The Montessori prepared environment. In Montessori philosophy there are three leading factors that make up the methodology: the environment‚ including all the materials; the directress‚ and the child. The prepared environment will be the focus of discussion and will underline: the principles of the prepared environment‚ how to set up the environment; and its importance in childhood development. There are five basic principles that must be adhered to in any Montessori environment these are: Freedom
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conscious effort the individual absorbs from the environment even a complex culture like language” - E. Hainstock‚ The Essential Montessori. – Pg. 81 Since the child builds himself from what is around him‚ the environment becomes an important factor. The environment must be prepared‚ aiding in the process of language development and support the child’s expanding consciousness. How is language encouraged in; Montessori prepared environment? 2 The human civilization for as long as it
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THE PREPARED ENVIRONMENT Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. In a Montessori Infant/Toddler room‚ the prepared environment is very important. It is designed to meet these goals: * Be attractive‚ welcoming‚ and conducive to learning * Have a space large enough to accommodate all the children‚ providing them with free and comfortable movement * Provide areas for all the activities each day *
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Prepared Environment Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. The prepared environment offers the essential elements for optimal development. The key components comprise the children‚ teacher and physical surroundings including the specifically designed Montessori educational material. “When we turn to man‚ we see that rather than adapting to the environment‚ he creates an environment to suit himself. Man lives
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Outline – The Prepared Environment A) Definition: Prepared environment is one of the major foundation of our work. For any living organism is the environment that supports the development of the organism optimal potencial. Every living organsm has certain environmnet requirements. A human being is a living organism. A prepared evnironment for the child is an evnironment both physical and human that allows the child to reach his full human potencial. The prepared environment has to take into
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ingredients of the Montessori method : the directress and the prepared environment Motto:’’ The teacher as an adult should try to interpret the child’s needs and meet them as best as he can by preparing a really suitable environment. This may be the beginning of a new epoch in education‚ which will consider how it can assist the life of the child.’’ (Montessori‚ M.‚ The Secret of Childhood‚ Part1‚ Chapter IV: Where adults impede the question of sleep‚ 1963‚ p.79). The child in the Montessori school needs
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which had been interrupted‚ is now taken up again‚ as nature has intended all along.” E.M Standing‚ Maria Montessori: her life and work‚ pg 174 Learning‚ by itself‚ cannot happen without concentration. Whether we are learning to tie our shoes‚ write our name‚ wash a car or solve complex algebraic equations‚ there is intense concentration specific to the task at hand. Dr. Maria Montessori understood the power of concentration‚ and her methodology is designed to nurture this power. Concentration
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following: A. FREEDOM IN A PREPARED ENVIRONMENT B. THE SENSITIVE PERIODS C. NORMALISATION D. ABSORBENT MIND A) FREEDOM IN A PREPARED ENVIRONMENT All over the world in constitutions of countries freedom is enshrined. This freedom applies not only to the adult but also to the child. For it is in freedom that a child reveals himself. Therefore a directress in a prepared environment must have the opportunity to observe the child in a free and open environment. Also the child’s inner guide
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Irreversibility‚ Animism‚ Inability to distinguish appearance from reality. With physical experience‚ social growth and interaction the child addresses these barriers and moves past them. This process is an internal one‚ influenced by the child’s immediate environment‚ but cannot be changed through abstract explanations‚ repetition‚ reading‚ or demonstration without the element of hands-on practice. Experiment I: Conservation of Volume The Fluffy Factor Materials: •Two identical natural zippered pillow cases
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Dr Montessori emphasises the importance of the development of imagination. How do cultural activities in a Montessori prepared environment aid in this development? Imagination‚ also called the faculty of imagining‚ is the ability of forming mental images‚ sensations and concepts‚ in a moment when they are not perceived through sight‚ hearing or other senses. Imagination is the work of the mind that helps create fantasy. Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge;
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