A place to come and learn the Theory and Practice of the Montessori approach to learning. Go ahead, search the archives.
Setting the Scene; Do you remember that we said that a very, very long time ago there was absolutely nothing at all, just immense chaos and darkness, and then, into this measureless void of cold and darkness a vast, fiery cloud which included all the stars came into being. The whole universe was in …
Story Remember the Greek Alphabet, the story of the Ox and the House and how it all came down to us, eventually we were given the Sandpaper letters. When I told you the story I said that some people wrote on the barks of trees, some wrote on clay, others wrote on stone, some people …
Story Do you remember that we said that a very, very long time ago there was absolutely nothing at all, just immense chaos and darkness? That continued for a very long time, then something happened. Unrolling the cloth relatively quickly Into this measureless void of cold and darkness a vast, fiery cloud which …
Notes: This is a series of experiments given after the ‘God with no Hands’ parallel to ‘Features of the Earth’ and ‘The Sun and the Earth’,to help build the child’s imagination to see that which is not readily experienced. We show the results and effects of phenomena which shape physical geography, e.g. erosion. We …
Small metal insets Material Description: There are 9 square metal insets. Base is white, inset is red, border is green. Complete square (one used with both sets) 8 Divided squares Squares divided into triangles Square divided along 1 diagonal result is 2 right-angled isosceles triangles, each of which is half the whole square Square …
Story “Remember how we looked at how much time passed before human beings came to Earth and how they arrived when everything was ready. We think that humans spoke to each other from the beginning wonder what did they think about and what did they talk about. Perhaps they talked about the food …
Setting the Scene (allowing for the children to contribute) Do you remember the Story about how once there was nothingness, just a really huge, dark, empty space and how into that space there came a fiery cloud, a bright spark of energy and how all of the universe was in it? Do you remember how …
Experiment 1A – roots seek water Material Description: Large rectangular transparent dish, silver/river/washed sand, seeds (peas soaked for 24 hours) 2 markers, one labeled seeds, the other water, a pebble, watering can Method: Fill the dish 1/2 to 3/4 full of sand Plant eight seeds in a furrow at one end of the …
Basic Composition of the Earth (early work) Material Description: Chart 6A, experiments as necessary. Method: Quote directly from the ‘Story of the God with No Hands, ‘The particles calmed down and joined with each other, forming new substances, the heavier ones went nearer to the heart of the Earth, while the lighter ones …