Montessori Education at Home: Cultivating Mathematical Qualities

Author: Liang Zhixen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This set of books primarily absorbs and integrates the popular Montessori education philosophy and the theory of sensory integration, along with other advanced early childhood education concepts. It aims to provide detailed and accessible answers to the various challenges young parents encounter in parenting, while also offering comprehensive and scientific parenting knowledge. The content spans from pre-pregnancy to the child's 6th birthday, including: promoting advanced early education concepts, prenatal and postnatal health care, and promoting fetal brain development, fostering children's intellectual development, cultivating mental health and shaping positive behavior, nutrition and diet, disease prevention and recovery plans, etc. The activities designed in this book are lively, ingeniously conceived, and combine scientific rigor with fun, helping parents incorporate learning into daily life through play. By using their children's favorite toys and common household items, they can engage in hands-on activities, learning mathematical concepts in a playful manner to lay a solid foundation for primary school. The content includes: learning number classification and sorting methods, understanding mathematics, grasping the practical meaning of numbers, forming numbers, basic addition and subtraction operations, understanding the meaning of multiplication, recognizing geometric shapes, and developing spatial perception. The author drew inspiration from the educational theories and methods of Italian educator Maria Montessori during the writing process. These activities are intended to provide parents with a starting point. Based on this, you can further expand and adapt, creating even more games. It is worth emphasizing that early development and cultivation of a child's non-intellectual factors, such as accuracy, flexibility, and creativity in thinking, can have a significant impact on their entire life.