Course Curriculum

There are 20 written lessons, which will be emailed in six sections, as follows:

SECTION 1. Introduction to Montessori

Lesson 1.
• A Beginning Observation
         - Montessori School
         - Traditional Preschool
Lesson 2.
• Maria Montessori
         - Her Life and Work
         - Biographical Timeline
Lesson 3.
• The Secret of Childhood
         - Book Review

SECTION 2. Montessori Principles and Early Childhood Development… Includes an inner look at our own early childhood years

Lesson 4.
The Psychology of Development - Section Outline
• Social Interaction
• Emotional Development
• Sensitive Periods
Lesson 5.
The Significance of Movement in Education - Chapter Outline
• Intelligence Development
• Personality Development
Lesson 6.
The New Relationship - Chapter Outline
• Freedom, Individual Liberty, Independence
• Self Discipline
• Order and the Prepared Environment
• Respect
Lesson 7.
Montessori and Froebel - Chapter Outline
• Behavioral Tendencies
          -Deviations, Fugues, Possessive Instincts
• Fantasy/Reality
Lesson 8.
• Concentration, Point of Contact
• Joy of Learning
• Normalization

SECTION 3. The Adult-Child Relationship in the Classroom… Evaluating various behavior scenarios.

Lesson 9.
• Handling Misbehavior
• Observation and Communication
Lesson 10.
• Environment Preparation
• Learning Through Discovery
• "Circle" Time and the Adult's Objective

SECTION 4. The Montessori Academic Apparatus…Classroom setup, Montessori, material presentations, and album projects

Lesson 11.
• Practical Life
         -Social Graces
• Album Project
Lesson 12.
• Sensorial
         -Isolation of Stimulus
• Album Project
Lesson 13.
• Language
         -Language Explosions
• Album Project
Lesson 14.
• Math
         -The 3-Period Lesson
• Album Project
Lesson 15.
• Culture
         -Cosmic Education
• The Arts
• Album Projects
         -Science, Geography, History

SECTION 5. Parent-Teacher Relationships. Includes Parent Handbook for school handout and child evaluation samples for parent conferences

Lesson 16.
• Parent Expectations and Teacher Responses
• Parent Interviews
Lesson 17.
• Child Observation Report
• Parent Conference - Child Evaluation

SECTION 6. Course Review

Lesson 18.
• Final Classroom Observations
          -Montessori School
          -Traditional School
Lesson 19.
• Final Review
Lesson 20.
• Personal Goal Setting and Self Evaluation