All About Montessori

[vfong1]

buds:

vfong1:

So far he likes the classes and he is learning his a-z basic phonics. For maths, he is learning his adidtions.

Centre is on at a good pace, vfong1.

Cheers!

What's the next step after he has learn this? He told me about different colours of bead stairs and counting from 1-9. Teachers also gave him a lot of alphabet writings.

At home, we taught him somemore writing by asking him like how to write big A and small a without looking at the book. For maths, we have taught him to join the dot to dots numbers from 1-20 and counting verbally from 1-30.

[buds]

Montessori method gives sufficient practice

for concrete to abstract work for all the 5
areas. This helps children have a concrete
and sensorial feel to everything they are
introduced to in the Montessori areas. ie.
Practical Life, Sensorial Activities, Cultural
Subjects and Geography plus the Montessori
Mathematics and Montessori Phonics.

The coloured short bead stairs is the
pre-stage to introducing the teens..

ie. 11-19

These coloured beads will denote the
units which will be placed on right and
the ten-golden beads bar on the left.

So, it will go like....

One ten-bar and one makes 11.
One ten-bar and two makes 12.
One ten-bar and three makes 13.

And that is the concrete part.

The teacher will then use the Sequin Board
to introduce the numeral/numbers part of
the teens lesson.

So that is the abstract part.

Subsequently, children will use both golden
ten-bead bars and the short bead stairs to
work with the Sequin Board.

That will be when you combine quantities
with the written symbols.

:celebrate: to you too!

PS : Whatever you're doing with your child
at home... you're doing it good. Keep it up!

[vfong1]

Thanks, bud.


Does the sequin board has the numbers in wordings too?

[buds]

Sequin Boards look like this...


The wooden Sequin Board A and B are also known as the teen and tens board respectively.
Sequin Board A - to teach the child the symbols & quantities 1-19 Sequin Board B - to teach the child the symbols and quantities 10 to 99.

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These are short bead stairs.


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And these are the golden beads (ten-bead bars).



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[vfong1]

Thanks for the pics. I have a better understanding on how it works now.


How about the phonics part? He has mastered basic a-z. Is the blending of 3 letter words next step?

Thank you.

[vfong1]

What are the different colour towers purpose in the learning?

[pea]

Hi buds. Thanks for your explanations!


Since you so kindly asked, I'll tell you the long story...

My friend's girl is 4 this year. Her kindy teaches Letterland phonics, about 1 letter per week. The girl still only knows about half of the alphabet's letters and sounds. And seems to have forgotten some earlier ones! Then my friend found out that her friend (this is getting confusing, haha, so let's call my friend A and her friend B), who has a girl of the same age, attending a Montessori kindy, is already starting blending. A then discovered that B's kindy runs Montessori phonics enrichment classes in the afternoon, and was very keen to enrol in that. A would still like her girl to continue in the present kindy because she is well settled there.

However when A spoke to the Montessori principal, the principal was not keen to take her girl in for enrichment class, as she said that with her ongoing Letterland program at her kindy, it would be too confusing for her. So now A is wondering if that is true, and whether she should try another Montessori enrichment centre or forget it.

And yes, I've encouraged my friend A to join the KSP forum. :lol:

[smiles]

Would anyone like to advise where we can find good Montessori playgroups in the AMK/Bishan/Thomson area?


I've visited Greentree and Character Montessori (AMK) but found them less ideal than expected...

I've also visited a Cherie Hearts centre near my mom's place and found its environment bright and clean, though it is non Montessori. Does anyone have any comments on their curriculum?

Thanks

[buds]

smiles:

Would anyone like to advise where we can find good Montessori playgroups in the AMK/Bishan/Thomson area?

How about United Montessori House?
Click the blue link here http://www.unitedmontessorischoolhouse.com/index.htm

You can read up discussions and post questions for Cherie Hearts here.
Hope this helps. http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=554

[buds]

pea:

However when A spoke to the Montessori principal, the principal was not keen to take her girl in for enrichment class, as she said that with her ongoing Letterland program at her kindy, it would be too confusing for her. So now A is wondering if that is true, and whether she should try another Montessori enrichment centre or forget it.

Well this just goes to show that not all teachers are 'that'
passionate in delivering their purpose ain't it? I'm thinking
more on the lines of...... a Montessori Phonics programme
may escalate her Phonetic awareness actually. But i guess
different strokes for different folks. Yes, do encourage her
to try other centres if she is still keen on it. But more
importantly, she needs to raise her concerns at the CC,
especially since her daughter is there for longer periods
of the day. Since the CC covers Letterland, a bit wasted lor
if cannot take advantage of a good Phonics programme to
explore her journey in the reading process.

pea:

And yes, I've encouraged my friend A to join the KSP forum. :lol:

Okie. Be seeing her soon then, ya!