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Non-montessori materials in your class?

by CS

Sep 7, 2009

Hello,

Do any of you keep any non traditional Montessori materials in your class (self-made stuff) IN ADDITION to the standard materials as a means of an extension to Maria's materials/lessons?

Thanks

PT I do. I make a lot of my own materials. I try to extend the lessons as far as they will go

Sep 8, 2009

CS Ok, I do too. The kids in my primary class last year would always use the traditional materials first properly, then I used the non-mont works as extensions. I have seen good improvement in relevant skills that way.

This year someone else inherited my classroom & took away a LOT of these non-Mont materials b'cos they aren't "traditiona...See More

Sep 8, 2009

maureen On 9/08/09, CS wrote: > Ok, I do too. The kids in my primary class last year would > always use the traditional materials first properly, then I used > the non-mont works as extensions. I have seen good improvement > in relevant skills that way. > > This year someone else inherited my classroom & took away a LOT > of these ...See More

Sep 9, 2009

Mary On 9/08/09, CS wrote: > Ok, I do too. The kids in my primary class last year would > always use the traditional materials first properly, then I used > the non-mont works as extensions. I have seen good improvement > in relevant skills that way. > > This year someone else inherited my classroom & took away a LOT > of these ...See More

Sep 9, 2009

CS I have made tracing cards with black & white outlines to help them follow through tracing complex curves or straight lined shapes following the metal insets.

I have made charts with numerals 1-20 to reinforce units & teen numbers from 1-20.

I use themed materials (like counting out counters to themed pictures from 1-10) wh...See More

Sep 9, 2009

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