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PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENT

 The information presented on these pages will be
most effective only when the rest of the Montessori curriculum is being implemented.
For example, if you are observing disorder in the child's ability to master our language,
your first remedy is to address the disorder in the child's environment (both the physical
space and his/her routines). You can also read our post about what you'll need to set
up the language area of your environment. 
Organizing the child's space and routines is a rich art that is an integrated part of the
Montessori 3-6 program. Why is this so important? Isn't organization primarily needed
by the teacher so s/he can find what s/he needs to teach the children? Yes, but there is
much more to it.

The child absorbs the input s/he receives from the environmental directly into the
neuronal framework within the brain. The structure of the brain is directly altered by the
child's interactions with her environment. Really! So don't skimp on your work to prepare
and maintain the classroom.

It is critical that the environment we offer children be organized, free from clutter,
logical, and aesthetically just plain lovely. If there is anything in your room above the
child's eye level, take it down or cover it up. We must allow the eye to focus on what we
have prepared for it. If you have storage or things only meant for teacher use, put them
out of sight. We must not distract the eye with extraneous information. (For more
information on the research behind this point, see our blog post on Less is More:
Crowding the Visual Field.)
The lesson plans linked below are derived from the founder of Maitri's AMI Montessori
Albums. If you are not a trained Montessori directress/director (teacher/guide), get
trained! Visit AMI USA's website for details. There is much more to this amazing
educational method than just the materials.
Be sure to practice your presentation alone or with a friend many times before
presenting any materials to a child... you want your presentation to be flawless, precise,
consistent/repeatable, and completely free from distractions so that the child can focus
on, connect with, and learn from the materials.  Each lesson is like a choreographed
dance that you memorize the movements for. Your performance of the movements must
be precise but your interactions with an individual child will of course vary somewhat as
you adapt to meet the needs of the moment. This flexibility amidst precision is the true
art of guiding children. 

You can learn more about the overall structure of a Montessori school from AMI USA.
All of these guidelines were developed to respect the natural tendencies of human
beings (Mario Montessori's Human Tendencies).
LESSON PLANS
 Practical Life
 Sensorial 
 Language
 Math
Essential Montessori Books for Adults
Free E-Books
 The Montessori Method (1912) by Maria Montessori (Digitized by
Google)
 The Advanced Montessori Method (1917) by Maria Montessori
(Digitized by Google)
 Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook by Maria Montessori (Digitized by
Google)
 Pedagogical Anthropology
 by Maria Montessori (Digitized by Google)

Planning Book/Record Keeping (3 to 6+ Curriculum)

These books list the entire Montessori primary curriculum as I have it in my original
albums (extensions included). (NOTE: I would make changes to these today based on my
growing knowledge but this is a good starting point.) At the end of each day in the
classroom, I made notes in these books. I made one book for each child and was more or
less able to keep them up-to-date. On the front cover I wrote the child's name and put
his/her sticker (the sticker matched their cubby hook and storage drawer sticker).
Sometimes the child would bring me his/her book when s/he was looking for work.
Sometimes I would ask them to bring me their book if they needed redirection and
I couldn't think where best to send them or recall which lesson they needed. My
assistant was also able to use these books to redirect children (I would write a
sticky note and post it on the inside cover with a list of specific lessons I wanted to give
or thought the child would like to repeat.)

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