All About Montessori

[sunshine8]

Hi,


Any one has any comments about Bestcare Montessori at Boon Keng?

Thanks.

[rainbows]

hi


anyone has comments/opinions on amazing star montessori (at seng kang branch)?

thanks.

[sean wife]

Has anyone attended the Montessori Mathematics Workshop conducted by Nafisa J from the company “Right to Learn”? The lessons (4 sessions) are usually conducted at Lower Delta Road over 4 Sundays.


Any feedback on whether we will really be ready to teach our kids using the Montessori tools after attending the workshops? Do we still need to spend a lot of time at home to think of activities or lesson plans to teach using the tools, or the course provide instructions and manuals on how to go about using the tools to conduct the lessons?

Thanks in advance!

[phtthp]

hi sean wife,


I just attended Montessori Maths parent workshop in February this year a few months back ago, under trainer Nafisa. There were 7 of us, different nationality, different race.

all my classmates and I were very impressed by Nafisa course instructions training material which she provided. It was so detailed and so clear, step by step. It’s a very good workshop. I strongly encourage you to sign up! She demo, and we also role play with one another in class, took photos, videotape, etc. the various topics covered. It was fun! You can learn lots of useful tips from her, how to teach your child Maths at home, the fun and lively way!

the training material Nafisa provides for the class is more than sufficient for you to kickstart teaching your child Maths at home. Only thing is that you need to buy the Tool. Without the Tool, you can’t teach. Those beads – representing units, hundreds, thousands, 10 thousands … are costly.

some of our classmates bought the entire full Maths set from Nafisa.
But some didn’t. We went internet, google, compare the prices for individual items, then purchased from a US Montessori website instead, cheaper. However, shipment costs very ex, because most Montessori Maths tools are heavy, because made of wood. In the end, one of our classmates order in bulk quantity for all of us from a Montessori website in US, then we spread out the shipment costs evenly amongst ourselves. If you need my classmate’s contact email, I can give you. You may email her, ask her which US Montessori website she ordered from.

though Montessori Maths set from China is much cheaper, we dare not buy - because the color may come off from the beads, lead poisoning.

once you acquire her training material and Maths tool, you can start training your child Maths at home, anytime !

btw, coming up in July, Nafisa is conducting another parents workshop on Montessori Maths. If you keen, you may sign up. Go for it!

below are the details, from the trainer.

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hello Everyone,

Our next round of Montessori Mathematics Workshop is scheduled to commence on 3rd July 2011 (Sunday) ...

Venue : Blk 1092 Lower Delta Road #03-15

The hands on workshop consists of 4 lessons x 3hrs each starting on 3rd July - every Sunday from 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm

http://montessoriprogram.com/mathematics


Pick up all the skills that you need to teach your child to
understand and grasp the Mathematical concept easily using the Montessori Learning Aids.

This is a guaranteed method to help your child to understand the concepts easily.

We have only limited seats left!!

Our class size will be kept small to ensure that everyone has time to use the materials and have confidence in presenting the materials to your child/children.

BONUS : If you register Now, you will get, 20% off the regular price for all the Montessori Mathematics Materials.


To You and Your Child's Success,
Nafisa Juzer

[smurf]

Nafisa is good! But i haven't attend her maths workshop yet. But her grammar workshop is good. She is very detailed, so the money u paid is very worth it.


Anyway, I bought some montessori maths teaching aid from a USA website, and I ordered extra box if tens beads and single unit beads, anyone keen, can PM me .:)

[sean wife]

Hi phttp,can u pm me your friend’s email?thanks.

[sean wife]

phtthp,


Have sent you a PM...hope to hear from you soon..

:please:

[cantbearit2]

phtthp:

the training material Nafisa provides for the class is more than sufficient for you to kickstart teaching your child Maths at home. Only thing is that you need to buy the Tool. Without the Tool, you can’t teach. Those beads – representing units, hundreds, thousands, 10 thousands … are costly.

some of our classmates bought the entire full Maths set from Nafisa.
But some didn’t. We went internet, google, compare the prices for individual items, then purchased from a US Montessori website instead, cheaper. However, shipment costs very ex, because most Montessori Maths tools are heavy, because made of wood. In the end, one of our classmates order in bulk quantity for all of us from a Montessori website in US, then we spread out the shipment costs evenly amongst ourselves. If you need my classmate’s contact email, I can give you. You may email her, ask her which US Montessori website she ordered from.

Hi phtthp,
Can I check wif u the approx. cost of e entire full Maths set? Or juz e tools? If not convenient, can PM me too. thanks.

[phtthp]

my classmate was so eager to buy the entire full set from Nafisa, after training ended. He has 2 kids. He was the first one to order, say his wife want to start quickly to teach the kids, so quickly urge him to buy. Inside that huge box got golden beads, plus some other stuff. He paid > $240 for that box.


the rest of us were hesitant. Din want to folk out so much $. One of our classmates, an ex-kindergarten teacher, said she wants to go internet first, google for cheaper alternatives. The rest wait for her to do homework first, then order in bulk qty together, to save on shipment costs. Most of my classmates have more than 1 kid.

for me, i only 1 kid. Din want to buy too much, bec after she use, no one else will use, din want to store up white elephant later. House also no space to keep. So i thought of substitute, smaller size and cheaper.


i improvised. i din buy those golden beads. In the end, i used subsitutes. I saw those rubic cubes (colorful) ones. So i substitute the 100s, 1000s golden beads with these. Each small cube costs 60 cents. Can buy from that mini-supermarket right in front of the bus-stop, along Bishan street 22, one bus stop AFTER Catholic High primary school. From Bishan bus interchange, can take bus 410W (White plate). Take only white plate bus, not green plate bus (another route, go somewhr else) Alight one bus stop AFTER Catholic High primary school. Dun know what's the name of that mini-supermkt.

I bought 45 of these small cubes - representing 1000s golden beads cubes. Come home, i quickly wrap them up using brown paper (buy from Popular bookshop), bec the assorted colors for each cube too distracting for child, when learning.

if you dont like brown paper, you can buy green wrapping paper used to wrap up xmas presents, or choose any color you desire, so long as the color not distracting for child, when comes to learning. I asked my mom's maid help me wrap up all 45 cubes, using brown paper. Extra pair of hands help to chip in, wrap up faster.

so when i teach my girl say a smaller number minus a bigger number, and tell her there is no way for a small number to subtract a big number - you need to 'borrow' - so must go to a 'bank' to 'exhange' the 1000s. I told her this - the 'brown paper' cube in your hand represents 1000s.

she holds the small cube in her small palm - feel the cube shape, touch it, got some idea, then she understand the meaning of why she needs to go 'bank' to exchange or borrow, when a small number can't subtract a big number.

btw, you may also buy rubic cubes from ToysRus, but not sure how much.
may not be 60 cents per cube.

then i go Toyogo at Toa Payoh, buy those white plastic containter, to store up these 45 cubes.

i thought of rubic cubes cheaper substitute, bec those golden bead cubes sold by Nafisa also in cube form.

but i also buy those number cards from Nafisa. No time to make or DIY on my own. Plastic number cards not ex, can buy from her.

btw, i also attended this grammar workshop under Nafisa, which smurf mention. Excellent, very good. Should also go for it. After i attend, then i was told and realize that not all montessori pre-schools in SG teach Montessori grammar. Bec these pre-schools may not have sufficient time. Yes, they do teach Montessori Maths and Montessori Phonics to kids, but not necessarily Montessori Grammar.

if you got time to attend, also go for Nafisa Montessori Grammar workshop. Very worth it!

btw, if you enrol yr kid into a montessori pre-school, remember to ask the P if the school got teach & incorporate Montessori Grammar into their curriculum. If not, then better sign up for Nafisa's grammar workshop ... esp. if you think yr child needs help in Grammar.

[smurf]

Just want to point out something:


Those Montessori kindergartens dun teach grammar is because it's supposed to be taught at primary level (in USA, it's grade 2 in think). But I think there is one kindergarten near serangoon that teach Montessori grammar.