Do you offer elementary
Montessori? What ages?
Yes... I off lower
elementary programs recommended for five to nine year olds.
What subjects, lessons will be offered?
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In a nutshell: language including grammar
and journaling, math including fractions and geometry, history, telling
time, cosmic education, geography and the physical sciences, zoology, botany,
science, and peace education.
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The average lesson is one to three
pages long... some of them have graphics (and you can request a graphic/more
graphics) and some are text only.
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Creationism: If you are a homeschooler
who teaches Creationism, instead of evolution, I offer Creationist - friendly
resources.
Does the cost
include help from you? can you answer my questions and or offer help through
email?
The elementary program also includes an e-mail consulting option with me
for three or six months.
I already have
the Montessori elementary albums [lessons and activities], can I just pay
for consulting with you?
Yes,
you can now sign up for consulting only with me.
When do I get
my membership e-mail from you? And how do I access my lessons?
You will get an e-mail from me within two to four business (week) days
of payment, with a link and
login information to access your program(s). What
to do if you do not get an email from me. Please
read!
Do I have access
to the site [after I sign up] where I can download everything when I feel
like it...
Yes, you have 24/7 access to the site (your program/s) for one year!
As for the
images, are they images I can use for the lesson, or only photographs of
your projects?
Yes, they are images you can use for your lessons, some are photographs.
Some images that come
with the lessons are black and white drawings from my Montessori training
manual, or are color
drawings (made by me) from my Montessori teacher albums, or are computer
graphics (made by me
with my computer), or are photographs of actual materials...
www.montessorifortheearth.com/elementaryfaqs.html#bysubject
Can I purchase activities by subject,
from other elementary programs, like physics and botany, after I sign up?
What is the cost?
No, not
at this time.
Does it require purchasing of any
materials, or making them (and do you provide help or info on that)? I’ve
made some, and have a long list of more to make (but it’s slow).
Yes, you would need
to either buy or make the materials needed for your lessons; and yes, I
try to help
with that both in the
lessons...and in your members' only resources area through links.
Also, do you have any experience
in trying to transition from a classroom to a homeschooling environment?
Yes, and you used the
perfect word, transition! I have a lot of tips for that, including working
with
siblings! I can help
you with that through the email consulting option.
Do you advise on the suggested equipment
[materials] upfront?
I advise making and
or buying the materials as you go along, and many can be bought as PDF
materials that you
print out, if you have a color printer. This will also save on shipping,
and time in
making your own. Many
ebay sellers offer Montessori 6-9 in PDF. I have them listed in the resources
area. You can also
buy "classroom sets."
Do the children choose the lessons
themselves?
After you create a
Montessori style environment, yes, your children can choose what they want
to work
on; at the same time,
you would choose one or two materials a day to give them a lesson on. For
elementary, you do
it by one subject per day--it is different than preschool...
Or is there a set schedule of sorts
for their lessons?
No, you decide when
you give a new lesson; but you can also give a group lesson at circle time,
or do
planting time outside,
or a movement time. I do offer a suggested time line for when to present
the
activities.
Is there a traditional 3-hour work
period?
You can do this if
you want, some do a 90 minute work time twice a day.
I am trying to find some resources
for upper elementary homeschooling, most specifically
some lesson plans and curriculum guides.... can you point me in the right
direction?
Yes! Try the following
websites for Montessori albums for 9 to 12 year olds:
Best,
Lisa Nolan
