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The Montessori Classroom
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DPSCD Montessori Classrooms Are:
- Bright, warm, and inviting.
- Filled with specialized hands-on materials, music, art, plants, and animals.
- Designed to allow children to move around and work independently or in small collaborative groups.
- An authentic community of learners.
Montessori Grade Bands
- Primary Grade Band (Pre-K/K)
- Lower Elementary (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grades)
- Upper Elementary (4th & 5th Grades)
- Lower Secondary (6th & 7th Grades)
Benefits of Mixed-Age Classrooms
- Eliminates competition
- Enhances peer to peer interactions
- Increases social and academic skills
- Inspires students to become role models and mentors
- Encourages empathy and independence
What will my child do all day in a Montessori classroom?
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Practical Life
Practical Life
- Practical life activities create an important foundation.
- The works are designed to aid and enhance students':
- Concentration
- Independence
- Development of the will
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Sensorial
Sensorial
- Montessori believed it was through the senses that the child takes in all the information around him or her.
- These materials are designed to appeal to specific senses and teach the child about the properties of the world.
- Builds brain nerve connections
- Supports language development
- Encourages problem-solving skills
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Language
Language
- The language materials are designed to make learning to read and write spontaneous occurrences of great joy for the child.
- Begins with spoken language.
- Reading begins with phonetics and then quickly moves on to fluent reading.
- Benefits of Montessori Language materials:
- Encourages a child's natural language development
- Provides each child with a rich internal dictionary
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Math
Math
- The math materials help to move the child to further abstract lessons.
- The child begins to perform basic operations in his or her head.
- Math materials begin with learning:
- the quantity of 1-10,
- then the symbols 1-20,
- then the decimal system,
- linear counting, skip counting.
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Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies
- This area contains works pertaining to geography, history, science, art, and music.
- This is where you will also find items related to botany and zoology.
- Benefits of the Cultural Studies materials:
- The cultural studies area is where children learn about the greater world around them.
- It gives students an opportunity to travel and explore the world from within the classroom.
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Peace Education
Peace Education
- Peace education is a major part of the Montessori classroom.
- Maria Montessori's goal was to promote global understanding and international peace.
- Typically, children stay at the classroom peace table until they have resolved their conflict.
- Benefits of the Peace Education lessons:
- Education is peace
- Children are taught to be models of peace
The Daily Routine
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Greetings & Breakfast
Line Time
Three Hour Uninterrupted Work Cycle
Lunch & Recess
Pre-K Rest Time
Afternoon Work Cycle
Dismissal
Support Is Available
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Make a 30-minute appointment for one-on-one application assistance.
Contact Anne Marks: anne.marks@detroitk12.org