Montessori activities are tailored toward the individual and are offered rather than forced, Within a prepared environment, our activities and wellbeing co-ordinators will rotate activities to keep things interesting too. An activity can range from identifying and pairing socks to recognising a map of a country on a puzzle and putting the pieces together. These activities in turn stimulate parts of the brain which triggers memories and sequences to complete that task.
Activities and materials tend to be 'self-correcting' too which don't require intensive oversight from a co-ordinator By engaging in self-correcting and learning activities, skills can be developed without correction from any perceived authority figure, which could trigger shame or low self-esteem. A further outcome being that mistakes are not failures, but rather opportunities to learn. Another aspect is that Montessori activities will often include sensory elements that appeal to one of more of the senses.
Finally a lot of what makes an activity 'Montessori' is not just the activity itself but the way it is implemented within the environment. We provide a prepared environment which an organised, clean, spacious, warm, and inviting space in which the activities take place.
Read More about : Emma, our Montessori activities and wellbeing coordinator