Italian physician Maria Montessori developed the Montessori method of teaching in the early 1900s while observing that children learn best when engaged in purposeful activity. Dr. Montessori inspired a movement that enabled children to teach themselves through sensory-rich, hands-on materials, nurture and love. Discover the ways in which Montessori classrooms differ from the traditional school setting in this enlightening documentary. Observe different levels of Montessori, including infants, toddlers, early childhood, and elementary, and how each utilizes the Montessori method.
Italian physician Maria Montessori developed the Montessori method of teaching in the early 1900s while observing that children learn best when engaged in purposeful activity. Dr. Montessori inspired a movement that enabled children to teach themselves through sensory-rich, hands-on materials, nurture and love. Discover the ways in which Montessori classrooms differ from the traditional school setting in this enlightening documentary. Observe different levels of Montessori, including infants, toddlers, early childhood, and elementary, and how each utilizes the Montessori method.
General Note
Originally released by Learning Zone Xpress, 2009.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2015.
Content Note
Children as Independent Learners (3:46); --Montessori: Organizational Skills (3:25); -- Self-Correcting Activities (2:26); -- Discovery Learning (2:49); -- Children Connected to Nature (2:16); -- Nurturing Aspects of Montessori (2:01); .
