Montessori MethodThe Montessori method is a child-centered methodology based off of the many years of diligent research done by Dr. Maria Montessori on the development of children from birth to adulthood.
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Practical Life
Care of SelfThe Montessori Method enables the child to become confident in themselves. They learn to identify their needs such as hunger, thirst, tiredness, and the urge to use the bathroom. The child then is given the tools and guidance they need to learn how to take care of these needs independently.
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Grace and CourtesyHere at FTC we use precise language as a model to the children. Children learn how to ask for help, offer help, and solve problems through seeing teachers model kind and effective language. They also learn how to use manners such as greeting a new person and excusing themselves to the restroom.
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Care of EnvironmentOur classroom provides everything a child needs in order to take care of their environment. They learn to work together to keep our school beautiful and clean. Providing an opportunity for children to keep their environment orderly offers them the tools they need to make their thoughts and work orderly as well.
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MathematicsMaria Montessori found through her scientific observations that children needed a concrete foundation to learning before moving to abstraction. "What the hand does the mind remembers" (Montessori). Montessori math offers children a strong concrete representation of simple math concepts then slowly guides each child towards more complex and abstract concepts as they are ready.
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Language"The child has an urge to learn his language in this particular period because from birth to age six, he is undergoing a critical period for language acquisition" (Lillard P. a., 2003, p. 390). The language area of the classroom consists of vocabulary enrichment, letter sounds, word building, sentences building, writing, reading, reading analysis, and language extension. As with all areas of
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Sensorial
Maria Montessori strongly believed that children should have a sensorial experience with materials to better understand the abstract concepts in all areas of the classroom. "The senses, being explorers of our world, open the way to knowledge" (Montessori). This area of the classroom is greatly intertwined with both mathematics and language. Through sensorial materials children are able to gain rich vocabulary, enhance their visual discrimination, and experience tactile differences.