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The Montessori EC Classroom - Coggle Diagram
The Montessori EC Classroom
Prepared Environment
Designed to Facilitate Exploration and Independent Learning
Opportunities for Movement and Freedom of Choice
Helps child to develop his potential and knowledge of the world around him.
Teachers Responsibility, and will need to adust based on her observations.
Materials are Simple to Complex & Concrete to Abstract
Structure, Order, and opportunity for purposeful work
Reflect Pease & Tranquility
Plants, shells, rocks, and natural items
Mixed Age Group Classrooms (3 - 6)
Fundamental to the Montessori
3 year cycle
Children Socialize, Older students mentor younger students
Helps young children develop confidence.
Teachers develop relationship with family and child
Better learn the needs of the child to feel successful.
How Children interact with the Environment
Interact with Materials Spontaneously
Ownership of the enviornemnt due to freedom of movement
3yr old's start consciously absorbing
Intentional exploration of their surroundings
Hands-on Learning (Touch, manipulation, and experiences with concrete objects.)
3 - 6 is a period of Constructive Perfectionment by means of activity
Normalization
Children Making choices on their own and joyfully working and concentration
A child who concentrates and makes independent choices.
Children chose their work and follow the classroom rules.
The work disciplines the child.
Practical Life: Develop Order, Concentration, Coordination , Independence.
Establish 2 - 2.5 work cycle for Normalization to occur
Acknowledge children following the rules and making independent choices.
Freedome for the creative energy.
The work disciplines the child
Begins when they 1st enter
Offers interesting hands on materials
"All we have to do is set energy free...this is not giving freedom to children in the common sense...Freedom for the creative energy! An Unconscious directive aimed to develop children."
- Dr. Maria Montessori
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Helps the child develop independence, coordination, concentration, and an internal sense of order.
Please Stay Here's Why (Article)
Mixed Age Groups & 3 Yr Cycle Capstone Year & Leadership role