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A Montessori Poem
I have seen this on several blogs over the years and love it, so I am posting it on here for those who have yet to see it....
Today I did my math and science.
I toasted bread, halved and quartered, counted, measured, and used my eyes, ears and hands.
I added and subtracted on the way.
I used magnets, blocks and memory tray.
I learned about a rainbow and how to weigh.
So please don't say -
"ANYTHING IN YOUR BAG TODAY?"
You see, I'm sharing as I play, to learn to listen and speak clearly when I talk
to wait my turn and when inside to walk.
To put my words into a phrase, to find my name and write it down.
To do it with a smile and not to frown, to put my pasting brush away.
So please don't say -
"ANYTHING IN YOUR BAG TODAY?"
I learned about a snail and a worm.
Remembered how to take my turn.
Helped a friend when he was stuck.
Learned that water runs off a duck.
Looked at words from left to right.
Agreed to differ, not to fight.
So please don't say -
"DID YOU ONLY PLAY TODAY?"
Yes, I played the whole day through.
I played to learn the things I do,
I speak a problem, find a clue and work out for myself just what to do.
My teachers set the scene, and stay near-by to help me when I really try.
They are there to pose the problems, and to help me think.
I hope they will keep me floating and never let me sink. All of this is in my head and not in my bag.
It makes me sad to hear you say -
"HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING TODAY?"
When you attended your meeting today and do your work I will remember not to say to you -
"WHAT DID YOU DO?"
- author unknown
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Tuesday 8 June 2010
An announcement
It takes me quite a chunk of my time to put keep the Goldmine going making the posts obviously is the most time consuming and I have also found that leaving comments on the blogs posts I am going to link to all takes quite a while, especially with the word verification that so many of us use. Today I left leaving comments to do all in one go and I was surprised how much time it actually took. So.... in the future I may not leave a message to say that I will be linking unless it is the first time I am linking to that specific blog. As of yet I have had no complaints from the blog owners in the contributors list so I assume that they (you) are happy to contribute, if you do not want your blog featured in the future, please drop me a line.
the.montessori.goldmine 'at' gmail.com
I wish I could leave posts on all the blogs I read but I am a WAHM and sadly time is money.
If you have an online store and would like to advertise on the Goldmine please email me for information, my rates are reasonable and the target audience is very specific :o)
Finally, a small request which is not Montessori related, I have entered some of my fabric into a design competition, if you have a few moments, it would make my day if you could vote, the info is over here
Thanks,
Jo