All About Montessori

[soomum]

Hi buds,

As u know Montessori stuff pretty well, do u have any idea about CS Montessori at Tiong Bahru? What should i expect in a Montessori Playgroup & Workgroup? I hope to find out more so as to find a good Montessori school for my gal. Thank u in advance!

[edunloaded]

Hi hi!

I’m interested to send my son (2.5 yrs) to a Montessori school next year. My older girl is now in Pat’s, a wonderful school. But my son is a little slower in speech development, so figured the montessori system might be better.

I heard that in Spore the montessori schools may be diluted from the Pure montessori systems. Anyone knows or has a list of ‘pure’ schools here?

Of course, I’m also aware that it may be needful for spore’s system not to be so pure, as the end goal is still the Primary School system. But would it defeat the entire purpose of montessori?

Sorry, lots of questions pouring out… just need some experienced inputs! thanks.

[buds]

soomum:

Hi buds,
As u know Montessori stuff pretty well, do u have any idea about CS Montessori at Tiong Bahru? What should i expect in a Montessori Playgroup & Workgroup? I hope to find out more so as to find a good Montessori school for my gal. Thank u in advance!

Know Montessori stuff doesn imply will know all Montessori schools lah..
There were some comments on CS in earlier postings here... mebbe you
could refer to earlier postings/comments in this thread?

Ermmm... what do YOU expect in a Montessori sch?

[buds]

edunloaded:

Hi hi!

I'm interested to send my son (2.5 yrs) to a Montessori school next year. My older girl is now in Pat's, a wonderful school. But my son is a little slower in speech development, so figured the montessori system might be better.

I heard that in Spore the montessori schools may be diluted from the Pure montessori systems. Anyone knows or has a list of 'pure' schools here?

Of course, I'm also aware that it may be needful for spore's system not to be so pure, as the end goal is still the Primary School system. But would it defeat the entire purpose of montessori?

Sorry, lots of questions pouring out... just need some experienced inputs! thanks.

You were roughly able to answer your own questions here, edunloaded..
Yes, the end goal is still sufficient preparation for P1. Methodology is a
matter of preference.. and yes you were kinda right at the 2nd para..
The \"dilution\" is caused (really) by the paper chase that parents are
seeking for their evidence to the children's performance these days..
More paper work done = more stuff learnt.

[hairuliza]

buds:

Opt for trial lesson, guys..

Hi buds
Will do so after I go there & see how the place is like.
By the way, your kids were @ MMI previously right?
I quite like their curriculum but was thinking whether it's better to sign my boy up for enrichment rather than halfday care.
Thinking of sending him to CC near my parents' place instead.
Also, have you heard of Josiah Montessori?
They also offer enrichment prog... I'm signing up my boy for trial end June there.... want to compare with MMI.

[sunsweet]

Hi,


Anyone to share the insight of what Montessori workgroup for 2.5 yr old and above covers?

like the kind of subjects/ topics the teachers covers?

currently my gal is in a 2x weekly playgp and its one a monthly thermatic approach… not sure how "Montessorize" is such approach.

but they often play with Montessori related equipments like the sandpaper alphabets or the lifeskills toys.

which i find them good. expose for her during her 2 hr class…

[buds]

sunsweet:

Hi,


Anyone to share the insight of what Montessori workgroup for 2.5 yr old and above covers?

like the kind of subjects/ topics the teachers covers?

currently my gal is in a 2x weekly playgp and its one a monthly thermatic approach.. not sure how \"Montessorize\" is such approach.

but they often play with Montessori related equipments like the sandpaper alphabets or the lifeskills toys.

which i find them good. expose for her during her 2 hr class..

Can share what the theme is now...
I can try elaborate from there. Tks.

[sunsweet]

ok at the moment her playgp is doing "5 senses".


so you mean in workgp they will have similar theme but different activity?

[buds]

sunsweet:

ok at the moment her playgp is doing \"5 senses\".


so you mean in workgp they will have similar theme but different activity?

Yup.. Yup.. They should.
Have different set of activities i mean...
Or else it won't matter being in playgroup
or workgroup.

Hokay... now clearer a bit. Here goes...

Even while doing themes, Montessori apparatus
are use for the lessons. Different centres will
approach this differently, but here's my trying
to help you understand the scope aniwaes, aye..
Hope it helps.

1.Sense of touch

>Touch board (Rough & Smooth)
>Fabric Box (Box with variety of fabric squares)
>Thermic tablets (Temperature)

Touch board

[Making a rough and smooth booklet]
Children use leaf and scaped piece of tree bark,
cut-out silk cloth and sandpaper, textured shells
and shiny shells, to paste in their booklet accordingly
to the words - rough and smooth..

Fabric Box

[Dress Up!]

Children use different types of fabric cut out into
clothing shapes and paste it on the body templates
of children.

2. Sense of smell

>Smelling Bottles - Bottles with coffee, spices, lemon peel, etc.

[Making potpourri]

Children use various flower types to make potpourri.
They can peel the soft petals of the flowers and collect
them into a basket (that they can make) and when the
basket is full, the directress assists in adding a few drops
of perfumed liquid onto the flowers. Children can mix the
petals up to even up the scent.

... hokay, sunsweet... the above are some examples how
a thematic topic can be used in a Montessori curriculum..
More extensive lessons will be given to the Workgroup with
more exposure for pre-writing/writing exercises, and worksheets
with colouring activities or story booklets, etc. Quite extensive to
write so many down but i do hope you have a better idea of how
it can be carried out. And in Montessori classes we use - work
instead of play, hehee.. purposeful work and not anyhow play-play.

So don't play-play..
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[sunsweet]

ah… dun play play…


the only problem now is that i dun get to see what she learns on the day of her class to re-empahsise her learning in the evening.

so only end of month when teach returns her work then i get to go thru with her… sigh…

but at least i know her theme this month by call her the school… I get her do different activites at home during weekends …

the activites you’ve mention gives me lots of idea what i can do.

any books to recommend for reading as to how i can hold activites at our own time to renforce her thematic learning?