Do you offer elementary
Montessori? What ages?
Yes... I am now offering an elementary
program recommended for six 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?
Yes, the elementary
program also includes optional e-mail
consulting with me!
I already have
the Montessori elementary albums [lessons and activities], can I just pay
for consulting with you?
Yes, starting February
12, 2010 you can now sign up for consulting only (with access to
my time lines, picture galleries, resource links, and more). Go
here.
When do I get
my membership e-mail from you? And how do I access my lessons?
Do I have access
to the site [after I sign up] where I can download everything when I feel
like it...
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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?
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Yes, they are images
you can use for your lessons, some are photographs.
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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...
http://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?
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Yes, you can now purchase activities from
other elementary program subjects to help you fill in gaps, once you sign
up. Just email me after you become a member.
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The cost:
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, or use non-Montessori materials
that are as close as possible to the real thing; and yes, I help with that
both in the lessons, in your members' only resources area, and through
our correspondence.
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!
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 members only 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 (MEARTH)
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