Por /By Diane M Nickerson, MS Ed.
Castle Island Bilingual Montessori
info@castleislandmontessori.org
Mrs. Romer, my third-grade teacher, gave a brief description of the parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective; then asked us to list as many examples as we could for each category which she wrote in brightly colored markers, a different color for each part of speech, on large chart paper. I do remember the colors which pleased my eye.
What makes me remember this entire lesson, however, was when she had the class stand up from our seats to perform the actions of the words we had listed on the “Verbs” poster: jump, skip, walk, stand, dance… Together we
moved. The children of the class jumped. We skipped. We walked in a circle around the classroom. We stopped and stood. We danced!
The whole article HERE
Por /By Diane M Nickerson, MS Ed.
Castle Island Bilingual Montessori
info@castleislandmontessori.org
Castle Island Bilingual Montessori
info@castleislandmontessori.org
“Juan! Juan! Did you hear the question? It’s your turn. What are you looking at outside? Pay attention!” As I observed my supervising teacher sounding more and more frustrated, I glanced out the window at December’s first snowfall and walked near her to whisper, “Ms. Lynch, I think it may be the very first time Juan has seen snow fall.”
What I’ve learned since that occurrence during my semester of student teaching, and over decades in education with children (and adults) of all ages, includes a certain knowing that humans learn best and for long term memory when the thing to be learned is happening in the moment of their interest. Juan, newly arrived to upstate New York from where he had lived his whole seven years in Puerto Rico, was mesmerized by the falling snow. This was his interest. This was not his teacher’s interest….
See video for complete article.
Discipline
Dignity &
Learning
997
Por / By Diane M Nickerson, MS Ed.