Montessori Education at Home!!

"Montessori education" that can be easily practiced at homeMontessori education, which I introduced about its features before, can be practiced in any home as long as you hold down the basic points. This time, I will introduce how to incorporate Montessori education well at home.See the child as an independent personThe basis of Montessori education is "Children are born with the power to grow and develop themselves. Adults (parents and teachers) understand the demands, guarantee freedom, and support children's voluntary activities. We must devote ourselves to existence." In order to incorporate Montessori education at home, it is necessary to create an environment at home that supports "guaranteed freedom" and "voluntary activity" according to the basics of Montessori education.Many parents quickly interfere with what their children do. This will limit the child's voluntary activities and make it difficult for them to develop their abilities on their own. Parents interfere with their children because they think its better to integrate themselves with their children in a parent-child relationship. In Montessori education, a child must be seen as an “independent person”. On top of that, it is very important to trust your child and have an eye for what they do.5 Ways to Practice Montessori Education at Home1. Give yourself the opportunity to chooseIf you make your own choice, you are responsible for the results. By repeating the experience of deciding on your own from a young age, you become more sensitive to what the result will be, and you will develop a sense of responsibility and independence. In everyday life, why not let your child consciously make a choice instead of letting the parents decide everything? Will breakfast be bread or rice? Which clothes do you wear? Where do you want to go on the weekends? How can I get there by train or car? In this way, give your child the opportunity to make choices in their daily lives.2. Don't helpParents want to be proactive in helping them change clothes, prepare for outings, and eat smoothly. However, let's suppress that feeling and leave it to the child first to support only the necessary part. When a child is confused, parents set an example and then imitate it. At that time, let's give a model and explanation slowly. For children, adults are too fast to keep up. Nor can a child see an example with his eyes and listen to an explanation with his ears at the same time. Don't talk when you set an example, but focus on seeing the example.3. Create an environment where children can do it themselvesLet's consciously create an environment that gives children a lot of experiences of "I did it myself!". For example, it is recommended to create a "dressing corner" for children so that they can dress themselves. In the dressing corner, small mirrors, combs, hair clips, etc. are placed side by side to create an environment where you can enjoy dressing yourself.Also, ask your child to help with serving meals during meal times. Kids are looking forward to eating time. It is recommended to start with simple things such as "washing vegetables" and "helping with serving". If you want to help with serving, store the tableware within the reach of children and arrange the plates and chopsticks so that you can choose your own. Especially after the age of three, I am interested in numbers during the "number sensitive period". It's a good idea to consciously incorporate numbers and call out, such as "place two tomatoes on top of lettuce" and "take three cups".4. Regular life and tidy environmentMontessori education recommends an orderly arrangement of toys and study tools. Instead of mixing them in a box and plunging them into the box, take up space so that you can easily pick them up one by one and store them for easy viewing. It is easy for children to organize themselves, and they naturally acquire the habit of organizing things. At the strict Montessori School, we have a wide selection of pencils, lined up by length, and unified in color. It may be difficult at home, but I want to be able to get what I want to get right away.5. Intuition education to interact with natureThere are many discoveries when you go to the park or take a walk. It would be nice to be able to deal with the discovery of a child rather than rushing to the destination without touching such things because he is busy. At Montessori, we emphasize contact with nature and education about nature. The school also actively grows animals and plants.Give your child the experience of "I did it myself!"The most important thing for promoting Montessori education at home is how much you can create an environment where your child feels "I could do it myself!". Observe your child to see what they are interested in and how they can enjoy themselves. And when the child wants to do it, let him do it, and parents should take good care of watching and helping. Of course, time is limited, so not everything can be adjusted to the child's time. It is good as far as you can. If you have time, keep pace with your child. And as the number of children's "I made it myself!" Increases, the joy of parents will increase and their affection will deepen.