Maria MontessoriC. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) is a famous Italian educationalist whose method of teaching has influenced people all over the world. Born in the province of Ancona, Italy in 1870, Montessori became the first female doctor in her country after she graduated from medical school in 1896. Later, working with ______ children, she set up a ‘Children’s House’ in Rome. This was the place where she developed the Montessori Method, ……………………… …………………………………………………………... Children learn from handling everyday materials and they develop at their own pace. The Montessori philosophy is simple. Children are unique individuals who must be free to learn without being criticized or restricted. It is the child that controls the pace, topic and the lessons, not the rest of the class or the teacher. As a result, children enjoy learning and this gives them confidence and makes them happy.

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Maria MontessoriA. The Montessori Method also teaches children skills to help them become independent. Very young children learn to dress themselves, to cook and to put their toys away. Children are ______ to repeat activities as often as they wish, and they develop their observation skills by doing different activities. A Montessori teacher observes children closely in order to provide them with individual learning programmes. The teacher is a guide, not a leader of the classroom, helping them to open students’ eyes to the wonders around them. ……………………………………………………… so that they would learn by self-teaching and self-correction. It is an approach to teaching which encourages children to learn by doing and experimenting.

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Maria MontessoriB. A typical room in a Montessori school has many things children can use, for example, books, objects and games. The furniture is light so they can arrange it as they wish, and the cabinets are low so the children can reach them. Because the environment offers a range of activities, ………………………………………………………………. based on cooperation rather than competition.Maria Montessori traveled all over the world, training teachers to use her method, but it was only in her final years when she ______ the teacher-training centres that would take her work forward. There are now many schools in Europe and North America which use the Montessori curriculum and methods.

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Maria Montessori

C. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) is a famous Italian educationalist whose method of

teaching has influenced people all over the world. Born in the province of Ancona, Italy in

1870, Montessori became the first female doctor in her country after she graduated from

medical school in 1896. Later, working with _deprived_____ children, she set up a

‘Children’s House’ in Rome. This was the place where she developed the Montessori

Method, an educational system that encourages an informal style of teaching. Children learn

from handling everyday materials and they develop at their own pace. The Montessori

philosophy is simple. Children are unique individuals who must be free to learn without being

criticized or restricted. It is the child that controls the pace, topic and the lessons, not the rest

of the class or the teacher. As a result, children enjoy learning and this gives them confidence

and makes them happy.

Maria Montessori

A. The Montessori Method also teaches children skills to help them become independent.

Very young children learn to dress themselves, to cook and to put their toys away. Children

are _encouraged to repeat activities as often as they wish, and they develop their observation

skills by doing different activities.

A Montessori teacher observes children closely in order to provide them with individual

learning programmes. The teacher is a guide, not a leader of the classroom, helping them to

open students’ eyes to the wonders around them. Maria Montessori wanted to free children’s

minds so that they would learn by self-teaching and self-correction. It is an approach to

teaching which encourages children to learn by doing and experimenting.

Maria Montessori

B. A typical room in a Montessori school has many things children can use, for example,

books, objects and games. The furniture is light so they can arrange it as they wish, and the

cabinets are low so the children can reach them. Because the environment offers a range of

activities, children like to work together and develop a social life based on cooperation rather

than competition.

Maria Montessori traveled all over the world, training teachers to use her method, but it was

only in her final years when she _established the teacher-training centres that would take her

work forward. There are now many schools in Europe and North America which use the

Montessori curriculum and methods.

SURVEY: survey:Your Views on Education

1. Name 1 advantage of single sex schools?

2. How did the mixed class environment look in one word in Montessori’s times?

3. How does a child construct knowledge?

SURVEY: survey:Your Views on Education

1. Name 1 advantage of single sex schools?

2. How did the mixed class environment look in one word in Montessori’s times?

3. How does a child construct knowledge?

SURVEY: survey:Your Views on Education

1. Name 1 advantage of single sex schools?

2. How did the mixed class environment look in one word in Montessori’s times?

3. How does a child construct knowledge?

Introduction

Montessori (Maria Montessori’s Education Method – Intermediate Level ESL

Reading Skills Class)

80 minutes

Standards of Learning according to Common European Framework – CEF

- I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the

writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.

- I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support

of or against a particular point of view.

Cognitive Objectives

- Students will be able to decide which words and sentences of the given

intermediate level reading text are missing & answer comprehension questions.

- Students will be able to arrange the paragraphs in order in groups of 3 then

compare and check with the other groups.

- Students will be able to organize their thoughts by writing a reflective paragraph

on previously focused education method.

Materials/Technology and Advanced Preparation

YouTube video

Mini Survey

Graphic Organiser

Texts with missing words and sentences

Prezi Presentation

Teaching and Learning Sequence

Introduction/Anticipatory Set – Students watch a video on Montessori and ask the 3

questions in their given mini surveys to 2 friends of them. The questions are related to

both to the video and their own thoughts.

Lesson Development –

- Students work in groups of 3 each with a different part of the whole text.

- Students find the missing word and sentence in their texts. Group discuss the

possibilities. There is 1 extra in the options. Then they check as a whole class

guided by teacher.

- Students name 3 key elements of the method according to the text in their hands.

- Students put the text in correct order as a group, check as whole class.

- Students fill in the graphic designer they are given. (on Prezi, they have a blank

version to keep them engaged with the class.) (It is a preparation for future writing

exercise, could be thought as their plan and 1st draft.)

Closure – Students read and comment each other’s reflective paragraphs in their groups.

The final work is published on the noticeboard.