Montessori School Observation

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Environment- There are 18 children in the class. Miss. Elaine and Miss. Diana are the teachers in the classroom. I was very impressed when I walked into this classroom and actually looked around the room. The classroom was enriched with activities that I never knew existed. For example, in the puzzle area they had block puzzles, floor puzzles, building bridges puzzles, foam puzzles and each one having a skill level. They had at least 50 different puzzles. I couldn’t believe it. Then, I got to experience it. Little Bobby was sitting next to me working on a puzzle and he looked over to me and said “Excuse me, can you help me with this Roman Arch?” My first thought was I don’t even know what a Roman Arch is, but sure I’ll help him, it should be a piece of cake. It only had 20 pieces. Well, 45 minutes later I finished that Arch and Little Bobby was long gone working on a color wheel. I was so happy with myself, but I had to put it away and continue with the observations. Well, Timmy sits down next to me with the Roman Arch and puts it together in three minutes. I looked at Ms. Elaine and we both started to chuckle. I could tell this was a quality program because the ratios were low, the teacher had positive interactions with the children, and the environment was safe and stimulating. Physical Arrangement- The classroom is small but arranged in such a way that dynamic learning can occur. Every activity has a place or “home” and at the eye level of the child. Each child has a mailbox for paper or art to go home. The lunches are placed on hooks in the closet next to the kitchen area. The classroom is decorated in soft colors with religious pictures and crosses throughout, the displays do not change. There is a parent communication board, but it’s busy with information and not very organized. The daily routine is predicable and followed daily. All the children seem to

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