Practicum Resources
This form is used to keep track of the lessons you practice.
Practice Log
The term Montessori used to refer to children who are able to concentrate and work freely in the Montessori environment, exercising self-discipline and peace. It is in no way meant to suggest that children who are not able to do this are not normal.
Normalization
This 'book' contains all lesson plans for the practical life area, written in progression from simple to complex
The Practical Life Album
For this assignment, you will conduct several observations in order to create and implement an intervention plan.
Behavioral Case Study
You will create or assemble a complete set of 'These' cards. The set of cards can be on a subject to be included in your unit study or simply a set you would like in your classroom. You need to have three separate parts for these cards
Nomenclature 3 Part Cards
The Practicum Journal
A multitude of lessons essentially teaching the children what it means to be polite and how to appropriately behave and communicate with one another
Grace and Courtesy
You will be responsible for writing up these 2 lesson plans.
Tong
Buckle Frame
A team approach, where one person presents lessons and the other maintains the tone of the classroom.
Lesson Giver and Tone Keeper
You will create 'this' a on a subject of your choice. It can be a country, a specific culture, a biome or particular habitat, a classification of animals, an area of botany, or an area of physical or life sciences.
Cosmic Unit Study
Partners who watch one another's videos and provide feedback using the guidelines for giving lessons.
Practice Partners
A list of 10 'Commandments' Dr. Montessori wrote for teachers.
The Decalogue
Practical life contains CCOI which is also known as the hidden curriculum. This is the underlying skills gained through experiences with the work. What does CCOI Stand for
Concentration
Coordination
Order
Independence
Planned conversation sessions with parents in fall and spring. You will upload these in Spring to the SREAP
Parent Teacher Conferences
You will take your class out for this to focus on color, texture, shapes and sounds
Nature Walk
A self-evaluation of progress due Fall and Spring
Formative Assessment
The Three Levels of Discipline
L1. Unconscious - Obedience/disobedience combined
L2. Conscious - practice of self-control
L3. Conscious Inner discipline
These directs a child's attention to specific points of the exercise to draw them deeper into the activity and guide them towards the completion of the exercise.
Points of Interest
Use your observations to create individual of "these" for each child
Lesson Plans
You will create these 7 folders with photos of common needs of humans: shelter (types of typical homes), architecture styles, food, people: adults, children, families, people working, traditional dress (for holidays as well as everyday wear), games, sites of worship, landmarks
Continent Folders
This person will come to observe you 3 times during your practicum
Field Consultant
7 types of 'these" exist classroom environments. They often spend time watching, socializing, waiting, or simply walking around the classroom.
Wanderers
In order to photograph or video a student, you must have this form on file specifically for that child.
Photo Release Form
This form is used to support lesson analysis, preparation and presentation evaluation
Guidelines for Giving Lessons
Cathie Perolman describes an activity where children love to make a big project, a replica of the continent map by doing this to tracings of the continents and gluing shapes it onto a large sheet of paper
Push Pinning