The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

Daniel Jutras Ph.D. Master Teacher

CULTURAL SUBJECTS MONTESSORI ALBUM

The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

CULTURAL SUBJECTS

2006-2007

Table of contents Pages

INTRODUCTION

A. HISTORY

1.Timeline of a day in the life of a child

2.Measuring the time

- clock

- sundial

- sand

- water

3. Passage of the time

- events chart: present and past

- calendars

- child's birthday walk

- timeline of a day in the life of a child

4. Length of the time with golden beads

5. Different timelines

- week

- month

- season

6. Prehistoric time line (objects / pictures) Story of the Universe

7. Fossils

B. GEOGRAPHY

1. Pictures of families and children from different continents

2. Children of the world and their national costumes

3. National traditions, greetings and songs...

4. Different cultural baskets (objects/pictures)

- food - shelters - tools - cultural objects - music tapes

5. "Celebration of life"

6. The different globes

- sandpaper - coloured

7. The passage from the sphere to the hemispheres

8. Puzzle maps

- world - continent - country - animals

9. Atlas

10. Folders of pictures for each continent

11. Flags

12. National anthems

13. The three elements (objects/pictures)

-gas - water - land

14. Landforms (objects/pictures)

- island and lake - peninsula and gulf

- cape and bay - isthmus and straight

- archipelago and chain of lakes

15. Weather and clouds

- recording

16. Mineral kingdom

- sedimentary rocks - igneous rocks - metamorphic rocks

17. Solar system

18. Astronomy/constellations of stars

C. BOTANY

1. The nature table

2. Living, once living and non-living

3. The three puzzles

- tree - leaf - flower

4. Nomenclature cards

- simple - classified (parts of...)

5. Growing plants

6. Collecting leaves

7. Botany cabinet / cards

8. Pressing flowers

9. Experiments to show the importance

- of the sun - of the air - of the water

10. Paper making

11. Life cycle and development

- of a seed - a fruit

12. Stories about plants

13. Exploring the vegetal kingdom

D. ZOOLOGY

1. Pictures of animals with a backbone

2. The animal kingdom

-fish - bird - reptile - amphibian - mammal

3. Insects

4. Life cycle and development

-of a bird - a frog - a butterfly

5. Different songs of birds

6. The human body

- bones - organs

E. ART AND CRAFTS

1. Music

- instruments

- percussions

- winds

- strings

- life and work of famous musicians

- timeline of music through the ages

2.Painting

- tools

- progressive painting ability program

- work and life of famous painters and sculptors

- timeline of painting and sculpture through the ages

- visit to a museum

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THE CULTIVATION OF LISTENING, MOVING WITH RHYTHM, WALKING ON THE LINE, SINGING AND NOTATION

WITH THE MONTESSORI BELLS

Daniel Jutras, Ph.D. Master Teacher

MUSIC & MOVEMENT

MUSIC & MOVEMENT

THE CULTIVATION OF LISTENING, MOVING WITH RHYTHM, WALKING ON THE LINE, SINGING AND NOTATION

WITH THE MONTESSORI BELLS AND BOARDS

DESIGN of the ENVIRONMENT

Ground rule

MOVEMENT for CONTROL

Walking freely Walking & Body Control Walking until the leader stops Walking until a signal from the leader Changing walking direction Walking straight towards a target Walking blindfolded, carrying a basket, a little pillow or bean bag

WALKING ON THE LINE

Simply walking on the line until the leader stops Walking on the line until a signal from the leader Changing walking direction Walking heel to toe. Walking heel to toe carrying objects with one hand then both hands Walking heel to toe carrying a tray containing flat or spherical objects Walking heel to toe carrying objects a basket on the head

WALKING ON THE LINE WITH MONTESSORI BELLS

Simply walking only when the bells are playing Walking carrying objects Transition from “walking music heel to toe” to “marching music”, Running music Galloping/skipping music Types of music according to colored cardstock Types of music according to notation Variations in “marching music” Numbers to the variations in “marching music”

WALKING ON THE LINE WITH MUSIC FROM CD

Simply walking on the Line with Music with or without percussion instruments - Pachelbel's Cannon - Tempo - Zamfir 1 - American March - Lullaby - National Emblem's March - Holy Night - Walking With Ribbons - Pomp and Circumstance - Colonel Bogey's March

- Fascination - The Prince of Denmark's March - More - The Raider's March - Zamfir 2 - The Washington Post's March - Piano - March of the Toys - Merry Christmas - Chinese Violin

YOGA FOR CHILDREN: BODY AWARENESS

Music and movement

- The Puppet - The Horse - Hands and Toes - The Windmill - The Bell Ringer - The Flower - The Wriggling Fish - The Cat - Five Fingers

- The Duck - The Bicycle - The Train - The Boat - Forte Piano - The Caterpillar - The Ribbons - Hot Potato - Return to calm

Folk Dance for Children

- Seven Steps - Bingo - Klapdans - Raspa 1 -The Shoemaker - Dance of the Ducks -The Dunkirk Bells

- Aunt Hessie - Raspa 2 - Prairie's Circle - My lap, my hands and my friends - Canadian Lancer - Return to Calm

The Value of Music and Movement

Learning Through Music

LISTENING

Listening to different sounds Listening Guessing

Sound Cylinders

Listening Individual & Group Matching Distance Pairing Individual and Group Grading

Rhythm with parts of our body

Listening Rhythm Echo Movements

Echo songs & songs with a sense of direction

Listening Echoing Singing with Movements

Percussion music instruments

Three period lesson Listening Playing each Instrument Echoing Reading Icons

Making successful music

Listening Playing music with Daily Life Objects

The Montessori Bells

The Voice The Language and Handling of the Bells Listening Matching High and Low Grading Naming

The musical syllables Listening Echoing Singing with Rhythm Singing with Notes

The musical stair: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or do, ré, mi, fa. sol, la, si, do

Listening Echoing Singing with rhythm Moving on High and Low

Reading music with the Montessori Boards

The Indented Board Placing Discs on the Staff Board The Montessori Musical Rhombus

The Music Charts

Listening Reading Notes on Staff

The Musical Guessing Game

Writing music Reading Music Singing and playing the bells

Singing Songs about Montessori vocabulary and activities

Listening Singing

Concert with the Montessori Bells

Listening Reading Notes on Staff Playing bells

Percussion instruments

Concert with the Montessori Bells

The grand musicians, their life & their passion

Music becomes an every day activity as music is a delight for children who are engaged in rhythm.. Music cultivates the sense of earring.

Music commands respect for instruments. Music fosters appreciation and love .

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Activities Leading to Mathematical and Logical Mind

Daniel Jutras, Ph.D. Master Teacher

MONTESSORI MATH

LEVEL I QUANTITIES and SYMBOLS - 1 to 9 & 0 1. QUANTITIES: Number Rods 2. SYMBOLS: Sandpaper Numerals 3. COMBINATION: QUANTITIES & SYMBOLS a) Loose Symbols Vs Fixed Quantities (Number rods + number cards) b) Loose Quantities Vs Fixed Symbols (Spindle Box) c) Loose Symbols & Loose Quantities (Numbers & Counters) d) Memory Game (Marbles with number cards) e) Short Bead Stair f) Making Ten 4. The Snake Game

LEVEL II: INTRODUCTION TO THE DECIMAL SYSTEM 1. QUANTITIES - Golden Beads: 1, 10, 100 And 1000 - Counting Through-Golden Beads - Bird’s Eye View / Great Display - “Playing Bank” - “House-Keeping” 2. OPERATIONS WITH THE GOLDEN BEADS - Static Addition - Static Multiplication - Static Division - “House-Keeping” - Dynamic Addition - Dynamic Multiplication - Dynamic Division 3. SYMBOLS - Numerals: 1, 10, 100 And 1000 - Symbols: Counting Through-Numerals - Symbols: Bird’s Eye View / Great Display 4. COMBINATION: QUANTITIES AND SYMBOLS - Combination: Quantities and Symbols: Bird’s Eye View/Great Display - “Playing Bank” from Quantity to Symbols - Formation of a Large Number - “Playing Bank” from Quantity to Symbols and from Symbols to Quantities - Static Addition - Static Multiplication - Static Subtraction - Static Division

- “House-Keeping” - Dynamic Addition - Dynamic Multiplication - Dynamic Subtraction - Dynamic Division 5. THE STAMP GAME - Static Addition - Dynamic Addition - Static Multiplication - Dynamic Multiplication - Static Subtraction - Dynamic Subtraction - Static Division - Dynamic Division 6. DOT GAME - Static Addition - Dynamic Addition - Static Multiplication - Dynamic Multiplication - Static Subtraction 7. SMALL BEAD FRAME - Static Addition - Dynamic Addition - Static Multiplication - Dynamic Multiplication - Static Subtraction

LEVEL III: QUANTITIES AND SYMBOLS: 11-99 1. SEGUIN BOARD: 11-19 (TEEN BOARDS) - Quantities from 11 to 19 - Symbols from 11 to 19 - Combination quantities and symbols from 11 to 19 2. SEGUIN BOARD: 10 - 90 (TEN BOARDS) - Quantities from 10 To 90 - Symbols from 10 To 90 - Combination Quantities and Symbols from 10 to 90 3. SEGUIN BOARD: 11 - 99 (TEN BOARDS) - Quantities from 11 to 99 - Symbols from 11 to 99 - Combination of quantities and symbols from 11 to 99

4. SEQUENCE BOARD OF 100 5. SEQUENCE CHAIN OF 100 6. COLORED BEADS - Addition with recording with the Colored Beads - Multiplication with recording with the Colored Beads - Subtraction with recording with the Colored Beads 7. ADDITION STRIP BOARD 8. SUBTRACTION STRIP BOARD 9. MULTIPLICATION BOARD 10. DIVISION BOARD 11. BEADS CHAINS-SKIP COUNTING

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VERBAL AND GRAPHIC LANGUAGE ALBUM

Daniel Jutras Ph.D. Master Teacher

The Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute Daniel Jutras Ph.D. Master Teacher

VERBAL AND GRAPHIC LANGUAGE ALBUM

1. VERBAL

A. DEVELOPING LANGUAGE • Acquisition of vocabulary • Correction of pronunciation • Syntax awareness 2. GRAPHIC

B. PREPARING THE WAY • The mind • The hand 3. ANALYSIS C. STARTING TO COMPOSE AND WRITE 4. SYNTHESIS D. STARTING TO READ E. READING FOR MEANING

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VERBAL AND GRAPHIC LANGUAGE ALBUM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 1. VERBAL A. DEVELOPING LANGUAGE • Naming objects, parts of objects and parts of body with nomenclature cards; • Simon says • Listening exercises: Who is knocking at my door? Who is calling me? • Play with the version: I spy, guess the objects, guess the word • The question game for syntax • Story reading, story tapes, story telling, remaking the story • Games with rhymes, clapping the rhyme, the echo game, song and rhyme

tapes • Puppets • The talking stone • Opposites, go-together, fruits and trees, animals and their offspring’s, careers • Logical puzzles 2. GRAPHIC A. PREPARING THE WAY 1) THE MIND • Listening to sounds, identifying the sound, first sound of the child’s name • Sorting objects and pictures according to initial, middle or final sounds. 2) THE HAND • Sandpaper letters corresponding to sounds • Drawing letters in the sand, couscous, back, blackboard, finger painting • Insets for design or metal insets 3. ANALYSIS C. STARTING TO COMPOSE AND WRITE • Large movable alphabet • Preparation with objects and letters • Short phonetic words with objects, pictures (pink), orders • Long phonetic words with objects, pictures (blue), orders • Small movable alphabet • Words with digraphs with objects, pictures (green), orders • Preparing the hand to write the first word

4. SYNTHESIS D. STARTING TO READ • Preparation with letters and objects • Reading the first word • Reading short phonetic words with objects, pictures (pink) • Reading cards with pink sheets of pictures • Reading pink booklets • Reading pink word lists • Reading long phonetic words with objects, pictures (blue) • Reading cards with blue sheets of pictures • Reading blue booklets • Reading blue work lists • Reading pink and blue whispers • Reading phonetic nouns using black environment cards • Reading phonetic verbs on red cards • Reading phonetic adjectives using blue cards • Phonetic singular and plural with or without objects • Reading words with digraphs with objects, pictures (green) • Reading green booklets • Reading green word lists • Reading cards with green sheets of pictures • Green folders about ways of spelling one sound differently • Reading nouns with digraphs using black environmental cards • Reading verbs with digraphs on red cards • Reading verbs with digraphs combined with adverbs on orange cards • Reading adjectives with digraphs using slips of paper and triangles • Introduction to adverbs • Formation of the plural with or without objects E. READING FOR MEANING • Phonetic farm (nouns, articles, adjectives, verbs) • Pink sentence cards with one picture • Pink sentence cards with the choice of three pictures • Pink story books • Blue sentence cards with one picture • Blue sentence cards with the choice of three pictures • Blue story books • Farm (nouns, articles, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, all with digraphs) • Green sentence cards with one picture • Green sentence cards with the choice of three pictures • Green story books • Action sentence cards • Famous writers-sentence action cards

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Daily Life Activities

Daniel Jutras, Ph.D. Master Teacher

TABLE OF CONTENT 1. THE THREE ACTIVITIES OF THE VERY FIRST DAY

v To extinguish a candle with a snuffer v To carry a glass of colored water v To pass a bell 2. PRELIMINARY EXERCISES

v To sit at a table v To carry a chair v To carry a table v To open & close a door v To open & close a drawer v To unroll, roll and carry a mat v To walk around a mat v To carry a tray v To put a coat on a hanger

3. MOTOR SKILLS v 3-fingers grasping: Pegs & Basket Pompoms Marbles & Tongs Transferring seeds or beads with tweezers Spooning (transferring with a spoon) Sorting v Screwing/Unscrewing: Bottles with screwing lids Nuts & bolts Screw & unscrew with different screwdrivers

Screw & unscrew tiny things Locks and keys

v Pouring: Dry pouring colored rice (solid) Wet pouring (transferring) water (from jug to jug) Pouring to the line Pouring equally to many containers v Water activities: Eye-dropper transfer

Transfer water to a soap saver with eyedropper Squeeze the sponge (pronation and supination) Using a whisk v Gluing/ungluing: Superimposition of shapes

Unglue a stamp Gluing work

3. MOTOR SKILLS (Cont’) Others: Boxes with surprises Cutting on the line Hammering Mortar & pestle (egg shells, rice krispies) Prick a shape Rolling & unrolling ribbons Setting the table Threading and making necklaces 4. CARE OF SELF

v Dressing frames: Velcro Push buttons (snaps) Large and small buttons Zippers

Hooks & eyes Belt buckles Knots and bows Lacing Safety pins v Sewing buttons v Washing hands v Shoe polishing

5. CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

v Folding: Folding napkins Folding clothes v Laundry: Washing clothes Ironing v Polishing: Polishing silver, brass, money, metal Oiling wood v Cleaning: Cleaning shells, rock, license plate

Cleaning mirrors/glass/license plate Cleaning a table Cleaning a window Sweeping

Dusting

v Plants Caring: Watering plants Planting alfalfa Changing water of flowers' arrangements

6. GRACE AND COURTESY

v Asking permission to borrow v Asking permission to leave v Asking for help v Introducing a person v Saying good-bye v Greeting others v Knocking on door v Pardon me, please v May I ? v Polite greeting

7. EQUILIBRIUM AND GRACE

v Walking on the line 8. SILENCE GAME

6. GRACE AND COURTESY

v Asking permission to borrow v Asking permission to leave v Asking for help v Introducing a person v Saying good-bye v Greeting others v Knocking on door v Pardon me, please v May I ? v Polite greeting

7. EQUILIBRIUM AND GRACE

v Walking on the line 8.

9. APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL LIFE ACTIVITIES

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Sensorial Activities leading to Mental Development

Daniel Jutras, Ph.D. Master Teacher

“The senses, being explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.”

Maria Montessori

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SIGHT A. Sizes

Cylinder Blocks (solid insets or knobbed cylinders) Pink Tower Broad Stair Red Rods Knobless Cylinders

B. Colours

Colour tablets, box #1 (Primary Colours) Colour tablets, box #2 (Secondary Colours) Colour tablets, box #3

C. Sizes and Colors Binomial Cube Trinomial Cube

D. Shapes

Geometric Cabinet - Presentation Tray Geometric Cabinet - 6 Drawers Geometric Cards Constructive Triangles – Triangular Box Constructive Triangles – Rectangular Box Constructive Triangles - Large Hexagonal Box Constructive Triangles - Small Hexagonal Box Constructive Blue Triangles

E. Shapes and Colors

Pythagoras’s Square F. Shapes and Sizes

Geometric solids Bases for Geometric solids

TABLE OF CONTENTS TOUCH A. Rough to Smooth

Rough and smooth board #1 Rough and smooth board #2 Rough to smooth board # 3 Rough to smooth tablets Fabrics Box Sponges for pressure

B. Stereognostic bags

Stereognostic bag 1,2,3,4 Mystery Bag Sorting (with eyes closed)

C. Weight

Baric Tablets D. Temperature

Thermic Tablets

SMELL Smelling - Smelling Jars

TASTE Tasting liquids Tasting solids

SOUND Hearing - Sound cylinders Hearing – Bells