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[arttey63]

How do you do a montessori lesson plan

Creating a Montessori lesson plan is different from traditional lesson planning because it centers around the needs, interests, and developmental stages of the child. Instead of a rigid schedule, it focuses on providing a prepared environment and allowing the child to engage with materials at their own pace. Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a Montessori lesson plan:

1. Observation

Purpose: Begin by observing the child to understand their interests, developmental stage, and needs.

Method: Spend time watching the child during activities. Take notes on what captures their attention, challenges they face, and how they interact with materials and peers.

2. Prepared Environment

Purpose: Ensure the environment is ready to support the child’s learning.

Method: Set up the environment with materials that are appropriate for the child’s developmental stage. Materials should be accessible, aesthetically pleasing, and organized to encourage independence. Examples include practical life activities (e.g., pouring water, tying shoes), sensorial materials (e.g., cylinder blocks, color tablets), and academic materials (e.g., sandpaper letters, number rods).

3. Material Selection

Purpose: Choose specific materials that align with the child’s interests and developmental needs.

Method: Select materials from the Montessori curriculum areas (Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, and Cultural subjects). For instance, if a child shows an interest in language, you might introduce sandpaper letters or a movable alphabet.

4. Presentation

Purpose: Introduce the material to the child through a demonstration.

Method: Present the material to the child in a simple, clear, and slow manner. For example, if introducing cylinder blocks, demonstrate how to remove each cylinder, mix them up, and place them back in the correct order, ensuring the child sees the process clearly.

5. Independent Work

Purpose: Allow the child to work with the material independently.

Method: After the presentation, give the child the opportunity to explore the material on their own. Encourage repetition and exploration, which helps deepen their understanding and mastery of the task.

6. Observation and Adjustment

Purpose: Monitor the child’s progress and adjust the environment or materials as needed.

Method: Continue observing how the child engages with the materials. If a child masters a material, introduce the next level of challenge. If they struggle, either offer guidance or allow them to explore at their own pace without pressure.

7. Follow the Child

Purpose: Let the child's interests guide the learning process.

Method: Be flexible in your planning. If a child shows a new interest, be ready to shift your focus to support that interest with appropriate materials and activities.

8. Record Keeping

Purpose: Track the child’s progress and plan future activities.

Method: Maintain a record of the child’s work, noting which materials they have mastered, what still challenges them, and any emerging interests. This will help in planning future presentations and selecting new materials.

Example of a Simple Montessori Lesson Plan:

Observation: Child is interested in pouring water but struggles with control.

Prepared Environment: Set up a Practical Life station with a small pitcher and cups.

Material Selection: Practical Life pouring exercise.

Presentation: Demonstrate how to hold the pitcher, pour the water into a cup without spilling, and return the pitcher to its place.

Independent Work: Child practices pouring, refilling the pitcher, and trying again.

Observation and Adjustment: Monitor the child’s progress. If they succeed easily, introduce a more challenging task, like pouring from a pitcher with a spout.

Follow the Child: If the child shows interest in other pouring activities (e.g., with different materials like beans or rice), introduce those.

Record Keeping: Note the child’s progress and plan to introduce more complex Practical Life activities.

This approach allows for flexibility, personalization, and responsiveness to each child’s unique developmental journey, which is at the core of Montessori education

[lillibetbunny]

“The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge.  He has the power to teach himself.”

~Dr. Maria Montessori | The Absorbent Mind, p. 5

parents and teachers are not directors, but careful preparers of the development, gentle guides and most importantly observers. they should not intervene a child's learning, especially when she made a mistake. simply observe and watch as the child do wonders

[freebirdlearning]

Day 1 of Homeschool

Day 1 of Homeschooling

Tomorrow is my children’s first offical day of homeschooling. I am still working full time, so I am doing much of the planning, but my husband and his mom are doing a lot of the day to day with them right now. I plan to also be actively involved in their learning on nights and weekends when I am home.

They were not thriving in public school - I have mad respect for teachers, but my kids were not doing well in the regular classroom setting, for a variety of reasons. We felt that it was best for them if they learn at home.

I am still trying to figure out what that looks like for us. We are taking a relaxed homeschooling/unschooling approach, and while I am excited about it, I am also nervous because I have the decades of ingrained expectations of “regular” school in my head. I worry, will I teach them enough? Will I teach them the right things? Will they fall behind? Will they succeed?

What I have to keep reminding myself, and they have reminded me even just over this weekend, is that they WILL learn, and they will be excited about it, if they get to lead. My kids both chose to play Starfall on a Sunday morning and learned about fractions and time - with no prompting from me. My 6 year old pulled out math flash cards to practice on her own - with no prompting from me. My son is learning all about puppetry and ventriloquism, because that is what he is interested in right now.

They will be okay. We will all be okay.

[responsiveparenting]

The goal of toddlerhood is to teach responsibility 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 It sounds good right? Don’t we all want a responsible toddler, who can meet their own needs without much adult assistance? A child who can manage their own belongings and only needs to hear “no” once? That is what adults have wanted for centuries. And we have tried every method that we could ever think up to make this happen, yet still…. Toddlers get the reputation of being terrible but maybe it’s our expectations and goals that are “not so great���? Well the field of child development agrees that it is our expectations and adult driven goals that make toddlerhood soooo challenging. Those who understand typical toddler behaviour and have reasonable expectations, tailored to the needs of the child, are far more likely to find some joy in the toddler years. Child-friendly spaces meet our child’s need for autonomy and independence as they learn about themselves. J. Milburn @responsive_parenting #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #toddlers #toddlerlife #toddlermom #toddlerparenting #childled #childledlearning #parentingexpectations https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWvNhNL0_f/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cameloteducare]

Let's have fun reading and cooking together! https://bit.ly/2RYEE8N #cookwithstories #kidsrecipes #childrensprogram #childrensworkshops #cameloteducare #camelotlearning #childledlearning (at Camelot Learning Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Ka2g7l_o7/?igshid=hbi4amoj25ul

[bubima]

פירמידת החיות הוא משחק המבוסס על עיקרון המשחק האוטונומי של הילד. הרעיון לאפשר לילד לחוות מציאות שתלויה בו ולא מוכתבת. . . . . #bubima #woodentoys #צעצועיעץ #woodenpuzzle #puzzle #childrengames . #letthembewild #toddlerplayideas #playislearning #playtolearn #sensorybin #earlyyearsideas #woodentoyshp #sustainabletoys #sensorylearning #littlelearners #childledlearning #loosepartsplay #wildschooling #openendedplay #invitationtoplay #preschoolactivities #natureplay #woodtoys #montessoritoddler #playdough #playdoughstamps #stackinggame #stackingtoy #babyactivities #childhoodismagic https://www.instagram.com/p/B3c0drZHQ4z/?igshid=ugnwrci5ylz2

[lettyreiris]

Dimos la vuelta caminando a la manzana y conseguimos estas hojitas🍃💚 Es la primera vez que le interesa tocarlas y jugar con ellas 👏🏼 ~~~~ We walked together around the block and found these leaves🍃💚 This is the first time he’s interested in touching and playing with them. 👏🏼 #followthechild #montessoritoddler #montessoriathome #nature #playingislearning #sensoryplay #childledlearning #letthemplay #exploringnaturewithchildren #montessoriencasa #fifteenmonthsold (at Montevideo Department) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOtEEzAyw672NSVN6bfP_K1Bv0wI3xy3BLgAY0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vj3sr0ec1dms

[j4brown]

I am an advocate of play, because I truly believe children learn through play, child-led play, play-based learning. Even in music therapy, I use a lot of toys in my session. If I were not a music therapist, I thought I could very well be a play therapist. #playbasedlearning #play #childledlearning #childledplay #traintracks #superwings #toys https://www.instagram.com/p/CioZWDXPfwo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beyondparentingwithsujaya]

How much time you just keep playing and playing and playing? Just stop it now. But mumma, I'm doing serious stuff here!! #playing #playingislearning #creation #children #respectthechild #respectfulparenting #childledlearning #childledplay #beyondparentinghub #beyondparentingwithsujaya #beyondparenting #intuitiveparenting #parentinghabits #parentinghabits https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVr2KKvejD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[swimming---upstream]

Principles

I’ve been writing a lot more lately; writing about unschooling but also writing about myself. It’s been a really rewarding experience. Getting thoughts down really helps solidify them and also shows me patterns and re-occurring threads. One of the themes that keeps showing up this week is the idea of being guided by principles.

There are many unschoolers that have said it’s important to live by principles rather than rules. I’ve even written about this before but I only just realized this week how important it is to set out clear principles, whichever apply best to you and your life, and then let them guide your actions rather than looking to other people’s experience or advice. When it comes to raising kids, especially in an environment where we are embracing individuality and uniqueness, making choices based on other people’s experience can be incredibly damaging. Parents are different, kids are different, environments are different, seasons are different, the amount of sleep you got last night is different… you get the idea. Just like you can’t wear another person’s shoes and expect them to fit, you can’t expect to fit into another’s way of unschooling.

Instead of looking to advice or experience from others, forming a guiding set of principles can help keep focus on what’s important while allowing room for flexibility and breathing room in tough situations when making decisions about actions to take. For example, one of the guiding principles to my unschooling practice is to dismantle power-over dynamics between me and my kids. Another is to encourage a diversity of activities throughout the week. Another is to stay connected with my kids. These ideas are unique to my family because of how we all interact. My kids are on board with these ideas and also value them. They help guide me as a parent when communicating, decision making, and interacting with my family. I think these principles also help keep our unschooling focused on being intersectional and not slip into a bourgeoisie style of unschooling.

I think we all have principles that guide our every day actions but they may not be articulated. I value people over profit, simple living, and am anti-hierarchical. In the last two years, in discovering myself, I think I’ve really been solidifying my life’s guiding principles. Reading, learning, watching, and growing has helped me to better articulate both what I believe and how I want to interact with the world around me. I fully expect these principles to change over time as my landscape and values change – likewise with my unschooling principles. But I think it’s important to identify clearly what those principles are and share them with those close to me to help them better understand me as a person.

[1alphabetz]

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[brandonimhotep]

L💜ve This!! #Creative ✨✨ #Repost @lyric_laughter_learning Seeing the need for movement on one of our many rainy days, after puddle splashing, I created this obstacle course. In the second slide, she does it backwards after doing it forward a zillion times, for a new challenge. Everything is on my “gross motor skills” Amazon list with a few exceptions. Triangle and slide- @peakandrainbow Gymnastics mat- #toddleractivities #toddleractivitiesathome #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #montessoriinspired #blackmontessori #blackmontessorifamily #montessoriincolor #toddlerlife #toddlermomlife #finemotorskills #finemotoractivities #finemotorskillsactivities #toddlerart #childledlearning #childledplay #learningthroughplay #learningthroughplaying #gentleparenting #consciousparenting #grossmotoractivities #grossmotorplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVmy3SrJu3/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lillibetbunny]

recently, I've been indulging in reading about montessori, the theory and its principles. I am in awe as I learn more and more about it, not only is it a more natural and personal form of education, it promotes respect and discipline while gently unleashing the child's potential. it is absolutely wonderful and I can't wait to learn more.

i'll share tidbits of what I read about montessori here <3

[royalmamastots]

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📣 📣 Are you missing out on exciting #bedtime stories for your little ones ? How about you pick up some of these titles at #Waterfrontkaren and let us make the bedtimes more interesting ❤️🇬🇧 ⁣📣📣 .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #childledlearning #childrensbooks #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #easypeasyplay #eyfsideas #gruffalo #homeschoolingideas #imaginativeplay #invitationtoplay #juliadonaldson #kids #kidsactivities #learningthroughplay #love #openendedplay #play #playbasedlearning #playfullyraisingreaders #playislearning #playtolearn #preschooler #readalongplayalong #sensoryplay #shopping #shoppingonline #toddleractivities (at The Waterfront Karen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuKWQgoc9H/?utm_medium=tumblr

[responsiveparenting]

“Letting children have control does not make them feel entitled, it makes them feel empowered.” J. Milburn Clarification: I am not saying TOTAL control… I am saying when you can, it will not hurt them, it will help to build many of the skills we need for adulthood. When we give an adult a task and ask them to take control of the project, we do not assume that this new found responsibility will encourage a sense of entitlement. In fact, in the adult world, we assume that giving someone control over a task will encourage them to take more ownership in that task. We see how it creates a sense of agency and we expect the person to be better able to complete the task if they are given full control over it. Why do we see children differently? Especially if this fear over creating an “entitled” child is based on concern for their adult life and motivation to perform in the workforce? The adult world actually sees giving control as a motivator for increased responsibility and agency over a project. Here is an article about children and this narrative about a “sense of entitlement” Do kids these days have a sense of entitlement? “If we tell children they are selfish, entitled and ungrateful, I believe they may become that way. If we encourage and model gratitude, humility, grace and kindness, our children will likely model those traits too. You want to change the world? Be kind to children.” J. Milburn Link to article: https://wp.me/p9YDgq-9S #responsiveparenting #peacefulparenting #gentleparenting #attachmentparenting #attachmenttheory #motherhood #jmilburn#parenthood #earlychildhood #childdevelopment #parentingquotes #childledlearning #childled https://www.instagram.com/p/CWS9L-8rIOJ/?utm_medium=tumblr