NAMTA Journal 41/3 12 Question and Answer: Observation in the Elementary Classroom

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 41, Number 3, 2016, Summer

Pages: 267-274

In this article, Kay Baker sets out to answer the questions, "What is observation? What is the nature of observation in the elementary class? How can observation help the adult guide the development of children?" She responds by listing the areas that can be observed in the elementary class (the prepared environment, the work of the adult, the work of the child, the society created by this group, outside explorations in the large society), and discussing what observations can be made in each of those areas. She concludes with a lovely summary of what it means to be a guide to the child. [Reprinted from "AMI Communications 2" (2008): 59-63.]

Author(s)
Baker, Kay M.

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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