Five Core Sections of Montessori Education Environment
Montessori Education is divided into five key sections, each focusing on different aspects of a child’s development. These sections are :-
1) Exercises of Practical Life [EPL] :-
Activities that help children develop independence, concentration and the fine motor skills.Tasks includes pouring, buttoning ,sweeping,sorting,washing and many more. It satisfies the child’s inner urge.
2) Sensorial :- Exercises designed to refine the senses and keep children classify & order their sensory experiences activities involving material that focus on touch,sight,sound,
taste and smell such as colour tablets , sound boxes ,tasting bottles , tactile material and many more.
3) Mathematics :- Material that helps children understand all mathematical concepts through hands on learning. It helps to understand quantity first & then the number symbols, activities like Number rods, Sandpaper numbers ,Seguin boards,Decimal, Stamp game,Dot game.
4) Language :- Montessori Classroom provides language,rich environment where teachers & peers engage children in the meaningfull conversation and discussion through different activities from the day one. For language sky is the limit.
Tools & activities to develop communication skills, reading and writing.
Focuses on Phonetics, vocabulary development and grammar in a very effective way,using different material.
Language develop with special material like Sandpaper letters, Sound bags,
Movable alphabets and lot many.
5) Social Behaviour :-
The Social Behaviour section of Montessori Education often integrated into the cultural development and Practical Life,focus on teaching children essential social skills & behaviour. As our school is a small society.and society has some rules & regulations. Use of courtesy words. In the Montessori environment it helps them to develop good habits cultivates attiquites and manners.
Together these sections provide a comprehensive and holistic approach to a child’s cognitive, emotional and social development.