Goals for the Elementary Montessori Classroom
- To strike the imagination of the child
- To enable children to internalize concepts by the use of concrete materials
- To given children the joy of discovering rules for themselves
- To allow children to learn from the logic of the materials
- To ensure success by progressing in small steps
- To allow independent work by the use of self-correcting materials
- To tap into the child’s own learning style through multisensory material
- To give the child a sense of responsibility for his/her own education
- To interrelate subject areas
- To teach tolerance and appreciation for our many differences
- To teach, through history, the importance of each of our lives
- To teach children the skills to solve social problems for a win/win solution
