Topic > What is the Montessori method? - 711

Within the "prepared environment" the child is free to move and spontaneously select learning activities as long as he does not interfere in the struggles of others (Mieziti, 1971). Mieziti (1971) indicated that Students in the classroom can work on numerous activities at their own pace and have the opportunity to concentrate on tasks for considerable periods of time. The Montessori Method consists of practical life tasks. According to Jacobson (2007) these tasks are considered practical life exercises because they teach children to take care of themselves and their environment. A practical life task might be preparing real food instead of using a toy kitchen or planting real life plants. In these classrooms students usually do these practical life tasks which they then have to pretend