Project Gutenberg 2013-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 294 Montessori, Maria 1870 1952 Livingston, Arthur 1883 1944 Livingston, Albert Arthur The Montessori Elementary Material The Advanced Montessori Method Produced by Alicia Williams, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) Music files created by Linda Cantoni. "The Montessori Elementary Material" by Maria Montessori is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. This text provides a comprehensive overview of the Montessori Method, emphasizing the use of specially designed materials for teaching various subjects including grammar, reading, and mathematics to elementary-aged children. The work serves as a practical guide for educators looking to implement Montessori principles in their classrooms. The opening of the book introduces the foundational concepts behind Montessori's educational philosophy, particularly the transition children undergo from mechanical learning to intellectual understanding. It explains how children naturally progress from simply mastering the mechanics of reading and writing to developing deeper cognitive skills. Montessori presents the use of different colored alphabets and cards to help children classify words, laying the groundwork for a structured approach to grammar and communication. By giving examples of practical exercises that integrate sensory learning with language skills, the text sets the stage for a hands-on, engaging learning environment that supports children's natural curiosity and developmental needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42869/42869-h/images/cover.jpg en Montessori method of education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 1076811 1076635 2024-09-18T05:36:59.385719 2023-09-18T13:55:56.669601 text/html text/html 1016598 2013-06-04T19:30:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4511615 2013-06-04T19:31:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4678057 2024-09-18T05:37:28.925961 application/epub+zip 4684186 2024-09-18T05:37:06.707077 application/epub+zip 354572 2024-09-18T05:37:03.079050 application/epub+zip 4971857 2024-09-18T05:37:41.568893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4873597 2024-09-18T05:37:23.406988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567942 2022-09-19T14:56:09.776144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751254 2024-09-18T05:36:53.384608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 751036 2013-06-04T19:29:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 246920 2013-06-04T19:31:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 749676 2013-06-04T19:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 246713 2013-06-04T19:31:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750210 2013-06-04T19:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246509 2013-06-04T19:31:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22216 2024-09-18T05:37:41.787855 application/rdf+xml 11411 2024-09-18T05:37:03.340182 image/jpeg 2362 2024-09-18T05:37:03.212051 image/jpeg 4608201 2024-09-18T05:36:59.880595 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia