According to Bredekamp (2014), “The teacher presents brief individuals or small-group lessons, but most of the day children choose their activities (p.48)
According to Bredekamp (2014), “Montessori’s view of the teacher’s role is to prepare the environment, observe children, and demonstrate materials but not to interfere with their natural exploration” (p.47). They provide opportunities for independence. According to the American Montessori Society (2016), There are spaces suited to group activity, and areas where a student can settle in alone. Parts of the room are open and spacious, allowing a preschooler to lay out strands of beads for counting, or an elementary student to ponder a 10-foot-long Timeline of Life. It also states that
According to Bredekamp (2014), “Montessori’s view of the teacher’s role is to prepare the environment, observe children, and demonstrate materials but not to interfere with their natural exploration” (p.47). They provide opportunities for independence. According to the American Montessori Society (2016), There are spaces suited to group activity, and areas where a student can settle in alone. Parts of the room are open and spacious, allowing a preschooler to lay out strands of beads for counting, or an elementary student to ponder a 10-foot-long Timeline of Life. It also states that