Discussion held on practical aspects of Montessori

Recently Munira Akhtar presented a fresh approach and her view on Dr. Maria Montessori teachings at ILM Montessori Bangalore. Some more known Montessorians from Bangalore joined her in this initiative.

. This session attended by parents and educators from different schools. I was great to see more and more people wants to understand this philosophy...................

New beginning to Dr. Maria Montessori methods of preschool education!

Montessorians united team members are happy to launch our Dr. Maria Montessori online program from today. This is a new beginning in era of technology to bring Dr. Maria Montessori philosophy at your door step. We have developed a course with utmost care for the child and his requirements.

Boost child’s concentration?

Eight Tips to enhance child’s concentration?

These days we hear most of parents and teachers talking that they are unable to get attention from child or he/she is not able to concentrate.  A small child cannot do much about it because he/she wants to concentrate only on those activities which are interesting. As we explained in our earlier article on gaming gadgets we need to do some extra effort to bring back their interest. Can we do something about it? Yes, we can! The Montessori Method provides us various activities to help children concentrate better. These activities are filled with fun and frolic but they have direct and indirect aim concentration. 

       Telling a story to a child is a very good way to get back his concentration. One story telling activity has so many hidden benefits in it, for example- Sound, Phonics, Vocabulary, Entertainment, Theater, Culture and Moral values. It is a wonderful method to bring back a child’s concentration. It should be an interesting session using sounds, soft toys or even enacting a story.

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          Walking on the line’ (a Montessori Method) and other similar formations help children to concentrate with lots of fun and learning. This is an activity which aims at benefiting in multiple ways. These activities can easily replicate at home.

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          Building blocks or puzzles, which we all are aware of on a large scale, starts from very young age.  This activity helps a lot for better concentration, but the child should be free to experiment with the blocks and puzzles as their imagination takes them. The child may need a parent or teacher to partner with them to keep them motivated during different occasions.

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           A ‘Nature walk’ helps children to discover insects, plants, sunlight etc., helping them to learn about the unknown. This activity brings back their concentration to a large extent. A ‘Nature walk’ works much better if it is a group activity.

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   Montessori provides lots of opportunities to the child to experiment with himself and explore new material. With the Exercises of practical life we may find plenty of things where the child can concentrate and learn with material. For example, we should encourage them to cut vegetables, roll the dough, dust and tie buttons etc.

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Board games help a child to learn, observe and calculate. But every child feels bored due to two reasons –firstly, due to the lack of company and secondly, he/she might not understand the game. Every child wants to win, and to win they need to understand it better. This is the point where an adult can help.

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   We should play games of missing letters or numbers with them. Its study shows that children get more attracted towards missing numbers. Make puzzles with the numbers. Use bright colours, animals, vegetables, and fruits to make it more interesting.

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       Above all, Yoga can provide assured help to children to concentrate in a much better way. So, if teachers and parents can partner with each other and teach them yoga, they would definitely get very good results.

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Allow your child to take his own time in doing things, such as dressing up, eating, washing,etc. Do not interrupt him or hurry him up. Otherwise he cannot develop his concentration skill, which is the most important tool for learning. 

MU presents a beautiful example, how Maria  Montessori method helps a child to use his Intellect, Material and Freedom. He is a student of Prathama Montessori in Bangalore just 4 years 3 months old, he felt free to use his imagination and presented a girl and a boy. 

Key benefits of Dr. Maria Montessori's education

Our two leading montessorians Munira Akhtar and Kaushy Lal conducted one day work shop at Bright kids Montessori in Hassan, Karnataka. This workshop was an awareness program for parents and teachers.

The session was all about Montessori philosophy and methods. Workshop was extremely interactive to bring more clarity for educators. These sessions help parents to understand Montessori method and their child too.

Munira Akhtar and Kausy Lal appreciated the focus and dedication of bright kids Montessori team!

Montessorians United team will look forward to meet this wonderful team again.

Nature plays an important role in child education

Dr Maria Montessori always said that “a child, who more than anyone else is a spontaneous observer of nature, certainly needs to have at his disposal material upon which he can work.”

Children by nature are cautious and careful about living beings around them -- be they animals, insects or plants. If they see a dry plant in need of water they will be anxious to water it as soon as possible. They keep collecting things from nature’s treasure like feathers, leaves, flowers, and straws. We may call it natural learning or learning from our environment.

A child experiences real joy when he or she sees ducklings early in the morning and butterflies of different colours. Children feel excited to place a seed in a garden and wait eagerly for a little plant to appear. They find extreme pleasure in exploring the natural environment around them. Children connect with nature beautifully. 

Montessorian Fariba took her class children out for natural learning

The Montessori Method helps children to build a strong connection with nature. The Method includes learning about animals and plants, the preparation of an aquarium, and cultivating plots for growing vegetables as a way to build upon this connection. In the Montessori method, teaching about nature and being with nature, both are equally important. Constant changes in our lifestyle lead to problems like childhood obesity, which presents serious health threats for children including heart disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, social and psychological problems.

Parents and educators should provide more and more opportunities for children to connect with nature and its surroundings so that they can explore more & more natural sciences.

Dr Montessori observes: “This kind of study methods have led to a spontaneous and purposeful exploration of nature and to a number of discoveries made by the children themselves.”