Way back in 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori discovered the child’s true nature by observing young children in their free activity with self-teaching materials and led to a consistent type of scientific observation which eventually came to be known as the “Montessori Method”.
In the 1920’s, Dr. Montessori established an official organization, known as Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), to represent her work beyond her own personal control.
Dr. Maria Montessori had taken a comprehensive view of the development of the child and that extends to the child learning at home. That said, helping the child learn home is always the first instinct as a Parent.
The problem at times, is that the Parent, keeps asking for “Homework”, that’s a habit from conventional schooling.
The first place of learning for the child is at home and if some simple activities are practiced at home, it will supplement and complement the efforts of the Trained Adult in the Montessori.
Let’s start with the kitchen – lots of interesting things happen for a toddler in the kitchen. Activities done in the kitchen, can help in developing self-confidence, motor control and to some extent self-judgement too.
A few tips to make this happen for your child at home:
1. Make sure the kitchen is a child-safe place.
2. Provide a kid’s size apron.
3. Invite your child to join you in the activity in an encouraging way.
4. Get the child to wipe the washed/rinsed vessels small vessels) in a dry cloth.
5. Encourage the child and guide the child to arrange the plates and the vessels – from big to small.
6. Later, you can have the child match the kids to the containers.
7. While cooking, describe the dish being prepared and announce the name of the ingredients by making the child hand you over the ingredient, while naming them.(Salt, Mustard, etc)
8. Show the different cutlery and serving spoons and how each one is used, based on its size.
9. Most importantly, the clearing up of the place and putting things back in place is an essential trait to be inculcated. Sweeping the floor, yourself and mopping the area of the counter
10. Cleaning the dining table and table mats is also an equally important activity for functional development in the child.
Montessori is way of life and upbringing that simply gets embellished in a House of Children like Evolve Montessori House of Children, where pure Montessori way of teaching is practiced.Parents need to trust the pedagogy of Montessori and see the magic unravel in the child over time.
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