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Master's Thesis
Patterns of Concentration in Montessori Preschools: Investigating Concentration When Children are Free to Choose Their Own Work
Available from: University of Virginia
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Abstract/Notes: One key characteristic of Montessori classrooms is that children freely choose to engage with whatever they are most interested in. A common concern about Montessori is thus whether students will concentrate on their work throughout the day, and even whether they will actually choose to work at all. We completed 115 observations of children in Montessori Primary classrooms (ages 3-6), coding for children’s concentration and activity across two to three hours in the morning. The best fitting model of concentration across time was a quartic model, including age. This model indicated that 3-year-olds had two bouts of concentration, with a brief period of fatigue mid-morning. Four-year-olds showed an increased ability to concentrate across the entire morning, with minimal indication of fatigue. Five-year-olds showed a higher level of concentration than their younger peers, and were able to concentrate longer than the 3-year-olds, but this was followed by a period of fatigue. These findings are in line with Montessori theory, and suggest that children do freely choose to concentrate on their work. In regard to activities that children chose to do, we found children choose to spend a majority of the time engaged in work. Further, children distributed their time across all areas of the classroom, indicating that choice does not limit their exposure to any one area of learning.
Language: English
Published: Charlottesville, Virginia, 2020
Book
Roma 1907: La Prima Casa dei Bambini di Maria Montessori / The First Children's House of Maria Montessori
Children's House (Casa dei Bambini), Europe, Italy, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, Southern Europe
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses the first "Casa dei Bambini" located on Via dei Marsi in Rome.
Language: English, Italian
Published: Rome, Italy: Opera Nazionale Montessori, 2006
ISBN: 88-88227-33-4
Article
Kids Korner [poems by children]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 19, no. 4
Date: 1995
Pages: 6–7
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Language: English
Article
Exploring Fantasy in Children's Literature
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 84
Date: Jul 2007
Pages: 40–41
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Effects of Meditative Activities for Primary-Aged Children
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this research was to optimize the development of the will, a level of self-regulation, and cognitive function of primary-aged children through the habitual use of designated meditative activities. Past research and studies relating to meditation, neuroscience, the sensory needs of children and human development have determined that age-appropriate meditation exercises with preschool children would foster the development of self-regulation (Schwatz, 2011; Semple, Lee & Rosa, Miller, 2009; Thompson & Raisor, 2013; Zelazo & Lyons 2011). This four week study integrated tangible meditation tools and outlets: a yoga mat, bolster, a booklet with pictures of four restorative yoga poses, a wood hand-massaging ball, noise-cancelling headphones and a meditation space with a floor cushion. It involved 28 children between the ages of three and six-years-old in a private Montessori school in Minnesota. Data collection included a daily observation chart, behavioral scale, tally and end of study parent feedback/observations. Results showed the meditative activities did not increase the children’s self-regulated behavior. However, it did indicate any "work" done with intention could be considered a meditative activity that does not necessarily consist of yoga or massage. Suggestions for further research include an extended study period that could expand to providing meditative opportunities for infants and toddlers and interviewing adults who were exposed to meditative activities as a primary-aged child, infant or toddler. Following up with adults who were provided the opportunity to engage in meditative activities as a child may solidify whether exposure to meditative activities at an early age would help individuals achieve an optimal development of self-regulation and will through habitual use of meditative activities.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016
Article
Freedom for School Children
Publication: New York Times (New York, New York)
Date: Mar 24, 1929
Pages: 56
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Language: English
ISSN: 0362-4331
Article
Choosing Montessori-Friendly Books for Young Children
Available from: ISSUU
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 28, no. 4
Date: Nov 2022
Pages: 27
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Conference Paper
Some conceptual considerations in the interdisciplinary study of immigrant children
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Language: English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts: AMI-USA, 2000
Pages: 103-113
Article
Mme. Montessori Plans 'Laboratory'; The Famous Italian Teacher Would Study Children Ten Years or More
Publication: New York Times (New York, New York)
Date: Dec 4, 1913
Pages: 9
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Language: English
ISSN: 0362-4331
Article
Affirming Children's Minds
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 10, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 33–36
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Abstract/Notes: Keynote address at AMS Annual Seminar, Chicago, IL, April, 1997
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040