A Montessori Morning
If you’ve ever wondered what happens during a 3-hour work cycle in a Montessori school, don’t miss watching this 5-minute stop-motion video. It gives a fabulous glimpse into one child’s Montessori morning. The child in the video is 4 years old and is shown throughout his morning at Dundas Valley Montessori School in Ontario, Canada.
Enjoy!
What was your favorite part of the video?
You can find more ideas and inspiration from Montessori schools in my category of Montessori Schools – Video Ideas and Inspiration.
More resources about the 3-hour work cycle:
The Schedule of the Day in the Casa from Montessori Guide
The Importance of Uninterrupted Time from The Wonder Years
The Benefits of “The Three Hour Work Cycle” from Family Montessori
False Fatigue from A Montessori Musing Place
Trinomial Cube image from Wikisori
Learn more about Montessori at Home or School: How to Teach Grace and Courtesy!
If this is your first time visiting Living Montessori Now, welcome! If you haven’t already, please join us on our Living Montessori Now Facebook page where you’ll find a Free Printable of the Day and lots of inspiration and ideas for parenting and teaching! And please follow me on Pinterest (lots of Montessori-, holiday-, and theme-related boards), Twitter (blog posts by me and others along with the Parent/Teacher Daily and other interesting information), and Google+ (post updates and Montessori Community). You can find me on bloglovin’ now, too. I’m also a Parenting Expert on Sulia. Thank you for following me there. And don’t forget one of the best ways to follow me by signing up for my weekly newsletter in the right sidebar. You’ll get two awesome freebies in the process!
May be linked to Afterschool Express, Thoughtful Spot, Tuesday Tots, The Mommy Club Resources and Solutions at Milk and Cuddles and Crystal & Co., Mom’s Library, The Weekly Kid’s Co-op, Homeschool Link-up, Learn & Link, TGIF Linky Party, Preschool Corner, Ultimate Homeschool Pinterest Party, Sharing Saturday, Saturday Show & Tell, Share It Saturday, Show-and-Share Saturday, The Sunday Showcase, Link & Learn.
Amy says
May 20, 2014 at 4:08 amI love watching videos in action! Often, I just google ‘Montessori work cycle’ or something similar, to pull up videos to take a peek at. Although we homeschool, it’s fun to see a work period unfold and be able to really watch the concentration. Thanks for sharing!
Trina says
May 20, 2014 at 6:01 pmthis was just fascinating to watch, especially for those of us new-to-Montessori parents. thanks for sharing, Deb!
Jess says
May 21, 2014 at 12:25 amI absolutely love how he is polishing and then walks around the classrooms to find something else to polish, has conversations along the way and then returns to his work to continue, really shows that his learning is not interrupted at all and he knows exactly what he wants to finish.
Dianna Kennedy says
May 26, 2014 at 11:03 amThanks for sharing more about how your Montessori day works over at The Thoughtful Spot!
Tina O says
May 27, 2014 at 3:58 pmWhat an engaged little boy. As a Montessori an this video made me proud! Thanks for sharing.
Laura says
August 15, 2015 at 8:41 amI have a 2.5 yr old daughter (only child) and while I have a very small prepared environment and all her toys are role-play or Montessori work, I want to implement the 3-hr work cycle in our day. However, having a one-bedroom apartment means that our “school room” is also our living room and kitchen area. I would like some pointers on how to cultivate the three hour work cycle in this kind of environment (no other kids to spur her on, no designated room to keep concentration. Also, she wants me to help her or take turns doing her work. For example, when we work on the smelling bottles, she wants me to sniff alongside her or even for me to pair them up or else she’ll peek at the bottom (control of error). I feel like I am way more hands-on than I should be… ? Maybe it’s because she’s not three yet? We do 3-period lessons and so she knows all her letter sounds, many numbers, she’ll play with her dolls or legos on her own, as well as pouring, working with lids, etc. But an hour without inviting me to play seems like A LOT, let alone THREE HOURS!