Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/3 01 The Adolescent and the Future Discusses the four "planes of development" posited by Maria Montessori: (1) from birth to age 6; (2) from age 6 to 12; (3) from age 12 to 18; and (4) full maturity. Although Montessori schools have been successful in dealing with children during the first two…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 10 Old Truths, New Children Suggests that the formation of habits is the basis of character and morality. Supports this suggestion with citations from Henry James and other writers, and with examples of intellectual diligence from the lives of Helen Keller and Anne Frank.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 08 What Are the Language Arts For? Depicts the isolation which results when education, particularly language arts education, is concerned primarily with the acquisition of skills. Urges educators not to lose sight of the fundamental purpose of the language arts, which are to help people make…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 09 Time for Sixes and Sevens Discusses the developmental process that takes a child from Montessori's "absorbent mind" period to the period when the child creates interior cognitive structures. Suggests practical ways for teachers and parents to support the six- and seven-year old's need…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 07 Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and History: Uses and Classification Compiles excerpts from two 1964 lectures that examine the use of folk and fairy tales for the teaching of prehistory, geography, and grammar. Provides a starting point for thinking about the power of literature as an integrating medium in the Montessori…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 06 Literature and Grammar This reprint of a lecture published in 1976 examines the uses of history and literary stories for instructing children in grammar, creative dramatics, natural history, and prehistory, as well as literary analysis. Provides a starting point for thinking about…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 04 Good Books to Support Children's Research Reviews several "little" books that can provide material for children's research based on the Montessori Time Lines and classification charts for geography, plants, and animals. Suggests classroom activities to support the beginning reader's curiosity.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 05 Whole Language in the Montessori Classroom: Continuing the Story Reprints a talk presented to teacher trainers in 1990 that surveys thinking on language acquisition, specifically on the transition from orality to literacy, focusing on Montessori connections and applications.
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 02 The Fertile Field of Imagination Defines imagination in Montessori terms, describes the power and centrality of imagination to emotional and intellectual life, and makes a carefully supported case for imagination as the foundation of the entire Montessori elementary experience and, perhaps,…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 18/2 03 Teaching Haiku to Young Children Presents a personal account of how haiku can be used with primary students not only to explore language arts but also to share a love of the earth and its various peoples.
