Description

The Montessori methodology does not see the Child – or the adult – as a passive being, enduring being taught material, that must be practiced, until it sticks.  She views the brain as much more than just a storeroom, to accumulate knowledge for future use.  Montessori teaches children to learn through their hands, directly approaching the work, and seeking experiences through their senses.  Through experimentation, children try to figure out how it works.  The author, Dr. Wilhelm Weinhäupl, who grew up seeing mathematics as a “dusty parade ground”, changed his perspective, when he was introduced to the Montessori pedagogy, after leaving school.  Together with Maria Neuhauser, the authors produced “Montessori Explained Simply”, as a reference book.

This book is excellent resource for the trained Montessori Directress, and the homeschool teacher alike.  Detailed illustrations, and an excellent lay-out, makes it easy to follow the work.

Features of Montessori Explained Simply, has:

• easy to understand instructions, with detailed notations
• useful, detailed illustrations, in colour
• concepts covered are:
  • counting – the number range to 10
  • introduction to the decimal system – golden bead material
  • calculating in the number range of 10
  • basic understanding for large calculations
  • calculating in the larger number ranges to 1,000
  • large addition, subtraction, multiplication and division abstraction
  • fractions
• instructions for all the activity sets:
  • number rods, spindle boxes, Pythagoras board, bead materials and more

Students who are studying the Montessori curriculum, will benefit greatly from this valuable book.

Contents of Montessori Explained Simply:

• 158 pages
• access to free downloads and workbooks
• identify an objective of each exercise
• includes tips and exercises

Size:  30cm x 21cm x 1.5cm / (11¾” x 8¼” x ½”)