The Three Period Lesson

Teach your child new concepts and names of objects using this approach.

With slow and deliberate movements show your child 2 of the concepts you wish to teach, such as: big-small, tall-short, wide-narrow, light-heavy, smooth-rough, soft-hard-etc., using the appropriate objects. For example to teach the concept of big and small use a small ball and a big ball.

Step One: Point to the large ball and say slowly and distinctly, “This is big.” Repeat until the child understands the concept. Point to the small ball and say, “This is small.” Again, repeat until your child understands. (recognizes new object, concept, or idea)

Step Two: Ask the child, “Can you give me the big one?” “Can you give me the small one?” If your child can do this go to step three, if not, go back to step one. (recognizes the differences at a concrete level)

Step Three: Point to the object and ask, “Which one is this?” Again if your child has difficulty, go back to step two. (Recognizes the differences at an abstract level)

This is a very positive and non-critical way to teach your child. Use this approach to teaching the name of colors, animals, number symbols, concepts and any idea.

Montessori 3 Part Lesson

Comments

seema

posted at 2:27 p.m. on March 9, 2009

In Step two, you ask the last item first e.g if you left at small, ask for small first and then go to big. In step three: Again Ask which you left last means which one is this (referring to big)

crystal

posted at 1:12 p.m. on March 23, 2009

Thank u 4 explaining it more 4 me

Audrey

posted at 7:19 p.m. on April 9, 2009

Hi I am inpressed with the website and I am also happy to know that with this style of learning that I can teach my daughter who is five and also teach my son who is seven months, both different things but my daughter can also help her brother learn

KORY MARIANA

posted at 3:20 a.m. on April 14, 2009

Hi... I think Montessori is a good program.

Hardeep Singh

posted at 10:04 p.m. on July 21, 2009

Thanks to Montessorimon.com, for so much of Information online, by using these methods and exercises, we can teach our son in better way rather than rote Learning. Thanks a Lot Hardeep SIngh Chandigarh India.

Prudenciana Mahoka

posted at 2:59 p.m. on June 9, 2010

Hi, How nice that,the way you explain about three period lesson is easy to understand and use it.I am a montessori teacheri in Tanzania.Good luck.

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