Brown Stairs

Materials.

 10 brown prisms of the same length (20cm) but differing in height .They vary  from 10 cm 10 cm 20 cm to 1cm 1 cm  2o cm

Using both hands, grasp the broadest prism around the middle. Say, “Heavy.” Carry the prisms to the mat, and position them randomly with the broadest close to the narrowest for contrast. Select the broadest prism, and then grasp with both hands.

Block 2 varies in diameter. Block 3 varies in height and diameter, and the tallest has the smallest diameter. Block 4 varies in height. To handle the knobbed cylinders, grasp the wooden block with your thumb, against the side facing you, and place your three middle fingers on the opposite side.

The purpose of the Broad Stair (also known as the Brown Stair) is to enhance the child’s ability to discriminate between different sizes of objects. The Broad Stair focuses on differences in two dimensions only (width and height), as the length of each piece in the set is the same.

Sensorial area in a Montessori classroom focuses on lessons and activities that help develop the five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. The lessons and activities provided in the sensorial area of the classroom help children clarify, classify, and understand the world around them.

Information about the Montessori Baric Tablets. … The senses are the child’s window to the world; it is through them that he gathers information about his environment. The sensorial materials and presentations help the child make sense of the sensory impressions he is taking

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 Most schools start at 2.5 – 3 years old. The earlier the better because it becomes very difficult to assimilate a child into the Montessori program after 5 though some schools may try. (This has to do with child development and the window of the absorbent mind closing as children near six years of age.)

The Montessori Method places an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a person’s natural psychological, physical, and social development. Developed in 1897 for children with special needs, this teaching process proposes activities to help dementia patients cope with everyday life.