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Anya
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Posted: Sept 10 2007 at 5:54pm \| IP Logged

Hi Everyone!

I am brand new to the MM and will be using it with a preschooler next year. I am finding alot of information on this method! So, I am trying narrow down what I learn to just what is needed for preschools.

I don't what to make the mistake of over teaching and causing fustration. Nor, under teaching and causing boardom. So, here I am to gleen from your experience a good balance of lessons:

For the preschool age (1-3): What presentation topics are a must?

Thank you!

Mare
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Posted: Sept 10 2007 at 9:01pm \| IP Logged

Have you looked at Elizabeth Hainstock's Teaching Montessori in the Home: Pre-School Years? I thought that was a good jumping off point when my oldest was three.

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Anya
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Posted: Sept 10 2007 at 9:43pm \| IP Logged

Mare, is this book - Elizabeth Hainstock's Teaching Montessori in the Home: Pre-School Years - a complete curriculum for preschool? Meaning these are all the necessary lessons needed and spread over a few years till kindergarten? I understand that more could be added, but this would be like a core? Just trying to figure out if I am getting it or not. Maybe I need to keep reading more books on the montessori method.

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montessori_lori
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Posted: Sept 10 2007 at 10:01pm \| IP Logged

Anya, if you are doing this at home, there's really no set presentations that *must* be done. Sure, there's a whole slew of practical life presentations that *can* be done, many of which are referred to in Hainstock's book. There are also many "pre-Montessori" activities for this age group, like stringing beads, puzzles of increasing difficulty, etc. Again, none of them are a must, but they are all fun and good to do.

If you are looking for a very strictly outlined curriculum, which is seems that you are, then in addition to the Hainstock book and others (like Montessori Play & Learn by Lesley Britton), you will probably want to purchase all of the toddler albums from The Montessori Foundation.

Here are a few of my blog posts you might find helpful:

Montessori Basics 7: Essentials of a Toddler Classroom - this one has a lot of helpful links at the end, too.

Montessori Basics 2: A Guide to Montessori Books

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