All About Montessori

[MyMooMoo]

Wahhh.. Buds, Thank So Much! your reply very complete..

[buds]

You're welcome MyMooMoo! :celebrate:

I was afraid it was a bit much.. :oops:



Hope it helps.

[cantbearit2]

buds:

Heyya cantbearit2, perhaps it's the manner i phrase my questions?

Not so much the look. I have the typical HDB auntie look leh. :oops:

Haha...!!! HDB tai tai lah....!!! :rotflmao:

[buds]

Me? Tai-tai? Where got??? Tai-tai got jaga kidz meh? :scratchhead:

By the way, cantbearit2... i've replied to your PM dy.

[buds]

cantbearit2:

Hi Buds,


my DD2's teacher mentioned tat she's not doing blending but rather sight reading during phonics class. eg. 'at', she's able to read it but not using e blending way, as in sounding 'a' then 't' then blend em together. Though she's able to read e words too wen putting a consonant in front of 'at' (eg. 'mat', 'rat', 'fat' etc), teacher says she's juz not blending but sight reading. :oops:

How shld i encourage her to blend rather than sight read? I will only b attending e montessori phonics workshop in Sep. Meanwhile, shld i slow down e pace for sight reading since IM not sure how to teach her phonics blending at e moment? :?:

Cantbearit2, is DD2's blending going on track now?

[cantbearit2]

buds:

Cantbearit2, is DD2's blending going on track now?

Thks for asking. :love: She's doing v well.

I tested her on Monday using LMA (she loves LMA, not sure why :scratchhead: ). She's able to spell out 99% (sound of 'e' & 'a' is sometimes confusing to her) of e pic cards I made (3 letter phonetic words). I was of course delighted. :imcool:

Most of e time, i tackle 1 vowel at a time. But tat day, I thot she was pretty ready so i mixed up e list of words like 'box', 'cat', 'mug' etc. Of course my pic cards is not complete in e sense there r like 5% of e pic cards not ready :oops: (i noe it's not an excuse but e full list is v long lor....). My target is finish it up by tis wk. If she could spell tis words too, i tink she's ready to move on to e blue scheme. Er....cher, wat u tink? Am I moving her too fast?

BTW, she's enjoying every bit of e 'lesson' we did wif her (oso fr yur recommendations, games & all fr Growing Fun & Popular). It is so easy to motivate her to do writing too. I juz need to tell her, if she writes neatly for me, we get to play 'Bingo' game. Haha...of course e Bingo game is using phonics word cards. Reinforcement for her but she tinks of it as a game.

[MumandMe]

Hi Buds and other mums,


I’ve just recently found this thread again. Enjoyed reading this.

I need some help. Can you tell me the difference between the weekly enrichment math and phonics classes vs their daily kindy classes. I don’t understand how the enrichment is able to complete the same cirriculum as the kindergarten since the enrichment is only a weekly session.

Also, you mentioned in one of the very early posts of a MMI at Holland. May I know which one is that? Is there one near Bukit Timah?

Kindly help. Thanks.

[bu_zhi_de]

Hello,


Montessori really is a good stepping stone for kid.
You may all try Sunny Bunny Montessori.

http://www.sunny-bunny.com.sg/

They have 3 branches...
1) Pandan Garden
2) Sin Ming - Childcare
3) Bedok Community Centre

I heard that the school not bad...
Can try to call up and arrange to view the centre:)

[buds]

MumandMe:

Hi Buds and other mums,


I've just recently found this thread again. Enjoyed reading this.

Heyya MumandMe. :peekaboo:

MumandMe:

I need some help. Can you tell me the difference between the weekly enrichment math and phonics classes vs their daily kindy classes. I don't understand how the enrichment is able to complete the same cirriculum as the kindergarten since the enrichment is only a weekly session.

As i've shared before, daily classes cover the holistic curriculum of the Montessori Method all the 5 areas.. Practical Life Skills.. Cultural Studies.. Sensorial Exploration.. Montessori Math & Language unlike the weekly enrichment programme which only focuses on completing the enrichment subject curriculum within the year... which means one week one lesson/presentation. Not much time for hands-on practice with the apparatus.

To be frank, i personally find Montessori subjects aren't study/teaching content to be rushed to reap the full benefits of what the method TRULY brings. It embeds in the child the motivation to attempt everything on his own with beeming confidence and never to give up at first sign of failure (of being incorrect).. it encourages the child to concentrate on task at hand oblivious to distractions in his/her surroundings.. it inculcates good values and respect amongst peers and adults/ppl of authority so that the child can interact confidently with ppl in the community effectively and graciously.. Daily Montessori lessons allows the child to benefit from all the abovementioned and at a more comfortable pace instead of the weekly enrichment ones. As the children in daily lessons come in as early as 18mths, they get introduced to the Math and Language curriculum even then. Age appropriate/as they progress to higher levels ie. Nursery, K1, K2.. they finish both Math & Language syllabus and the rest of the Montessori areas of education (including Science & Geography) before being Montessori graduates.

Many sceptics have asked about whether all this actually amounts to sufficient preparation for Primary 1. I go like.. :scratchhead:.. The graduates are prepared for life! Not just for mere primary education. In fact the in-depth teaching covers up till secondary education. I'm not kidding. Lessons are not stressful and children are always encouraged to be inquisitive and we all learn to gather more knowledge/information about the world together. The good values the children learn also stay with them for life especially if their parents and family environment also encourages or complements those of the Montessori ways.

A comparison of the lessons would \"roughly\" be like this.. for a clearer note.. hopefully.

An example of..
DAILY LESSONS (Montessori Phonics)

Playgroup : Pink Scheme (Learning Single Letter Sounds)
Working with...
>Sandpaper Letters
>Large Moveable Alphabets
>Pink Object Boxes
>Pink Picture Boxes
>Pink Picture Sheets & Cards
>Songs & rhymes
>Crafts

Nursery : Pink Scheme (Wordbuilding : 3-letter phonetic words & word families)
>Large Moveable Alphabets
>Pink Object Boxes
>Rhymes
>Crafts
>Written activity
>Wordbuilding : Listening to sounds in words
>Pink Picture Boxes
>Wordlists
>Word booklets

K1 : Blue Scheme (Learning blends)
>Large Moveable Alphabets
>Blue Object Boxes
>Rhymes
>Crafts
>Written activity
>Wordbuilding : Listening to sounds in words
>Blue Picture Boxes
>Wordlists
>Word booklets

K2 : Green Scheme (Learning sound combinations & exception rules)
>Small Moveable Alphabets
>All the green boxes (objects and picture boxes)
>Wordlists
>Word booklets
>Crafts

etc... etc..

The above is just a very very very rough guide.
Disclaimer : It is not a fixed thing with all centres.

Weekly students have to carry out the above minus the fun songs, rhymes, stories, craft work and other activities to encourage reading practice to finish the curriculum within the year. Some teachers i've worked with do fret about the lack of time to actually use the Montessori apparatus for their lessons & that's definitely a disadvantage and a minus point in my opinion. Montessori materials are all specially designed and intended for the learning child to progress systematically from easy to difficult; from manageable to challenging.

MumandMe:

Also, you mentioned in one of the very early posts of a MMI at Holland. May I know which one is that? Is there one near Bukit Timah? Kindly help. Thanks.

Here's the address to the centre in Holland, provided they are still located at the same place.. >20 Holland Grove Road Singapore 278801.

There's one (childcare if i recall correctly) at Beauty World Centre. Not an ideal location in my opinion, especially with the current road works, traffic congestion, parking problem amongst other things.

[SAHM_TAN]

Just to share, my DD1 was sharing with me why some countries are in daytime while other countries are in nighttine. While my DS was looking for coconut trees :rotflmao:


The nice thing about Montessori method is NOT that they teach \"advanced\" stuff but rather the materials and environment enable a child to learn easily.

I must tame myself to create similar environment at home I will try to source for materials and continue this type of learning at home. I think our environment is too fast paced to fully benefit from Montessori Method, so was thinking of continuing at home even when she's in Primary school. heehe. Not sure if it will be feasible but will try.

PS: My LMA are coming along. Will share in the other thread when they are ready