A young child meets the world around him through the constant use of all his senses. The sensor puts him or her in touch with his or her environment, his or her group and his or her time. Since he or she quite naturally used all his or her powers…
Since shape is the defining characteristic of each letter of the alphabet, Dr. Montessori designed several sensorial exercises to make the children aware of this quality. She began with the geometric solids. This is a set of materials alike in color and texture and of approximately the same size but…
Sensorial Materials in the Montessori Classroom – Part 6 Sandpaper Letters – Shapes The child meets the alphabetical symbols by using the sandpaper letters. Each letter of the alphabet is outlined in sandpaper on an individual card, the vowels on blue and the consonants on red. The teacher shows the…
Sensorial Materials in the Montessori Classroom – Part 5 Part five of our blog series about sensorial Montessori curriculum focuses on writing preparation. At Arbor View Montessori we use Sensorial Materials in the Montessori classroom, which increases the child’s awareness and helps the child form more distinguished impressions of their…
Dr. Montessori wrote, “A child’s work is to create the man he will become. An adult works to perfect the environment but a child works to perfect himself.” Using the child’s natural inclination as a point of departure, Dr. Montessori structured several exercises for the classroom to help the child…
The children will be starting a new unit in cultural studies,’Zoology.’ They will begin their studies with the concepts of Vertebrates and Invertebrates, Living and non-Living, classified pictures such as parts of the Fish, Birds, and Mammals. Several work sheets will relate to this theme, also. Sharing Please encourage your…
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Calendar These Special Dates December 22 Holiday Party at 11:30 (Minimum day) December 25-29 Christmas Recess (School closed) January 2, 2018 School resumes Our best wishes to you and your family during this special time of the year. The staff and I would like to take this opportunity to say…
I hope that all of you are enjoying this wonderful spring weather! Thanks so much to all of the parents who have helped and showed appreciation for the spring party we had at the school. You are appreciated and the staff and I at Arbor View Montessori School would like…
The Color Tablets The child’s first introduction to color is a box containing six tablets – two red, two blue and two yellow. All the other tablets are the same size, shape and texture. They differ only in highly contrasting color. In this exercise, the child pairs the tablets and…
