Today during circle time we continued our practice of 'making silence'. The children were invited to sit quietly and listen without moving and once they heard their name whispered they quietly joined Carmelina on the mat, on the other side of the partition from where they were sitting. 'Making silence' is something we should encourage our children to do on a daily basis. In order to encourage the practice in the Montessori classroon, a picture of a calming waterfall was posted to a window, and on the reverse side the word 'Silence' has been written. This is a place where the children can go to practice their 'making of silence' whenever they feel the need or want. This perhaps will remind us all that we should minimise the noise and disturbances in the Montessori classroom in order to provide the optimum environment for our children to develop concentration and to learn.Monday, May 18, 2009
Term2 Week4 - Monday Session
Montessori schools believe that children are at their happiest when they are busily involved in processes and not caught up in the end product. Thus young children paint purely to explore the medium. This morning that was evidenced by Amy who had a wonderful time painting during the first hour of today's montessori session. Amy (4 years old, pictured below with her father) sang a lovely song about dots as she dotted her way across her page. It was a joy to listen to. In order to take the focus off of the end product, parents are encouraged to only take art work home if the child requests it.Today during circle time we continued our practice of 'making silence'. The children were invited to sit quietly and listen without moving and once they heard their name whispered they quietly joined Carmelina on the mat, on the other side of the partition from where they were sitting. 'Making silence' is something we should encourage our children to do on a daily basis. In order to encourage the practice in the Montessori classroon, a picture of a calming waterfall was posted to a window, and on the reverse side the word 'Silence' has been written. This is a place where the children can go to practice their 'making of silence' whenever they feel the need or want. This perhaps will remind us all that we should minimise the noise and disturbances in the Montessori classroom in order to provide the optimum environment for our children to develop concentration and to learn.
Today during circle time we continued our practice of 'making silence'. The children were invited to sit quietly and listen without moving and once they heard their name whispered they quietly joined Carmelina on the mat, on the other side of the partition from where they were sitting. 'Making silence' is something we should encourage our children to do on a daily basis. In order to encourage the practice in the Montessori classroon, a picture of a calming waterfall was posted to a window, and on the reverse side the word 'Silence' has been written. This is a place where the children can go to practice their 'making of silence' whenever they feel the need or want. This perhaps will remind us all that we should minimise the noise and disturbances in the Montessori classroom in order to provide the optimum environment for our children to develop concentration and to learn.
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