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As computers were not commonplace at the time that Montessori wrote her methods, it is suggested that this step is not “purist” Montessori. It is however, an optional additional step which can be considered in the context of our modern technological environment. It is suggested that when using interactive materials like these in the Montessori Method, the practitioner familiarise him/herself with the Method either through training or reading about it, in order to improve the outcomes and learning of the child.
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As computers were not commonplace at the time that Montessori wrote her methods, it is suggested that this step is not “purist” Montessori. It is however, an optional additional step which can be considered in the context of our modern technological environment. It is suggested that when using interactive materials like these in the Montessori Method, the practitioner familiarise him/herself with the Method either through training or reading about it, in order to improve the outcomes and learning of the child.
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As computers were not commonplace at the time that Montessori wrote her methods, it is suggested that this step is not “purist” Montessori. It is however, an optional additional step which can be considered in the context of our modern technological environment. It is suggested that when using interactive materials like these in the Montessori Method, the practitioner familiarise him/herself with the Method either through training or reading about it, in order to improve the outcomes and learning of the child.
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As computers were not commonplace at the time that Montessori wrote her methods, it is suggested that this step is not “purist” Montessori. It is however, an optional additional step which can be considered in the context of our modern technological environment. It is suggested that when using interactive materials like these in the Montessori Method, the practitioner familiarise him/herself with the Method either through training or reading about it, in order to improve the outcomes and learning of the child.
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Asia Virtual 3D Tour
Mount Everest in Nepal
The Great Wall of China
The Taj Mahal in India
Angkor in Cambodia
Petronas Towers in Malaysia
More Asian Landmarks
- Crescent Moon Lake in Dunhuang – China
- Dieng volcanic complex
- End of the Great Wall in China
- Fihalhohi in Maldives
- Forbidden City in Beijing
- Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Bali
- Gateway of India
- Glooming dunes in Turkmenistan
- Golden Temple in India
- Grand Palace of Bangkok
- Great Wall in China
- Gyatse in Tibet
- Gökkümbet in Iraq
- Hachiko Square in Tokyo
- Haj Agha Ali Inn in Iran
- Halab castle in Syria
- Himeji Castle in Japan
- Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome
- HoChiMinh in Vietnam
- Hong Kong in China
- Horyu-ji in Japan
- Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad,
- Imperial Palace in Tokyo
- Itsukushima Shrine in Japan
- İztuzu Sahili in Turkey
- Jerusalem
- Kandholhu in Maldives
- Kansai Int'l Airport in Japan
- Kirkuk in Iraq
- Kiyomizu Temple in Japan
- Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
- Krenitsyn Volcano in Kamkatcha
- Kuwait Towers
- Mada'In Salih in Arabia
- Maiden Tower in İstanbul
- Maldives Islands
- Mayon Volcano in Philippines
- Mecca in Saudi Arabia
- Medina in Saudi Arabia
- Merapi and Merbabu in Indonesia
- Milad Tower in Iran
- Monas Monument in Jakarta
- Mount Bromo in Indonesia
- Mount Everest in Nepal
- Mount Fuji in Japan
- Mount Hua in China
- Mount K2 in Pakistan
- Mount Pinatubo in Philippines
- Mount Uludağ in Turkey
- Mt Yushan in Taiwan
- Mumbai in India
- Nami Island in South Korea
- Old City of Sana'a
- Osaka Castle in Japan
- Palm Island in Dubai
- Persepolis in Iran
- Petra in Jordan
- Petronas Towers in Malaysia
- Phang Nga in Thailand
- Phuket in Thailand
- Pools of Pammukale in Turkey
- Potala palace in Lhasa, Tibet
- Prambanan in Indonesia
- Prophet Mosque of Medina in Saudi Arabia
- Qiao Family Courtyard (Red Lanterns Set)
- Qutub Minar in Delhi
- Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea
- Sail hotel in Dubai
- Saint Martins island in Bangladesh
- Samarkand in Uzbekistan
- Samarra Mosche in Iraq
- Saydnaya Monastery in Syria
- Sea of Galilee
- Seychelles Islands
- Shah Cheragh in Iran
- Shanghai in China
- Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai
- Shmemis Castle in Syria
- Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram in India
- Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka
- St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai
- Surya Temple in India
- Ta Prohm in Cambodia
- Taal Volcano in Philippines
- Taipei 101 in Taiwan
- Taj Majal in India
- Temple of Heaven in Beijing
- Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi
- The World in Dubai
- Theater of Opera in Novosibirsk
- Three Gorges Dam in China
- Todaiji Temple in Japan
- Tokyo Tower
- Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
- Valley of Castles in Kazakhstan
- Vang Vieng in Laos
- Varanasi in India
- Volcano Mutnovski in Kamchatka
- Volcanoes in Kamchatka Peninsula
- Vulcano Kawah Ijen in Java
- Vulcano Krakatoa in Indonesia
- Warbal in Indonesia
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
- Xi'an in Shaanxi, China
- Yassıca Adaları in Turkey
- Yellow Mountains in China
- Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi
- Ölüdeniz in Turkey
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MATERIALS: | ![]()
Puzzle maps of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. |
OBJECTIVES: | To introduce the child to a sensorial activity related to working with the countries/ continents of the world. To stimulate an interest in the systematic study of the world and its peoples. To show that the world’s land has been divided by name and by government. |
AGE: | 3 – 6 years |
PRESENTATION 1: | Invite the child to work with the puzzle map. Start with the child’s own continent. Introduce the map at a sensory level. Show the child how to remove the map from the stand and how to carry it. Do a three period lesson on the various names of the many countries of Africa. |
EXERCISE 3: | Have a discussion on the continent as a whole and then on each country in that continent. Do the NEEDS OF MAN related to this continent or to a particular country. |
EXERCISE 4: | For the reading child provide written labels of the different countries. |
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY
Montessori Sandpaper Continents Globe Lesson Activity for Ages 3 to 6
MONTESSORI CATEGORY
Geography
AGE
2 ½ – 6 years approx.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES
To introduce the child to the locations of the continents.
To prepare the child for work with the continents globe (coloured globe)
MONTESSORI MATERIALS:
Montessori Sandpaper Globe
- Work Mat
CONTROL OF ERROR:
The rough sandpaper continents versus the smooth ocean.
The continents are all slightly raised so that the child can feel the relief as well.
PRESENTATION 1:
- Ask the child to watch how you carry the globe to the table. Show the child how to carry the globe to the table with one hand supporting the base and the other supporting the globe.
- Place the globe.. on the table on the work mat.
- Remind the child that our world is made up of land and water but the land on this globe is represented by the sandpaper. This is called the Sandpaper Continents Globe.
- Say “ the land is divided into different parts and we call these parts CONTINENTS “
- Invite the child to feel all the continents.
- Do a brief three period lesson. Let the child show you a large continent; a small continent; the ocean
This is an individual exercise done on the table on a work mat.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY
Montessori Puzzle Map of the World Lesson Activity for Ages 3 to 6
MONTESSORI CATEGORY
Geography
AGE
3 – 6 years approx.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES
- To introduce the child to the flat representation of our world.
- To prepare him for later map work.
- To lead him towards abstraction – moving from the 3 dimensional to the 2 dimensional.
- Visual Discrimination
- Strengthening the hand for writing
MONTESSORI MATERIALS:
Puzzle Map of the World
- Work Mat
CONTROL OF ERROR:
If the child does not prick the map of Africa deep enough into the plasticine there will be no impression of Africa once he has flattened it.
PRESENTATION 1:
- Ask the child to carry the puzzle map to the floor in the way that you have previously shown him.
- Ask the child to bring the control map and place this below the puzzle map.
- Tell the child you are going to show him how we get from a round world to drawing a flat world. Tell the child that it is easier to draw a map this way – on a 2 dimensional level.
- Tell the child that when we draw a flat earth we can see the whole world and not just the part that we are looking at, as is the case with the globe.
- Roll some plasticine into a sphere and compare it to the globe. With a sharpish instrument, prick out a representation of Africa. Show the child. Place the plasticine on the board, take the knife and cut it in half.
- Place the halves on a plastic mat and one by one press them flat. Compare the flattened half to the puzzle map of the hemispheres. Saying that this is how we get a flat representation of our world. Say that when we cut a sphere into half we get two hemispheres – the eastern and western hemispheres. Do this as incidental naming but re-do this once the child has learnt his compass directions.
- Invite the child to have a turn.
This is an individual exercise done on the table on a work mat.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY
Montessori Continents Globe (Bridging) Lesson Activity for Ages 3 to 6
MONTESSORI CATEGORY
Geography
AGE
3 – 6 years approx.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES
- To introduce the child to the flat representation of the world.
- To prepare him for later map work.
- To lead him towards abstraction – moving from the 3 dimensional to the 2 dimensional.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY
Montessori Continents Globe Lesson Activity for Ages 3 to 6
MONTESSORI CATEGORY
Geography
AGE
3 – 6 years approx.
MONTESSORI ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES
- To introduce the child to the locations of the continents and to the names.
- To associate the continent names to colours and this abstract the sandpaper globe.
MONTESSORI MATERIALS:
The continents globe
Each continent is a particular colour:
North America – Orange
South America – Pink
Europe – Red
Africa – Green
Asia – Yellow
Australia /Australasia / Oceania – Brown
Antarctica – White
- Work Mat
CONTROL OF ERROR:
The different colours of the continents.
The continents are all slightly raised so that the child can feel the relief.
PRESENTATION 1:
- Ask the child to watch how you carry the globe to the table. Show the child how to carry the globe to the table with one hand supporting the base and the other supporting the globe.
- Place the globe on the table on the work mat…
- Remind the child that our world is made up of land and water but the land on this globe is in different colours. This is called the Continents Globe.
- Say “ the land is divided into different parts and we call these parts CONTINENTS “
- Feel around all the continents with your index and middle fingers, starting with our continent. Tell the child that this is our continent, Africa. As you feel around each continent you may refer to its size or colour but the naming at this point is coincidental. Take the globe out of the stand to feel Antarctica.
- Invite the child to feel all the continents.
- Do a brief three period lesson. Let the child show you “ a large continent; a small continent, the red continent; our continent; a continent that is very cold” and so forth. Stop at the second period.
This is an individual exercise done on the table on a work mat.
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Parts of the Human Hand
Category : Montessori Cultural – Biology, Downloadable PDF.
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 14
Age : 3 to 6
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Once you have printed the Montessori Nomenclature Cards, then cut them along the perforated lines.
- For each page you will have cut out one card that has the description included in it and one card without the description.
- You will also cut out the separate description tag, which is used for sequential matching.
To see how to use these Montessori Nomenclature Cards take a look at this Video Tutorial example
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Nobel Peace Prize Winners 2000 – 2010
Category : Montessori Cultural – History, Downloadable PDF. Premium
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 23
Age : 6 to 9
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Parts of the Human Eye
Category : Montessori Cultural – Biology, Downloadable PDF.
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 21
Age : 3 to 6
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Once you have printed the Montessori Nomenclature Cards, then cut them along the perforated lines.
- For each page you will have cut out one card that has the description included in it and one card without the description.
- You will also cut out the separate description tag, which is used for sequential matching.
To see how to use these Montessori Nomenclature Cards take a look at this Video Tutorial example
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Parts of the Human Body
Category : Montessori Cultural – Biology, Downloadable PDF.
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 20
Age : 3 to 6
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Once you have printed the Montessori Nomenclature Cards, then cut them along the perforated lines.
- For each page you will have cut out one card that has the description included in it and one card without the description.
- You will also cut out the separate description tag, which is used for sequential matching.
To see how to use these Montessori Nomenclature Cards take a look at this Video Tutorial example
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Atomic Symbols
Category : Montessori Cultural – Science, Downloadable PDF.
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 4
Age : 3 to 6
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Once you have printed the Montessori Nomenclature Cards, then cut them along the perforated lines.
- For each page you will have cut out one card that has the description included in it and one card without the description.
Montessori Nomenclature Cards, Parts of the Human Digestive System
Category : Montessori Cultural – Biology, Downloadable PDF.
Size:
Each Page is A4 in size and has two nomenclatures per page
Number of Pages : 27
Age : 3 to 6
Instructions for use and Download :
- Download the Montessori Nomenclature PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Once you have printed the Montessori Nomenclature Cards, then cut them along the perforated lines.
- For each page you will have cut out one card that has the description included in it and one card without the description.
- You will also cut out the separate description tag, which is used for sequential matching.
To see how to use these Montessori Nomenclature Cards take a look at this Video Tutorial example
weekend round up
MONTESSORI MATERIALS:
Montessori Sandpaper Numbers w/ Box
Ten sandpaper numerals 0-9 mounted on green board and presented in a wooden box.To teach the child the written symbol for numbers 1 – 10.
The numbers from one to ten in sandpaper mounted on green card.
MONTESSORI OBJECTIVES:
To teach the child the numerals from one to ten.
To prepare the child for writing.
CONTROL OF ERROR:
The control of error is tactile.
If the child’s finger moves off the sandpaper the difference in texture will be easily noticed.
AGE:
3 ½ years approximately.
PRESENTATION 1:
Size: Each Page is A4 in size and has one worksheet per page representing the basic formats for addition.
Number of Pages : 21
Instructions for use :
- Download the Montessori worsheet PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Use the worksheets as required and to accompany other lesson activities
- This worksheet cannot be purchased individually, but it is included with all memberships
Size: Each Page is A4 in size and has four worksheets per page representing addition of 1 through to 10.
Number of Pages : 3
Instructions for use :
- Download the Montessori worsheet PDF file to your PC and then print it out.
- Use the worksheets as required and to accompany other lesson activities
- This worksheet cannot be purchased individually, but it is included with all memberships
Montessori Visual Activities : Primary Colors Montessori Activity
Help your child learn primary colors with a color box Montessori material. Learn how to use color boxes in thisfree educational video clip about teaching visual skills with Montessori methods. Expert: Tami Elliot Contact: www.northstarmontessoripreschool.com Bio: Tami Elliot is the owner and a teacher at the Northstar Montessori Preschool. Filmmaker: Travis Waack | Views: 6995 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5 ratings | |
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Montessori Visual Activities : Primary Colors Montessori Activity
Help your child learn primary colors with a color box Montessori material. Learn how to use color boxes in this free educational video clip about teaching visual skills with Montessori methods. Expert: Tami Elliot Contact: www.northstarmontessoripreschool.com Bio: Tami Elliot is the owner and a teacher at the Northstar Montessori Preschool. Filmmaker: Travis Waack | Views: 6447 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 0 ratings | |
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Montessori Language Activities : Montessori Sand Letters Activity
Using sand Montessori letters helps your child trace and remember each letter. Learn how to use sand letters in this free educational video about language Montessori methods. Expert: Tami Elliot Contact: www.northstarmontessoripreschool.com Bio: Tami Elliot is the owner and a teacher at the Northstar Montessori Preschool. Filmmaker: Travis Waack | Views: 7935 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 7 ratings | |
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Montessori 0-3
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Montessori: Planting the Seeds of Learning
A 12 minute introduction to Montessori education from the Montessori Foundation. The video was prepared by Artrix Video in Sarasota, Florida. Copyright is held by the Montessori Foundation. The video is available on DVD from the Montessori Foundation's publication center: www.montessori-foundation-books.org | Views: 58519 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 21 ratings | |
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The Montessori Philosophy
At Schoolhouse Montessori, we give children the opportunities and tools to explore. In doing so, they discover the power of words, find the magic of numbers, and see the significance of relationships and of subjects such as science, art and worldwide cultures. This video describes the philosophy of Montessori education | Views: 21471 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 0 ratings | |
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