Montessori glossary
Short answers to the words Montessori schools use, and how FutureNerds records each one.
What is a Montessori work cycle?
The Montessori work cycle is a long, uninterrupted block of time in which children choose their own work. What happens in it, how long it lasts, and how to plan it.
What is a three-period lesson?
The three-period lesson teaches a child a new word in three steps: naming, recognition and recall. What each period sounds like, and how to record the lesson.
What do presented, practicing and mastered mean?
Presented, practicing and mastered are the levels Montessori guides use to track each lesson for each child. What each level means and when a child moves up.
What is a Montessori observation?
A Montessori observation is a short, factual note about what one child did. What to write, what to leave out, and how observations become progress records and reports.
What is a Montessori scope and sequence?
A Montessori scope and sequence lists every lesson in each curriculum area and the order and ages they are usually given. How schools use one and where it lives in software.
What are the Montessori planes of development?
Maria Montessori described four planes of development, each about six years long. What each plane covers and how Montessori programs are grouped by them.
What is grace and courtesy in Montessori?
Grace and courtesy lessons teach children everyday social skills through short role plays. Examples, how they are given, and how to record them.
What is practical life in Montessori?
Practical life is the Montessori curriculum area of everyday tasks such as pouring, cleaning and dressing. What it includes, why it comes first, and how it is recorded.
What is a Montessori progress report?
A Montessori progress report describes a child's term in sentences and mastery levels instead of letter grades. What it covers and how to write one from your records.
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