Yesterday was our first day at Tres Mariposas Montessori School! Both yesterday and today were observing periods at the school. Our cohort was split into two groups where we took turns observing the head "guides" in the two age groups that the children are put into this school. The school is split by age. The "Nest" is where the children who are 1-3 attend. Children who attend the other side are ages 3-5.
To be honest, I am not familiar with the Montessori approach, but these two days gave me a chance to sit back, watch and learn. I am excited to be able to jump in and try this type of teaching as it appeals to me in multiple ways. To be more specific, I observed a math lesson taught to a child and I really liked how the student was able to use many senses when learning about numerical values. Also, I was very impressed by The "Nest", because these young children were working independently and they knew exactly what they had to do. An example of this can be seen during my observing period when a child pulled a box of farm animals off of the shelf and brought it back to their mat. After they were done playing with the material, they carefully put the animals back in the box, put it back where they found it and carefully rolled up their mat.-- This example just reinforces my reasoning behind the immense independence of these young students who are taught through the Montessori Approach!
I am excited to get hands on and jump in when it comes to guiding a student during a particular lesson using this approach!
To be honest, I am not familiar with the Montessori approach, but these two days gave me a chance to sit back, watch and learn. I am excited to be able to jump in and try this type of teaching as it appeals to me in multiple ways. To be more specific, I observed a math lesson taught to a child and I really liked how the student was able to use many senses when learning about numerical values. Also, I was very impressed by The "Nest", because these young children were working independently and they knew exactly what they had to do. An example of this can be seen during my observing period when a child pulled a box of farm animals off of the shelf and brought it back to their mat. After they were done playing with the material, they carefully put the animals back in the box, put it back where they found it and carefully rolled up their mat.-- This example just reinforces my reasoning behind the immense independence of these young students who are taught through the Montessori Approach!
I am excited to get hands on and jump in when it comes to guiding a student during a particular lesson using this approach!