Walking Around The Mat Montessori

By having the child physical.

Walking around the mat montessori.

Show each child how to walk around a mat that is on the floor. The line should be in plain view and should not have the children walking through or around any obstacles in the room. A montessori prepared environment at home. 1 2 walk around mat.

Walking one the line while carrying a glass of water. We talk about the importance of placing our work on the floor mat not our bodies and the importance of walking around the mats not on them. Questions insights or stories. Walking on the line while carrying 2 different objects.

Explain what the mat is for but use actions instead of words when showing them how to do the above. Around the edge of this mat students place strips of paper each with the name of a month written on it in the proper order around the edge of the mat. The montessori birthday walk. Playing lovely classical music or any calming music is a wonderful addition.

It is so sweet to observe a child in a montessori classroom unroll and roll a floor mat with pride and purpose and often the youngest students will do so over and over and over again as was the case. Birthdays are special occurrences for children and we celebrate each child s birthday with the walk around the sun tradition. Before each subdivision have the appropriate material available for each child. Let me know in the comments.

1 1 roll and unrolling mat. Walking on the line while carrying a hand flag or bell. One of my instructors used this exercise as a way to bring the children together at the start of the day.