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What makes an activity ‘Montessori’? [Infographic]

January 19, 2014 By Racheous

What makes an activity ‘Montessori’? What is the difference between a Montessori activity and any other kids activity? I’ve seen this question and variations of it often recently.

While I’m no expert, I created this infographic to concisely share the elements of a Montessori activity that set it apart. These are the aspects that I am mindful of when creating a Montessori inspired work.

What makes an activity 'Montessori'? Infographic via Racheous - Lovable Learning

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Comments

  1. Dina Keeler says

    February 22, 2019 at 4:25 am

    Dear Rachel,
    Your presentation of the key tenet of Montessori is beautiful! I follows it’s own advice!

    I will be presenting a conference call to educators in my state about Montessori, I am wondering if I can reference your chart and/or offer it to them to view?

    Thank you again for your work!
    Dina

  2. Anne says

    February 22, 2016 at 3:08 am

    This is why I love infographics… A very easy and useful guidelines to understand. Not all net surfers are good readers. Some are so lazy reading a full article. Nice post!

  3. Alessia says

    December 2, 2015 at 6:07 am

    Hi! Could I translate this infographics in Italian for my blog? Please! It’s so useful!

  4. Mandi Lee says

    June 24, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    This is the best graphic I’ve seen on ‘What makes a material Montessori.’ With your permission, I’d love to include it in an article I’ve written on ‘Are Shoebox Tasks Montessori?’

  5. CrazyTourists says

    January 4, 2015 at 6:17 am

    Hello!!
    I found this infographic in pinterest. Could I use it for a post at my blog? (I will also translate everything in greek). Of course there will be a hyperlink to this post.

    Thanks,
    My best wishes for the new year!
    Antonia

  6. jes says

    June 17, 2014 at 9:34 pm

    are child directed?

  7. Reena Kapoor says

    June 1, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    Great work !
    Your information has been very helpful, its organized very well, and can relate to it as a Montessorian.
    Thanks

  8. Caren says

    April 7, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Ԍood post. Ι absolutely love this website. Ҡeep writing!

  9. Mallory Harwood says

    February 11, 2014 at 1:53 am

    Hi Rachel,

    I was wondering if we could share this wonderful infographic on Facebook and Twitter for our client, Montessori Unlimited.

    Please let us know if this would be alright.

    Thanks!
    Mallory

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      Of course :) Thank you for contacting me :)

  10. Linda Karchmar says

    January 27, 2014 at 2:47 am

    Dare I add one more that we learned in my AMI training – make sure it doesn’t already exist in the Montessori Materials. In other words, don’t substitute or add something that already exists.

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      That’s a great addition. Thank you Linda :)

  11. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    January 22, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    I’ve tried looking up a simple explanation of Montessori or other teaching theories and they were never simple enough for me. :) I love that this is easy to understand and gets right to the point. Apparently we’ve been doing a lot of Montessori all along!

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      I found that too when I started researching Montessori! Lots of respectful parenting aligns with Montessori theories :)

  12. Daniela says

    January 22, 2014 at 7:45 am

    What a great idea! I personally didn’t really know what Montessori meant. I had an idea for what moms shared with me but this graphic is great! Sharing it on our facebook page ;).

    http://www.aznannies.com

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      Thank you for sharing and for reading, Daniela :)

  13. Andrea says

    January 21, 2014 at 1:53 am

    Hi, I thought you might be interested in two things: 1 – this post is being shared in professional Montessori circles on Facebook, and 2 – what trained Montessori teachers said they would add to it:
    – Are beautiful, and “call to the child”
    – Are meaningful
    – Have direct and indirect purposes that tie them in to the rest of the spiral curriculum
    – Made of natural materials whenever possible
    – Focus on concepts that can be generalized
    – Are simple in design

    Really nice work, getting all the main components without using Jargon – I can see this being a very useful tool for lots of schools and parents :)

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:49 pm

      Thank you so much for letting me know Andrea! I really appreciate the positive and constructive feedback :D

  14. Kate - An Everyday Story says

    January 20, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    This is really great Rach. It turned out really wonderful. It’s nice and clear and I think explains (well my understanding of Montessori activities/work) really clearly. I love infographics too :)

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks so much Kate :)

  15. Bonnie says

    January 20, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    I love the infograph. I like how it is broken down to show the difference.

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:40 pm

      Thank you Bonnie :)

  16. Beth says

    January 20, 2014 at 12:55 am

    I love infographs and this one is great Rachel.

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      I love how infographics make knowledge a bit more visual. I am glad other people enjoy my one! :)

  17. Cristina says

    January 19, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    Thanks Rachel! Great idea to put all the ideas together in an infographic! I’m sharing it right now!

    • Racheous says

      February 16, 2014 at 2:29 pm

      Thank you for your support!

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