Dah berkurun lama Aina tanya soalan "macamana nak menerapkan Montessori dalam diri anak?'. Rasanya soalan ni Aina tanya masa I publish entry Montessori activities for 3 years old which is about 4 months ago. Sorry ye Aina...dah tua2 ni nyanyuk sikit hehe.
So in today's entry I will share sikit2 tips how to deal with your toddlers during the learning activities and how to make sure that they understand your order based on the Montessori method. These tips are based on my own observations at SN's nursery as well as based on the book "Montessori play & learn book : A parent's guide to purposeful play from two to six" by Lesley Briton.
+- Montessori play & learn book by Lesley Briton *best buku ni* -+
These are the things that parents should consider when your are dealing with your toddlers during the learning activities in order to make sure that they follow your order based on the Montessori method :-
(1) Children WANT TO LEARN
• All children have an inborn motivation to learn. It is worth making an effort to understand how best you can foster this, and how to develop positive attitudes to the things your child will be expected to learn.
• Children learn through active participation; by being involved in a practical way and by attempting to do something themselves by using their hands.
• Jadi kalau nak anak ikut aktiviti pembelajaran tu, pastikan dia boleh take part dan aktiviti tu menarik untuk dia
+- contoh aktiviti yang boleh menarik minat anak -+
+- bagi anak belajar apa yang dia suka, e.g SN suka animals; so we provide this 3D safari book for him to attract his interest into reading -+
+- bagi anak belajar apa yang dia suka, e.g SN suka animals; so we provide this 3D safari book for him to attract his interest into reading -+
• When you show him how to do something, do it slowly to give him time to absorb it all, and repeat it several times if necessary to make sure he's got the hang of it.
• Parents kena ingat, all children learn at their own pace and time...jadi kena banyak2 bersabar masa proses pembelajaran berlansung.
• Sambil kita tunjuk macamana sesuatu aktiviti tu perlu di buat atau macamana suatu alat tu perlu di gunakan, anak2 akan improve language skills diorang berdasarkan arahan/kata2 yang keluar dari mulut parents. Secara tidak lansung vocabulary anak2 pun bertambah, jadi tunjuk ajar lah sesuatu aktiviti itu dengan perlahan2 dan dengan arahan yang jelas.
+- accompany the child while learning activity took place -+
• A child need to do things over and over again in order to perfect the actions. So, let him repeat the activity as many times as he likes as this is how he learns
• Parents tak boleh rasa bosan walaupun anak duk ulang2 je perbuatan yang sama sebab itu lah cara manusia belajar *practice makes perfect* kan?
+- mula2 mommy tunjuk dulu cara2 lipat towel; lepas tu dah pandai buat sendiri...muka gembira habis -+
• Never give your child pretend tools, such as a toy dustpans and brush, or a knife that is blunt and wont really cut, because he will soon discover that he can't make them work, and will become frustrated and give up.
• Parents kena sediakan real tools, tapi mengikut saiz dan sesuai untuk kanak2 guna kan e.g gunting kanak2 dsb.
+- bersemangat bersihkan window panel sebab guna real cleaning tools e.g wiper, small towels, apron and etc -+
+- video SN yang bukan main bersemangat bersihkan window panel kat nursery sebab gunakan real tools *daddy cakap buruh percuma kat nursery 
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kui3x* -+(5) Prepare the learning ENVIRONMENT
• In a Montessori classrooms, everything is child-sized. So, kalau nak apply Montessori kat rumah; sediakan ruang belajar khusus untuk anak mengikut saiz mereka. * I pernah share sikit2 kat dalam entry Menyediakan persekitaran yang kondusif untuk anak2 belajar di rumah ~ aplikasi Montessori method.
• Tak semestinya sediakan meja & kerusi kecik, belajar sambil duduk atas lantai pun boleh tapi kalau ikut Montessori; kena ada tikar/carpet khas untuk proses pembelajaran. Maknanya anak akan tahu yang diorang main kat atas tikar tu je, tak lah sepah merata-rata.
+- child-sized table and chair at SN's nursery -+
+- child-sized drawing easel, chair and desk at home -+
(6) Don't FORCE
• It is never a good idea to force a child to do something against his will.
• Seeloknya, sediakan banyak2 learning tools lepas tu biar anak pilih sendiri yang mana satu yang dia nak main/belajar..jangan nak paksa dia belajar ABC kalau masa tu dia rasa nak belajar 123; cenggitulah lebih kurang.
+- sediakan banyak pilihan dan letak di rak yang rendah bagi anak senang nak ambil sendiri tools yang dia nak guna *I guna rak kasut dan rak stationery je utk letak learning tools SN kat rumah, mommy yg cheapskate....biasalah* -+
Harap-harapnya tips yang I share ni dah menjawab lah soalan Aina; semoga berjaya nak menerapkan Montessori method pada Sofiy. Mungkin pendekatan paling utama yang Aina patut apply kat Sofiy ialah Show the actions SLOWLY dan REPEATS an activity. Good luck Aina!.
+- SN @ 3 years old; playing/learning with his wooden alphabet board -+
Oh ya, kalau ada kawan2 yang berminat nak cari Montessori toys boleh lah jenguk kat blog Smart Intelligent Toys. Kat situ ada banyak educational toys yang sesuai untuk anak2 peringkat umur 0-6 tahun, plus most of it is made of wood which means that it is durable dan tak mudah rosak. Kalau rajin, boleh jugak sediakan educational toys sendiri macam yang I pernah share kat dalam entry SN's Montessori activities at home dan Montessori activities for 3 years old.
Yang penting kita kena banyak bersabar masa deal dengan anak2 ni especially in toddlers age sebab diorang tengah banyak kerenah dan banyak akal. Kalau ikutkan I ni memang taklah penyabar sangat *ke tak sabar lansung eh?*, tapi bila tengok cara cikgu2 SN kat nursery deal dengan budak2 tu buat I rasa malu dengan diri sendiri. Sabar betul cikgu2 tu mendidik anak I, mommy dia ni pulak asyik nak jadi singa je bila mendidik anak huhuhhuhu.
Psssttt : Selalunya mommy SN ni insaf kejap je lah pastu masa naik angin lupa balik
kui3x.
~ Thanks for reading this (^-*) ~
