3 cats, one dog, 2 gerbils, and my horse. I've been in the Montessori field for 20 years and a lead teacher for 16. It's a huge part of my life and a great passion of mine. The Montessori Method never ceases to amaze me. I feel what it does for the kids and families I work with is priceless. Individualized education is something that is invaluable and it is what you find in a traditional Montessori school. The classroom is where I feel at home. I'm constantly creating my own materials and curriculum and thought this would be a great place to share it and get ideas from others! I feel lucky to be able to teach part time as it enables me to take care of my family and allows me time to put lots of extra thought and energy into my classroom!

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About Montessori

For those of you new to Montessori here are the basics! The Montessori method has been around for more than 100 years. Maria Montessori was a doctor who studied at the University of Rome's medical school. She developed her method of teaching in the early 1900's based on her scientific observations of child development. The first Montessori school was opened in Rome in 1907 and there are now thousands of Montessori schools all over the world. Maria Montessori based her method of teaching on world peace giving the young child a orderly environment where they can not only be independent but everyone can blossom at their own pace, work together for the greater good of the classroom, and celebrate their own uniqueness. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times!

The Montessori classroom is divided into 5 main areas.

1. Practical Life (fine motor development)

2. sensorial

3. math

4. language

5. science/cultural area (earth sciences, geography, unit studies, etc.)

And of course art!

In a Montessori preschool classroom we have 2 1/2- 6 year olds. The mixed age classroom creates such a dynamic environment and classroom community with everyone helping each other. The children all work at their own individual pace and levels. We meet them where they are at socially and academically, regardless of their age, and as Maria Montessori said "Follow the Child". The classroom is set up for the children to independently choose their own activities, and complete the work cycle of choosing a work, completing it, and putting it away in it's original place. Everyone is given individual lessons throughout the day on materials that are developmentally appropriate at that time. The carefully designed Montessori materials go in a sequence as they all build on complexity one after the other. Careful record keeping is done on each child to accurately track everyone's progress, strengths, and individual interests.

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