Pakistan Montessori Council (PMC) solved assignments of all modules 2022

  Write short notes on the following core concepts of Montessori education. a)       Mixed Age Group One of the very prominent features of a Montessori classroom is Mixed-age grouping means the classroom does not have children of the same age as in a conventional classroom setup; rather of the same age group based on developmental stages of childhood. Therefore students are divided among the following 7 levels: ●        Level 1: Infants (birth to 1 ½ year) ●        Level 2: Toddlers (1 ½ to 3 years) ●        Level 3: Early Childhood (3- 6 years) ●        Level 4: Lower Elementary (6-9 years) ●        Level 5: Upper Elementary (9-12 years) ●        Level 6: Middle School (12-15 years) ●        Level 7: Secondary (15-18 years) Keepin...

Explain sensitive periods and write short notes of  the following; A.      Sensitive period for language B.       Sensitive period for mathematics C.       Sensitive period for movements Ans . Sensitive periods Sensitive periods are very important time periods during brain development. In early childhood, during these periods a child's brain learns certain skills quickly and effortlessly. Once these periods pass by the brain never goes back and the child will not be able to learn that particular skill easily. During these sensitive periods, children feel the natural urge to develop that skill and the lack of opportunity to practice the desired activities disturbs the child greatly and causes frustration. For example when the child is about six months old and about to have their teeth they are preparing for a sense of taste so they start to put everything in their mouth and when things are snatched back ...

   Elaborate the discoveries made by Dr. Maria Montessori by observing the child. Dr. Maria Montessori explained her way of developing pedagogical stuff is that she observed children find what they need and cater to their requirements, giving them the opportunity to understand and learn things by having hands-on experience. While doing so she discovered some amazing traits of children which are listed below. Children prefer academic material over toys: Once a group of women donated a collection of lovely and expensive toys to her first school but she found that no matter how lovely the toys are children are more inclined to the learning material that can engage them in some constructive activity. Inner need for Freedom and Constructive Work: Children don’t want to have time-constrained if a certain activity interests them. She observed it while giving them learning material for some time but they want to go on using the same mat...

Write a note on the first Casa Dei Bambini. Also, explain how the Montessori method developed there? Ans. INTRODUCTION: Casa Dei Bambini means The house of children, it was first inaugurated on June 06, 1907, in San Lorenzo. San Lorenzo was one of the worst slums of Rome and the place was established as a daycare center for the children of working-class families, who were too young to attend public schools. Though Dr. Maria Montessori was offered the position of a medical officer there after accomplishing miracles with children of special need she was eager to test her method of teaching on normal children and was sure that it would be a huge success if tried on normal children. First Casa Dei Bambini was actually an open area for around 50-60 children from extremely underprivileged families with one untrained teacher. Coming from such backgrounds they were like untamed animals who lacked civility in any sense. Dr. Maria also had no experience dealing with such children. Pedagogi...

  Write a biographical note on Dr. Maria Montessori in your own words. Maria Montessori was an Italian physician who became a world-famous educator in the field of early childhood education because of her outstanding work in bringing reforms in teaching. Early Life and education She was born in an Italian middle-class family on August 31, 1870, in Chiaravalle, Italy. Her father served in military and civil services. Though her birthplace is Chiaravalle is a small commune in the Province of Ancona ; because of her father’s job nature, Maria got exposure to the education system in big cities. Her father was a conservative European man, it was mostly because of her mother’s unwavering support that she pursued a field of education that was considered male appropriate at that time. Being the only female student of the medical class, she was asked to perform labs alone as the presence of a naked body was considered culturally inappropriate. But all this social and cultural pressure could...