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Article
Children’s Preference for Real Activities: Even Stronger in the Montessori Children’s House
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 4, no. 2
Date: 2018
Pages: 1-9
Americas, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: In the United States, children are often given the opportunity to engage in pretend activities; many believe this kind of play benefits children’s development. Recent research has shown, though, that when children ages 4 to 6 are given a choice to do the pretend or the real version of 9 different activities, they would prefer the real one. The reasons children gave for preferring real activities often concerned their appreciation of the functionality; when children did prefer pretend activities, their reasons often cited being afraid of, not allowed to, or unable to do the real activity. Given that children in Montessori classrooms have more experience performing real, functional activities, in this study we asked if this preference for real activities is even stronger among children in Montessori schools. We also asked children to explain their preferences. The data are from 116 3- to 6-year-old children (M = 59.63 months, SD = 12.08 months; 68 female): 62 not in Montessori schools and 54 in Montessori schools. Children explained their preferences for pretendand real versions of 9 different activities. Children in Montessori schools preferred real activities even more than did children in other preschools, but all children explained their choices in similar ways. The implications of these results are discussed with regard to play in preschool classrooms.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Article
Gardening with Children: Children Helping Nature
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 4, no. 3
Date: 1996
Pages: 23
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
English with Non-English Children in a Montessori House of Children
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 14
Date: 1971
Pages: 40-48
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Children in Space: Building with Children in Mind: An Architectural Perspective
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 1, no. 2
Date: Mar 1993
Pages: 3–6
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Montessori Children Grow Up: Why I Was a Montessori Child and Why My Children Are Now
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 28, no. 2
Date: 2004
Pages: 8–10
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Language: English
Book
Listening to God with Children: The Montessori Method Applied to the Catechesis of Children
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Religious education
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Language: English
Published: Loveland, Ohio: Treehaus Communications, 2000
Edition: [2nd ed.]
ISBN: 1-886510-14-8 978-1-886510-14-2
Article
Physiology of the Brain [Part 2]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 6, no. 1
Date: Apr 1982
Pages: 16
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Language: English
Article
Physiology of the Brain
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 5, no. 5
Date: Dec 1981
Pages: 8
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Language: English
Article
Physiology of the Absorbent Mind
Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 4, no. 3
Date: Fall 1977
Pages: 5–7
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Language: English
ISSN: 0010-700X
Article
Hemispheres of the Brain [Part 3 of The Physiology of the Brain]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 6, no. 2
Date: Jun 1982
Pages: 5, 7
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Language: English