All About Montessori

[buds]

Smurfz:

Hi all, need help to recommend Montessori schools in Tampines/ pasir ris / kovan / serangoon area... Likely to put my boy in full day care..


We have visited character Montessori at pasir ris and quite like it .. Josiah at millennia wasn't great.. Appreciate any reccs or feedback,.. Thanks!

Go for Character if you already like it. One of our parents here has a boy there and raves about it. Supposedly one of the better Character Montessori centre around.

[buds]

allcc6:

For Montessori Maths,


1. Are the teachers supposed to follow a sequence like :
Stage 1 - addition
Stage 2 - subtraction
Stage 3 - multiplication
Stage 4 - division?

My 4-yr-old son's teacher taught him addition, then continued with multiplication. Is this normal?

It can be done. Montessori Method offers flexibility. I suppose the teacher is exercising this flexibility to introduce multiplication first as the understanding of multiplication is based on addition concept as well. For example.. 2 X 4 is repeated addition in 2 + 2 + 2 + 2.

allcc6:

2. For addition, my DS uses his fingers to count but is limited to his 10 fingers (eg. 86 + 4, 86 + 10).

I do believe since he is four, they have yet to ask them to do double digit additions. However, to answer your question.. they will be exposed to other materials apart from the golden beads. They will work with the addition and subtraction board, stamp game, number bonds etc as they progress and more hands-on practice with the materials will help with the concrete experiences in Math which they can then later adapt into the abstract, which is the recording part (worksheets and the likes).

allcc6:

For addition like 86 + 15, how should it be taught? Vertical working?

Yes.

I've also shared before the heart method. Lemme do a search and re-post it again here for you. Gimme some time to get back to you on this. :please:

[phtthp]

my friend looking for a reliable montessori child care centre, not kindergarten. She stay in Bedok. Any recommendation (besides Brighton too ex) ? TIA !

[natureautumn]

Hi all,

I have been ploughing the thread for the last 3 nites but think i managed to reacd only till post 100 and kinda of zonked already.
I know someone, maybe Buds? mentioned some books to read up on montessori method or doing some activity with the child at home?
I cant remember which post it is on, but could someone please kindly guide me along?

I was from mainstream background as an educator for many years and left my job when my little one was born and i am enjoying every moment staying home with him.
He’s now 15 months and i am considering putting him in some playgroup or half day childcare for interaction and also for myself to work on some home based work.

I had a few rare occasions when the young ones who came into our school were from montessori backgroudn and my colleagues had commented how 'disruptive’they were cos they could not sit still in a class and was always roaming and i had wondered then, how prepared montessori trained children were.
I didnt had much contact with these young ones as i spent more time with the older age group.
In fact , my little one is truly my first experience in handling such a young kid:)

However, as i read up alittle more on montessori , and through observing my own boy, i believe that montessori truly is the way to go.
He stated exploring his spoon and bowl and one day i decided to just drop some pebbles in for him to scoop. I didnt realise then, that montessori trains life skills or develop their senses in a similar manner. Of course, its a far cry from what montessori does, but my son 'has perhaps indicated to me how he wishes to be schooled for the next few years:)

I live in the West and have already visted a few centres. Some are good, especiallly with the teacher and student ratio but may be a little too expensive for me to afford.

I am wonderign if i can truly help him gain some montessori awareness while letting him go through a mainstream playgroup until he reaches 4 , before putting him in a montessori kindergarten or cc then. Or would it be better to put him in now?
The maths montessori method does seem a little complicated to me. I am not sure if reading up will help be enough for me to teach me?
I did visit MMI at beauty world (formerly at ten mile) . I did like the relatively clean environment and bright lighting, but i wonder if they are too commercialised already.
The staff there kept assuring me that it would be good to put my son in when he turned 18 months instead of waiting till he was older.
Does any one have any experience with this?

thanks soo much in advamce, everyone.

[lovelyblue]

Hi Buds,

Sent you a PM few days ago. Did you receive it?
Sorry for my mess and long PM

thank you in advance

[buds]

Hi lovelyblue, yes just checked.. PM received. I really have a lot of unanswered PMs. Very very occupied everyday and with 4 kiddies, not much quiet time to sit down in front of PC to reply in detail. I will eventually but won't be speedy. I owe replies from many months back! Mebbe years also have? Really a lot of PMs.. :faint:


Sorry dear, it'll take awhile.

[buds]

Btw, I love long PMs. :please:

[natureautumn]

Oops, sorry for my earlier long post, should. Send pm instead ?

Wah buds, you are really capable to handle 4 kids;)

[buds]

If same content, natureautumn... no need to resend as PM. Your post was intended for me to reply, right?

[buds]

phtthp:

my friend looking for a reliable montessori child care centre, not kindergarten. She stay in Bedok. Any recommendation (besides Brighton too ex) ? TIA !

If she's ok to explore MMI there's one in Bedok Reservoir.
> http://www.modern-montessori.com/mmi_chinese_site/ch_presch_centres_br.htm

Another in Marine Terrace she can recce.

Sunrise Montessori
Blk 57 Marine Terrace Haven
#03-127 Singapore 440057
Tel No.: 6448 7432
Mobile No.: 96199710
Email: [email protected]

A quick search got me these two..

Planet Montessori
22 Kew Drive Singapore 467960 
Tel : 6441 8708

Josiah Montessori Kinder-care
1 Changi Business Park Crescent 
#01-05 Plaza 8 @ CPB 
Singapore 486025 
Tel : 6634 1780