Synopses & Reviews
As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. When learning geography, students first develop an understanding that the earth is a round globe, made up of land and water. They then manipulate the shape of each continent before addressing its name and location.
Montessori: Map Work introduces readers to the seven continents via textured edges to trace with their fingers, modes of transportation between each one for spatial context, and illustrated native animals for relevant and meaningful associations. Young children will absorb the age-appropriate geography and gain a better sense of their place in the world.
Praise for Montessori: Map Work
andquot;This ingeniously designed book follows the andldquo;Montessori wayandrdquo; of teaching children concrete concepts in an accessible way.andquot;
--School Library Journal
Synopsis
Learn geography the Montessori way Based on the proven Montessori teaching method, Montessori: Map Work introduces young readers to geography by first introducing the Earth as a globe of land and water, and then inviting readers to learn each of the continents by shape, name, and location. Each continent is textured for readers to trace, and modes of transportation between each build spatial context. Each continent also features native animals for further relevant associations.
Written by Bobby and June George, founders of the Baan Dek Montessori School, the Montessori series introduces young readers to key concepts by beginning with the concrete and moving to the abstract. With each book, young readers absorb age-appropriate information and gain a better understanding of the world around them.
Synopsis
As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. When learning shapes, Montessori students first develop an understanding of the spatial object in comparison to other shapes and a relevant application for each shape—
before learning the names. Inspired by this process,
Montessori: Shape Work offers readers die-cut shapes to trace with their fingers, grouped by family for comparison, and illustrated with a familiar object for relevancy. Featured shapes include three triangles (equilateral, isosceles, right-angled); three rounds (circle, oval, ellipse); three parallelograms (square, rectangle, rhombus); and three polygons (pentagon, hexagon, octagon). With a letter to parents included, this third Montessori board book joins
Montessori: Letter Work and
Montessori: Number Work in a growing library of original concept books.
About the Author
Bobby George is a lifelong student and entrepreneur, with a PhD in philosophy. Bobby and his wife, June George, founded and run Baan Dekandmdash;the first Montessori school in South Dakota.and#160;They also own and operate Montessorium, a Montessori app company. Alyssa Nassner is an illustrator and hand letterer based out of Minneapolis. She is the illustrator of the Montessori series for Abrams as well as several books for Chronicle and Ivy Press.