MARIA MONTESSORI MATERIALS

The importance of materials


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Maria Montessori developed a specific teaching materials is the cornerstone for the development and implementation of his method.

It is not just a hobby, not a single source, is more than that, it is material for teaching. Are designed to capture the curiosity of the child, guide you through the desire to learn. To achieve this goal must be presented grouped according to their function, according to the innate needs of each student.

These materials can be used individually or in groups to participate in storytelling, conversations, discussions, cooperative work efforts, singing, outdoor games and free play activities. In this way ensures communication, exchange of ideas, learning culture, ethics and morals.

In general, all materials have a degree more or less elaborate of the four values​​: functional, experimental, structure and relationship.

Another feature is that almost all equipment is self-correcting, so that no task can be completed correctly without the child realizing it for himself. A task performed correctly find gaps or leftover parts.

The child does things by itself, simple devices, and notes the growing things (plants, animals), open your mind to science. The colors, paint, paper of different textures, objects and shapes multifaceted three-dimensional encourage creative expression.


The sensorial materials are grouped in each direction


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The taste and smell. Plants and perfumes provide the range of odors. Here the material is made naturally by culinary products, complemented by a series of pots with fragrant substances, another series and so must be classified by comparison, so as to ensure accurate recognition of odors.

Touch. It takes into account the Montessori material the tactile sense, in all its forms (tablets and roughness) and thermal sense (bottles of water at different temperatures), the perception of forms, etc.

View. Differential perception of the size, colors, volumes and shapes.

The ear. Discernment of sounds with metal boxes, bells, whistles and xylophones.

Teachers in the Montessori system


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The role of teachers is to teach each child individually. The highlight is that does not require lessons to anyone, their work is based on guiding and helping each child according to their needs, and can not intervene until they need it, to direct their mental activity.

Maria Montessori called the teacher, principal, has to be prepared internally (spiritually) and externally (methodologically). Has to organize the environment in an indirect way to help children develop a "structured mind. "

Children is full of possibilities, but those who are responsible for showing the way to allow its development is the "principal, director" has to believe in the ability of each child while respecting the different rates of development. This allows integrating in a same group with other disabled children and those with whom they have a higher level.

The idea of Montessori is that children need to convey the feeling of being able to act without continually adult, so that over time are curious and creative, and learn to think for themselves

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