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My son is not quite ready to read the definitions nomenclature cards. However, apart from his reading level, (he's still learning phonograms) he is absolutely ready for more challenging elementary science.
What should i do? I want to get the appropriate nomenclature material, but i know it will be a long while before he can work with it on his own, as he'll be stumped by his reading level. It doesn't make sense to use the casa material....
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For elementary, you use the elementary level materials regardless of the child's reading level. If you have to read the definitions to him at first, that is totally fine.
After you read it to him, he can choose one sentence from the definition to copy on his paper. Or, he can draw or trace a picture from one of the cards and then write the name of the part underneath it. Using the definitions in this way will actually help him begin to learn to read.
Many (if not most) kids who enter elementary aren't quite ready to read the nomenclature definitions on their own, but as they do work from all the areas, they quickly begin to be able to.
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I'd just read him a bunch of books, collect some materials for hands-on work and experiments, make sure you have field guides, go outside a lot, visit museums, that kind of thing. You can set up trays that don't require much reading but still invite a lot of independent investigation. Or you can take your kids into the woods with a magnifying glass, a couple of field guides, and a Mom and set them loose :-)
Honestly, we don't use much of the elementary nomenclature material anyway. I use what makes sense for my particular kids in my particular house. Science has always been a lot of fun for us, but it hasn't always (actually, probably ever) taken place in a perfectly planned Montessori environment.
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Thanks so much to both of you.
It's good to hear that many kids aren't reading to read at that level yet. I was worried that i would squelch his positive attitude toward reading if i expose him to things which are too hard for him.
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Angel wrote:
I'd just read him a bunch of books, collect some materials for hands-on work and experiments, make sure you have field guides, go outside a lot, visit museums, that kind of thing. You can set up trays that don't require much reading but still invite a lot of independent investigation. Or you can take your kids into the woods with a magnifying glass, a couple of field guides, and a Mom and set them loose :-)
Honestly, we don't use much of the elementary nomenclature material anyway. I use what makes sense for my particular kids in my particular house. Science has always been a lot of fun for us, but it hasn't always (actually, probably ever) taken place in a perfectly planned Montessori environment.
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That's exactly what we do as well.
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We do both, actually. Lots of nature walks, using field guides, tons of field trips, and also all the nomenclature cards. They complement each other nicely.
Always keep in mind the dichotomy of elementary: on one hand, you "meet the child where they are"; that would be the part where you read the definitions to him. Then, you also try to "bring them up to where they should be", that would be the part where you use age-appropriate materials even if he's not quite ready to do them on his own.
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