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Guided Montessori Activity at Little Land - Gardening

Little Land Montessori - Image of a Girl Hand Printing

Little Land Nursery - Children Montessori Activities

Little Lands Nursery - Image of Kids Dancing

Little Land Nursery - Little Children Helping One Another

Siog and the children at Little Land Nursery

Little Land Nursery - Image of a toddler and a nursery teacher clay moulding

Little Land - Toddlers Learning Outdoors

Little Land Nursery - Image of a Toddler Jumping and Having Fun at School

Little Land Nursery - Image of 3 Toddlers

Little Land Nursery and Montessori Centre - Children Building Tower

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As we enter a new year, receive Maria Montessori's

As we enter a new year, receive Maria Montessori's quote and reflect...

"How much fuller would my life be?"

"Do I see my child in all her greatness and beauty?"

"How often do I find myself focusing on his "mistakes"?"

#positiveparenting #consciousparenting #cocreation

Before the break, we had been exploring constructi

Before the break, we had been exploring construction toys such as linkers and blocks in Bluebells.

Working with these objects gave the children the opportunity to develop their "positioning" and "connecting" schemas. We observed the children arranging, sorting and placing the blocks and linkers as well as actively cutting paper and gluing the pieces in straight lines.

Through these activities we see the child building the foundation of early mathematical skills as well as positional language and fine motor skills.

This linear fashion arrangement is also seen in our Montessori math materials like the number rods.
In Bluebells some of our children have been taking a lot interest working with the number rods.
Children were able to place the number rods and count each blue and red section from left to right and matching it with the right numerals.
Simple activities of positioning and lining up led to complex concepts of counting and sorting.

#schema #montessori #numberrods

I'm sure you have observed certain repetitive acti

I'm sure you have observed certain repetitive actions in your child such as dropping food from the high chair or throwing objects and not understood why they are doing these things.

This article (linked in bio) enlightens us about schemas or natural urges children have in their play that on the surface may seem inconvenient and you may want to stop them; however, if you understand where the urges are coming from, you will be able to redirect the child to satisfy the curiosity in another way.

For example, my son wanted to pour water and was pouring out his water at meal times. Observing this fascination, understanding the urge to explore further but not wanting water all over my floors, I said, "I see you want to pour water. Let's move this over to the sink!" Then I pulled up his step stool to the kitchen sink and let him play away. You see, I knew about schemas from my Mum (an early childhood educator) so I knew to find a way to facilitate this urge.

When we understand the why, there is a shift that takes place from thinking this is a behaviour that needs to be corrected to simply redirecting the child to satisfy their need in a different way.

It's important not to stop the actions but to facilitate them in a way that works for everyone.

You can find the article by clicking the link in bio. ⬆️

#schemas
#letthemplay
#consciousparenting

SWIPE TO SEE ➡️➡️ In Bluebells we have be

SWIPE TO SEE ➡️➡️

In Bluebells we have been walking on the line!

This activity invites children to walk steadily on the line as a means of refining their balance and coordination.

This activity satisfies the need of young children who are in a sensitive period of coordination of movement.

It also promotes cognitive development as the child must concentrate and focus on his movements. It also helps in refining muscle coordination and develops poise and body control.

This simple activity helps children understand directions and also helps to gauge distances and gives them a sense of spatial awareness.

Children loved walking on the line in Bluebells and also challenged themselves by walking with spoon and pom-pom and also by balancing a bean bag on their heads.

#balancing #coordination #movement

Dear adults, "You and your knowledge are not as n

Dear adults,

"You and your knowledge are not as needed by children as you may think they are.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh...they will let you know when they want to invite you in.

To teach sometimes means to quietly observe."

-Play Counts

#playcounts #childled #letthemplay

Help Me to Do It Myself The essence of Maria Mont

Help Me to Do It Myself

The essence of Maria Montessori’s principles is her belief that children learn best when they are actively involved. When this innate desire for autonomy is fostered, the child grows in self-esteem and self-confidence.

We can see this being demonstrated in these images.

Child S is shown how to begin the process of rolling his mat with his teacher modelling the skill. As Child S continues to work at rolling the mat, the teacher remains anchored at the starting point allowing the child to move forward in his own learning and at his own pace.

SWIPE ➡️ TO SEE THE PROCESS UNFOLD.

#montessori #fosteringindependence
#helpmedoitmyself

The children in Bluebells are being introduced to

The children in Bluebells are being introduced to the Montessori Sensory materials such as the Pink Tower, Brown Stairs and Red Rods.

In each case there are ten components which are graded, each increasing in size by one tenth. The purpose of these three sets is to give the child a visual experience of differentiating between sizes. In other words, they are developing their pre-maths skills.

Child H and Child I enjoy working together and delight in each other’s discoveries. They are observed interacting with the Brown Stairs using the components to build a tower as they typically do with the Pink Tower. They carefully take it in turns to place the next step on top while observing each other’s work and contribution to their construction. They collaborated on which piece to add next and, with each addition, predicted the outcome.

Through this activity Child H and Child I learn how to work together to achieve a goal, how to overcome obstacles and challenges and how to enjoy the resulting pleasures.

#montessorimaterials #montessoridubai #sensorial

This week in Sunflowers 🌻 we have been introduc

This week in Sunflowers 🌻 we have been introducing shapes and focusing on circles. In their play the children have been identifying circles when they have noticed them in their environment.

Child H recognised a circle on the paper, pointing to it and saying “Big Circle”. He picks up a cork and after dipping it in the yellow paint he prints on the paper and says, "little yellow circles”. He then shares with his teacher, “I have a round lollipop at my house. It goes round and round.”

While speaking he uses his index finger to trace the circle shape in the air giving himself a sense of what the circle shape feels like. He then walks to the shelf and finds the circle metal inset and exclaims, “another circle!"

Through his repeated actions and interactive play with circles we are observing his schematic play.

A schema is seen to be a pattern a child demonstrates through their actions, language or play. While a child may play with a variety of toys, a pattern may link these seemingly disassociated activities. Schemas indicate the child's focus in an activity. By identifying a child's schema we can plan learning in ways that most interest them. We form our schemas during childhood as a way to make sense out of our world. They are normal and natural reactions to events. Children exhibit schemes when they are playing and trying to find out more about the world.

To support this learning you can play “I Spy Circles”, trace circles, sing songs eg “Round and Round the garden” and play circle games.

#schema #schematicplay #montessoridubai

Getting “Diggy” With It At Little Land, du

Getting “Diggy” With It

At Little Land, during these cooler days in Dubai, we make the most of being outside. The children enjoy being outside and interacting with their natural environment. 🌴🐞☀️

Child I was engaged in play with the earth at the base of the palm tree, 🌴 churning up the soil with his hands and digging deeper with his fingers. His attention was drawn to a piece of the bark hanging off the tree. He pulled at it and it came away from the trunk. Child I then used the piece as a shovel. He made quicker progress digging a hole using the bark. SWIPE TO SEE ➡️

Child I was engaging with the soil using his senses. In particular he was using his sense of touch to experience how the soil felt and how he could control the shifting of the earth from one place to another. He was using his fine motor skills to hone his dexterity. He created a tool that helped him succeed and build self-esteem leading to confidence in his own abilities.

Child I’s day is made up of many moments like this where, to the untrained eye, it seems he is just messing with dirt when in fact so much more is happening. This is the essence of child led learning and our role is to step back and respect the process.
Very Ingenious!

#childled #natureplay #sensorial #dubaimontessori

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