What can be more beautiful and appealing than
the glistening bead materials—a centerpiece of the Montessori classroom? As
with all areas of the classroom, beauty and usefulness coexist in perfect
harmony.
The children begin their mathematical journey
in the Montessori classroom even before they touch any of the math materials.
Children start to build mathematical thinking in the other areas of the
classroom (Sensorial, Practical Life and Culture) by using concrete materials
to prepare the mind for abstract thinking. For example, children have had the
opportunity to experience differences in length, width, weight and volume,
build a sense of differentiation and similarity; perform grading work; build
concentration; develop their sense of order and one-to-one correspondence;
build fine-motor control and coordination to handle the small bead materials;
and grow their sense of independence.
Children can now embark on building and
honing mathematical concepts using concrete—and visually stimulating—materials
in the Math area. Eventually as the child matures and begins to think more
abstractly, s/he will rely less and less on the concrete materials, although
they will continue to fill the classroom with alluring beauty. Mathematics
deals with the study of quantity, shapes and their arrangements. Children learn
to recognize quantities and symbols, associate quantities to their respective
symbols/numerals and combine and manipulate those quantities/numerals into
larger or more complex concepts. Process is taught first, and fluency with math facts come
later.
Come see the math materials and learn about works such as: the decimal layout, the stamp game, the short and long chains and more.
Join us at our Open House Social at 10AM on March 19th (at the Westmont Montessori School, 577 Rt. 24 in Mendham (908)879-6355). Children–come ready to have some fun!
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Montessori School is necessary for children. These types of schools are helping to improve children’s brain. While teaching little kids something, it becomes really challenging to know a particular activity which is contributing in the social awareness of the child. There are huge numbers of materials which are used for children so that they can learn and work in a better way. Kidadvance Montessori provides this type of material in USA. Now many companies are providing these types of materials.
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