Learning Curves Montessori Abberley Park

Because of the focus on individual work, many people wonder if Montessori will provide their child with enough social experience.🤔 Social development is an important part of Montessori. Children experience social interaction through:
❇️Circle time
❇️Mentoring and learning from children of different ages
❇️Learning grace and courtesy skills
❇️Learning to manage conflict independently
❇️Volunteer opportunities
The Montessori approach encourages character development, peace and cooperation.🕊️ ❓What are some other ways that Montessori supports socialization?

Maria Montessori observed that children were intrinsically motivated to seek independence. ✨ When adults rush in to help, this disrupts the child’s concentration and causes them to be dependent and less likely to try things on their own. 😔 How can the adult nurture independence?
❇️Leave enough time for the child to accomplish the task
❇️Avoid helping the child with something you know he or she could do
❇️Invite the child to help you with tasks
❇️Have predictable routines
❓What are your tips for nurturing independence?

In our Montessori environment we introduce children to letters and numbers using the sandpaper letters/numbers. These are multi-sensorial materials using visual, touch and auditory senses. Children then make sense of the information and by the combination of the information from each sense.

At our Montessori centre we use the phonetic sound and lower case letters to introduce letters to our tamariki giving them the best possible start on their literacy journey.

Dr Maria Montessori was ahead of her time, recognising the importance of the senses and phonetic sounds in order to promote literacy. In March this year UNICEF reported the "dire state" of literacy in Aotearoa with NZ primary schools just beginning to recognise the importance of teaching the phonetic sound of letters and words which is leading to improved spelling, writing and reading.

The Sandpaper Letters are an amazing multi-sensorial Montessori material that prepares children for writing. The child’s first impression of the letters is visual, when she sees their shapes. This is reinforced through the sense of touch. The tactile work of repeatedly tracing the letters, which are made of sandpaper, gives the child a muscular memory of the letters’ shapes. She also gets an auditory impression of the letters as the Montessori teacher says the sound of the letter (not the letter’s name), and the child repeats the sound. This helps the child make a connection between the letters’ forms and their sounds. This multi-sensorial approach introduces the child to the idea language can be spoken, heard, and seen.

Maria Montessori noticed that small children need to touch and move items to learn. 🤏 The Montessori environment provides hands-on experiences that activate the child’s interest. 💡 Some of the ways that children learn through doing are:
⭐Practical life: ⭐ The activities of daily life
⭐Sensorial materials: ⭐ Materials that engage the five senses
⭐Language: ⭐ Learning the sounds of the alphabet and preparing to write through touching, tracing and strengthening the hand
⭐Math: ⭐ Hands-on learning materials that provide a concrete representation of mathematical concepts
❓What are your favorite hands-on Montessori materials?

Sitting still, listening to lectures and memorizing facts are not the natural ways in which children learn. 🥱 Maria Montessori discovered that children learn through working with solid objects that they can touch and feel. 👐 Hands-on learning has many benefits such as:
✅Enhancing memory
✅Stimulating curiosity and creativity
✅Building confidence
✅Engaging concentration
❓Why do think children benefit most from activities that are hands-on?

Practical life skills help children develop independence. 🌱 Through activities like sweeping children to strengthen and control their movements while also developing skills that are useful in other areas of the curriculum such as:
📌Order
📌Concentration
📌Problem-solving
📌Perseverance
Montessori children are provided with ergonomic tools such as child-sized brooms and shown how to use them, which leads to confidence and self-reliance. 🧹 What do you like about Montessori practical life activities?

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In the first six years of life children are absorbing information using all five senses. 👀 👂 👃 🤭 🤏 The Montessori sensorial curriculum works with the child’s own development to enhance their learning. 🌱 The sound cylinders are an example of a sensorial material that helps children develop the auditory sense, which is essential for language and music. 🎵 The benefits of the material are:
✅Develops the ability to discriminate aurally
✅Appeals to the child’s sense of order as she matches red and blue-topped cylinders based on sound
✅Provides control of error allowing the child to work independently
❓What are your favorite sensorial materials?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated certified kaiako to join our team.

Our beautiful converted villa is licensed for 32 tamariki and 4 staff - 5 with the successful applicant. We have a large outdoor space and a well resourced centre. Creating a home away from home, we pride ourselves in our inclusive centre philosophy and really value our teaching team!

Please send your cover letter and cv to [email protected]

Applications close 25 February 2022