Montessori education

degree in Early Childhood Care and Education. In the years since, I have gained even more of a passion for working with young children desire of furthering my education. My…

Program Models Hilda Gomez Stephen F. Austin State University Throughout the United States, there are various early childhood education program models being used. To name a few of them, there is the Creative Curriculum, Reggio Emilia, High/Scope, Montessori, and the Project Approach. The following program models will be discussed: Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and High/Scope. Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia was founded by Loris Malaguzzi in 1945. The first Reggio school was built by…

Maria Montessori is a strong believer in and an advocate for freedom in the classroom. She found it of utmost importance to maintain and nourish each child’s unique aptitude towards learning. Her theory is that the teacher must study the child individually noting his or her talents and weaknesses before acting as a guide to their specific endeavors. She strongly denounced a dictatorship-style classroom. One point she makes that I find intriguing is that “prizes and punishments are . . . the…

Maria Montessori’s book, Dr. Montessori’s own Handbook, Montessori uses Allusions and specific word choice to show readers her philosophy that deals with children. To begin, in paragraph two and so on, Montessori uses the words “respect”, “Patience”, and “delicate intervention” to show the reader the emphasis details on how teachers should treat their students. The words “respect”, “patience”, and “delicate intervention” are words that Montessori uses to give an example of how a teacher should…

Montessori Strengths: 1. Montessori teachers prepare the environment to support and promote learning 2. The teachers prepare environment that is educationally stimulating 3. Children play a part in educating themselves through self-direction and self-correcting 4. Learning takes places through senses 5. The teachers follow the child’s interest and needs 6. The teachers observe, analyze and offer material and activities appropriate for the child’s sensitive periods of learning 7. Focuses on…

The next curriculum model I chose to focus on, Montessori, is seemingly very different from Curiosity Corner. Started in the early 1900’s by Dr. Maria Montessori, this model draws on studies of human growth, development, and even anthropology to find an education style that would fit each child on an individual level (Bahmaee et al. 148). In fact, it’s this focus on the individual that sets it the most apart from Curiosity Corner, and from most educational models. In contrast to the cooperative…

I am going to talk about the difference between Maths in the Montessori Method. Although the children who attend Montessori preschools have had numerous years working on the concepts of numbers, heights, weights and much more, the children do not begin working with the maths material from the Montessori curriculum straight away. Instead, each child is prepared indirectly for the use of the Maths way of thinking through the Montessori Area of both Sensorial and Practical Life work. This helps…

outdoors (forest, park, meadow, and woodlands). The model originated in Sweden and Denmark in the late 1950s and Canada opened up their first forest school in 2008. The Forest Schools’ philosophy is to “Inspire. Aspire. Transform.” (Forest Schools Education). They have an outdoor educational approach on alternating days, allowing the children to explore the different forests or parks near the centre. Some schools give children an opportunity to explore the outdoors for the full day, while others…

The seriousness of the use of the hand is the center of the Montessori approach. With this in mind, a guide must provide activities for the child to develop fine motor and coordination skills in order for him to master his environment. Also, for children in this age group it is important to provide the child with real-life, child sized objects as much as possible. Using real life objects a child will be able to achieve the desires of his mind along with using precise movements of his body. The…

In 1990, Debbie Henry became a licensed childcare provider in her home. After seven years of serving children and families in her home, she opened as a sole proprietor and incorporated Children’s Montessori Center (CMC) in 1997. Located in the city of Spokane Valley, CMC is currently serving 90 children ages four weeks through 12 years and employing 26 staff members. Debbie and her husband Steve, the self-proclaimed “volunteer maintenance man,” love the children and families they serve.…