by Joanne Westwood | Oct 17, 2012 | Class
Maria Montessori observed that children learn through their 5 senses. The Montessori classroom supports this through many activities to enrich and refine children’s senses. Many of these activities are done with children wearing blindfolds to isolate the...
by Joanne Westwood | Oct 17, 2012 | Class
The practical Life Area of the Montessori classroom is the area where the foundation for all learning takes place. The goal of this area is to aid children in concentration, coordination, independence and order. This large vinyl area at Farmview is filled with...
by Joanne Westwood | Oct 17, 2012 | Class
One area of the Montessori classroom that is very exciting for the children is the Geography area. Maria Montessori believed that it was very important to give children a view of the whole world and where their place in it is. Here at Farmview we have a very developed...
by Joanne Westwood | Oct 17, 2012 | Class
Farmview has a small science room within the classroom. The children really enjoy this area. The school’s science room has an animal from each classification: birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and reptiles. A parakeet bird, a box turtle, an anole lizard, a...
by Joanne Westwood | Oct 10, 2012 | Class
The language area in the Montessori classroom has many materials to support children in their development of writing and reading skills. Farmview teaches the children language with the Montessori method. Montessori’s philosophy is different from traditional...
by Joanne Westwood | Oct 10, 2010 | Class
The Montessori classroom is divided into 7 different areas. These areas include Practical Life and Art, Math, Language, Sensorial, Science and Geography. Every activity in the classroom is referred to as “work”. Children learn the value of work through...
