An Inscription tribute to Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a physician and educator that strived to break through barriers of education both through children and universities. In this essay I will be explaining all the concepts of childhood education that Montessori developed. Her concepts revolve around areas like practical life, sensorial, language, math, science, geography, music, and art, and still play a great part in schools today.
Maria Montessori was born On August 31st 1870, in the small town of Chiaravalle, Italy a province of Anconca. Montessori’s father Alessandro Montessori was well educated and worked in a tobacco company as an accountant. Montessori’s mother Renilde Stoppani was a well educated open minded woman that came …show more content…
Montessori believed that if a child has a designated area for every activity like Reading, playing, coloring, etc the child is more likely to succeed in that subject, with the instruction of an adult. There are classes today that have areas color coordinated and isolated from other activities, and have been very successful.
The first point in Maria montessori’s theory is for children to learn through Motor skills. There are three types of motor skills gross motor, fine motor, and perceptual motor development. Montessori thought that you can intelligence happens when children move their body to process information or communicate. People who learn best from motor skills need active manipulation of materials.
Gross motor development uses large parts of the body like arms, and legs. So it would involve running, jogging, crawling, jumping, and throwing. Fine motor activities are like using the hands, eyes, and feet and would involve activities that include things like grasping, seeing, and hopping. Perceptual motor is take in information from the environment and respond to it by movement. Perceptual motor would include activities that ignite children’s senses, and activities that children prefer to play a part
Maria Montessori was born On August 31st 1870, in the small town of Chiaravalle, Italy a province of Anconca. Montessori’s father Alessandro Montessori was well educated and worked in a tobacco company as an accountant. Montessori’s mother Renilde Stoppani was a well educated open minded woman that came …show more content…
Montessori believed that if a child has a designated area for every activity like Reading, playing, coloring, etc the child is more likely to succeed in that subject, with the instruction of an adult. There are classes today that have areas color coordinated and isolated from other activities, and have been very successful.
The first point in Maria montessori’s theory is for children to learn through Motor skills. There are three types of motor skills gross motor, fine motor, and perceptual motor development. Montessori thought that you can intelligence happens when children move their body to process information or communicate. People who learn best from motor skills need active manipulation of materials.
Gross motor development uses large parts of the body like arms, and legs. So it would involve running, jogging, crawling, jumping, and throwing. Fine motor activities are like using the hands, eyes, and feet and would involve activities that include things like grasping, seeing, and hopping. Perceptual motor is take in information from the environment and respond to it by movement. Perceptual motor would include activities that ignite children’s senses, and activities that children prefer to play a part