Mont es s or i 6 Themos ti mpor t antpr epar at i onoft heenv i r onmentf ort he s uc c es s f ul dev el opmentofs pok enandwr i t t enl anguagei n t hec hi l d’ sper s onal i t yi st hehomel anguage.I ti snev ert oo ear l yt os peakc l ear l yandpr ec i s el yt ot hec hi l d.The s uc ces sf ul env i r onmentf ort hel anguagei sc r eat edat homeb yt hemo t her sandt hec ar egi v e r s .Readi ngal oud f ort hec hi l dathome,gi v est hemes saget ot hec hi l dt hat r eadi ngi saf unf orhi m.Readi ngt hes t or ybook sf ort he c hi l db yhi smo mo t herathomemak e st hemeani ngc l earand hek no wsho wt ous et hewor dwi t ht hes ens ei nhi s l anguage.Thec hi l dal s obui l dshi sv oc abul ar y unc ons ci ous l yt hr oughl i s t eni ngt ot hes t or ybook sf r om hi s mo t h erwh i c hwo ul dne v e rc o meupi me ns po k e nl a ng ua ge . Al t houghr eadi ngandwr i t i ngs houl dnotbet aughtt oa c hi l dbef or et heageofs i xors ev en,y ethei si nt r oduc edt o t hec onc eptofr eadi ngandwr i t i ngbygi v i ngt hes ens or i al ex per i enc esofappr opr i at emat er i al sands omet i mesas ear l yast hr eeorf oury ear sofage. Si nc e99% ofwr i t t enl anguagei si nl owerc as el et t er s .I n t heMont es s or i c l as s r oom andathomet hec hi l ds houl dbe t aughtfi r s t l ywi t ht hes mal l al phabetr at hert hanc api t al ( “ a”
and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he s mal ma l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s
and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he s mal ma l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s
Nex t ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”b”andpl ac ei tatt hebegi nni ngof t hes ec onds etofgui del i nesands howt ot hec hi l dt hata l et t erwi t has t em goesupt ot hepi nkl i nei scal l edas k y l et t er .Then,as kt hec hi l dt ofi ndoutal l ot herl et t er swi t h t hes t em goi ngupt ot hepi nkl i ne.Whent hec hi l di s s uc c es s f ul i nc ompl et i ngt ofi tt hel et t er supt ot hepi nkl i ne t henmak ehi mi nt r oduc et hatt hes el et t er sar ec al l ed”t he s k yl et t er s ” . ( b,t ,d,f ,h,k ,l ,b) . Concept of the Root Letters At the end, on the third set of guide line, place the letter” j” The child is ready ready to learn learn about the third set of the guide line, tell the child that which letter with a tail going down to the lower pink line is called the root letter. Then, ask the child to nd out all other letters with a tail going down. These letters are called” the root letters”. !, p, g, j, y". #rass, sky and root letters are introduced to the child in the $ontessori classroo%s through” Three &eriod Lesson”. Actually three period lesson is 'ery i%portant in teaching to the children not only in the $ontessori Classroo% but also at ho%e. $others of all o'er the world can %ake the child intelligent through through gi'ing the basic idea of the knowledge. (o, pro'ide the %aterial of learning the knowledge to the child whene'er he likes.
)ncourage the child in learning to write these groups of letters on a chalkboard or the %arker board after arranging the% on the %at. i nt heEngl i s hl anguage,t het er msr oot ,gr as s,ands ky *. l et t er sar eappl i edt ot hel et t er soft hel owerc as eal phabet onl y ,al t houghonec oul di nt heor yc l ai mt hatal l c api t al l et t er ss houl dbes k yl et t er s .Whyt hi si s ,wi l l bec omec l ear i namoment . Rootl et t er sar et hos el et t er sonwhi c ht hel owerpar toft he l et t err eac hesbel owt hel i ne t hel et t eri swr i t t enon.The l et t er st owhi c ht hi st er m appl i esar eg,j ,p,q,andy . Gr as sl et t er sar et hel et t er ss i mpl y' s i t t i ng' ont hel i ne, wi t houtr eac hi ngbel owandnotex c eedi ngac er t ai nhei ght , i . e.Al l gr as sl et t er sar eoft hes amehei ght . Thef ol l owi ngl et t er sar ec ons equent l yal l gr as sl et t er s :A, c ,e,i ,t hedotabov et hei doesnotc ount ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v , w,x ,andz . Fort hes kyl et t er s ,onehast oi magi neal i negoi ngac r os s
t het opedgeoft hegr as sl et t er s .Al l t hel et t er swhi c hhav e anupperpar tr eac hi ngabov et hi si magi nar yl i near ec al l ed s k yl et t er s . Thi st er mi st her ef or eappl i edt ot hel et t er sb,d,f ,h,k ,l , andt .Anot herwayt odefi nes k yl et t er swoul dbet os ay t hatt hei rhei ghtequal st hehei ghtofc api t al l et t er s . Thi si sal s ot her eas onwhyonemaywi s ht or ef ert o c api t al l et t er sass k yl et t er s ,al t hought hi si snotgener al l y done. I n' Engl i s hc r ammer ' ,t her ootl et t eri sg;t hegr as sl et t er s ar en,i ,s ,c ,r ,a,m,m,e,andrandt hes k yl et t er sar el ,h, andma ybet hec api t al E. I n' Engl i s hgr ammar ' ,wehav et hegt wi c easr oot ,n,i ,s ,r , a,m,m,a,andrf orgr as sandl ,h,andpos si bl eEf ors ky l et t er s . 3. The lower case or s%all letters of the alphabets ha'e di+erent shapes and are positioned” di+erently when written on the four
lined paper. The children in a $ontessori classroo% are shown how to di+erentiate between the% according to their shape and position on the four lines by gi'ing separate na%es to si%ilar shaped and position of the letters. -n order to i%pro'e childs awareness regarding the shape and position of the alphabets on the line, the child is introduced to sorting e/ercises. The e/ercise which gi'es the child the concept of grass letters, root letters and sky letters actually prepares the child indirectly for writing on paper since the child gets a clear concept of the place and position of each alphabet on the line. Description: The children are introduced to the proper place%ent of alphabets using e!uidistant four lines. A large %at with four lines e!uidistant lines %ade on it with the help of ribbons or other such %aterial %ounted on it to %ake straight lines is used. The top and botto% lines are pink and the two center lines are a!ua%arine0blue as on pri%ary writing paper".
Letters which ft exactly between the two blue middle lines for e/a%ple, 1a, 1c, 1e, 1i, 1o, etc. are known as the grass letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for e/a%ple, 1b, 1d, 1h, 1k etc. are known as the sky letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes down to the pink line at the botto% for e/a%ple, 1g, 1j, 1p, 1!, 1y etc. are known as root letters.
Modul e6 Themos ti mpor t antpr epar at i onoft heenv i r onmentf ort he s uc c es s f ul dev el opmentofs pok enandwr i t t enl anguagei n t hec hi l d’ sper s onal i t yi st hehomel anguage.I ti snev ert oo ear l yt os peakc l ear l yandpr ec i s el yt ot hec hi l d.The s uc ces sf ul env i r onmentf ort hel anguagei sc r eat edat homeb yt hemo t her sandt hec ar egi v e r s .Readi ngal oud f ort hec hi l dathome,gi v est hemes saget ot hec hi l dt hat r eadi ngi saf unf orhi m.Readi ngt hes t or ybook sf ort he c hi l db yhi smo t herathomemak e st hemeani ngc l earand hek no wsho wt ous et hewor dwi t ht hes ens ei nhi s l anguage.Thec hi l dal s obui l dshi sv oc abul ar y
unc ons ci ous l yt hr oughl i s t eni ngt ot hes t or ybook sf r om hi s mo t h erwh i c hwo ul dne v e rc o meupi ns po k e nl a ng ua ge . Al t houghr eadi ngandwr i t i ngs houl dnotbet aughtt oa c hi l dbef or et heageofs i xors ev en,y ethei si nt r oduc edt o t hec onc eptofr eadi ngandwr i t i ngbygi v i ngt hes ens or i al ex per i enc esofappr opr i at emat er i al sands omet i mesas ear l yast hr eeorf oury ear sofage. Si nc e99% ofwr i t t enl anguagei si nl owerc as el et t er s .I n t heMont es s or i c l as s r oom andathomet hec hi l ds houl dbe t aughtfi r s t l ywi t ht hes mal l al phabetr at hert hanc api t al ( “ a” and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he s mal l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t
bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s Nex t ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”b”andpl ac ei tatt hebegi nni ngof t hes ec onds etofgui del i nesands howt ot hec hi l dt hata l et t erwi t has t em goesupt ot hepi nkl i nei scal l edas k y l et t er .Then,as kt hec hi l dt ofi ndoutal l ot herl et t er swi t h t hes t em goi ngupt ot hepi nkl i ne.Whent hec hi l di s s uc c es s f ul i nc ompl et i ngt ofi tt hel et t er supt ot hepi nkl i ne t henmak ehi mi nt r oduc et hatt hes el et t er sar ec al l ed”t he s k yl et t er s ” . ( b,t ,d,f ,h,k ,l ,b) . Concept of the Root Letters At the end, on the third set of guide line, place the letter” j” The child is ready to learn about the third set of the guide line, tell the child that which letter with a tail going down to the lower pink line is called the root letter. Then, ask the child to nd out all other
letters with a tail going down. These letters are called” the root letters”. !, p, g, j, y". #rass, sky and root letters are introduced to the child in the $ontessori classroo%s through” Three &eriod Lesson”. Actually three period lesson is 'ery i%portant in teaching to the children not only in the $ontessori Classroo% but also at ho%e. $others of all o'er the world can %ake the child intelligent through gi'ing the basic idea of the knowledge. (o, pro'ide the %aterial of learning the knowledge to the child whene'er he likes. )ncourage the child in learning to write these groups of letters on a chalkboard or the %arker board after arranging the% on the %at. i nt heEngl i s hl anguage,t het er msr oot ,gr as s,ands ky *. l et t er sar eappl i edt ot hel et t er soft hel owerc as eal phabet onl y ,al t houghonec oul di nt heor yc l ai mt hatal l c api t al l et t er ss houl dbes k yl et t er s .Whyt hi si s ,wi l l bec omec l ear i namoment . Rootl et t er sar et hos el et t er sonwhi c ht hel owerpar toft he l et t err eac hesbel owt hel i ne t hel et t eri swr i t t enon.The l et t er st owhi c ht hi st er m appl i esar eg,j ,p,q,andy . Gr as sl et t er sar et hel et t er ss i mpl y' s i t t i ng' ont hel i ne,
wi t houtr eac hi ngbel owandnotex c eedi ngac er t ai nhei ght , i . e.Al l gr as sl et t er sar eoft hes amehei ght . Thef ol l owi ngl et t er sar ec ons equent l yal l gr as sl et t er s :A, c ,e,i ,t hedotabov et hei doesnotc ount ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v , w,x ,andz . Fort hes kyl et t er s ,onehast oi magi neal i negoi ngac r os s t het opedgeoft hegr as sl et t er s .Al l t hel et t er swhi c hhav e anupperpar tr eac hi ngabov et hi si magi nar yl i near ec al l ed s k yl et t er s . Thi st er mi st her ef or eappl i edt ot hel et t er sb,d,f ,h,k ,l , andt .Anot herwayt odefi nes k yl et t er swoul dbet os ay t hatt hei rhei ghtequal st hehei ghtofc api t al l et t er s . Thi si sal s ot her eas onwhyonemaywi s ht or ef ert o c api t al l et t er sass k yl et t er s ,al t hought hi si snotgener al l y done. I n' Engl i s hc r ammer ' ,t her ootl et t eri sg;t hegr as sl et t er s
ar en,i ,s ,c ,r ,a,m,m,e,andrandt hes k yl et t er sar el ,h, andma ybet hec api t al E. I n' Engl i s hgr ammar ' ,wehav et hegt wi c easr oot ,n,i ,s ,r , a,m,m,a,andrf orgr as sandl ,h,andpos si bl eEf ors ky l et t er s . 3. The lower case or s%all letters of the alphabets ha'e di+erent shapes and are positioned” di+erently when written on the four lined paper. The children in a $ontessori classroo% are shown how to di+erentiate between the% according to their shape and position on the four lines by gi'ing separate na%es to si%ilar shaped and position of the letters. -n order to i%pro'e childs awareness regarding the shape and position of the alphabets on the line, the child is introduced to sorting e/ercises. The e/ercise which gi'es the child the concept of grass letters, root letters and sky letters actually prepares the child indirectly for writing on paper since the child gets a clear concept of the place and position of each alphabet on the line. Description:
The children are introduced to the proper place%ent of alphabets using e!uidistant four lines. A large %at with four lines e!uidistant lines %ade on it with the help of ribbons or other such %aterial %ounted on it to %ake straight lines is used. The top and botto% lines are pink and the two center lines are a!ua%arine0blue as on pri%ary writing paper". Letters which ft exactly between the two blue middle lines for e/a%ple, 1a, 1c, 1e, 1i, 1o, etc. are known as the grass letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for e/a%ple, 1b, 1d, 1h, 1k etc. are known as the sky letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes down to the pink line at the botto% for e/a%ple, 1g, 1j, 1p, 1!, 1y etc. are known as root letters.
Modul e6 Themos ti mpor t antpr epar at i onoft heenv i r onmentf ort he s uc c es s f ul dev el opmentofs pok enandwr i t t enl anguagei n t hec hi l d’ sper s onal i t yi st hehomel anguage.I ti snev ert oo ear l yt os peakc l ear l yandpr ec i s el yt ot hec hi l d.The s uc ces sf ul env i r onmentf ort hel anguagei sc r eat edat homeb yt hemo t her sandt hec ar egi v e r s .Readi ngal oud f ort hec hi l dathome,gi v est hemes saget ot hec hi l dt hat r eadi ngi saf unf orhi m.Readi ngt hes t or ybook sf ort he
c hi l db yhi smo t herathomemak e st hemeani ngc l earand hek no wsho wt ous et hewor dwi t ht hes ens ei nhi s l anguage.Thec hi l dal s obui l dshi sv oc abul ar y unc ons ci ous l yt hr oughl i s t eni ngt ot hes t or ybook sf r om hi s mo t h erwh i c hwo ul dne v e rc o meupi ns po k e nl a ng ua ge . Al t houghr eadi ngandwr i t i ngs houl dnotbet aughtt oa c hi l dbef or et heageofs i xors ev en,y ethei si nt r oduc edt o t hec onc eptofr eadi ngandwr i t i ngbygi v i ngt hes ens or i al ex per i enc esofappr opr i at emat er i al sands omet i mesas ear l yast hr eeorf oury ear sofage. Si nc e99% ofwr i t t enl anguagei si nl owerc as el et t er s .I n t heMont es s or i c l as s r oom andathomet hec hi l ds houl dbe t aughtfi r s t l ywi t ht hes mal l al phabetr at hert hanc api t al ( “ a” and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he s mal l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s
Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s Nex t ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”b”andpl ac ei tatt hebegi nni ngof t hes ec onds etofgui del i nesands howt ot hec hi l dt hata l et t erwi t has t em goesupt ot hepi nkl i nei scal l edas k y l et t er .Then,as kt hec hi l dt ofi ndoutal l ot herl et t er swi t h t hes t em goi ngupt ot hepi nkl i ne.Whent hec hi l di s s uc c es s f ul i nc ompl et i ngt ofi tt hel et t er supt ot hepi nkl i ne t henmak ehi mi nt r oduc et hatt hes el et t er sar ec al l ed”t he s k yl et t er s ” . ( b,t ,d,f ,h,k ,l ,b) . Concept of the Root Letters At the end, on the third set of guide line, place the letter” j” The child is ready to learn about the third set of the guide line, tell the child that which letter with a tail
going down to the lower pink line is called the root letter. Then, ask the child to nd out all other letters with a tail going down. These letters are called” the root letters”. !, p, g, j, y". #rass, sky and root letters are introduced to the child in the $ontessori classroo%s through” Three &eriod Lesson”. Actually three period lesson is 'ery i%portant in teaching to the children not only in the $ontessori Classroo% but also at ho%e. $others of all o'er the world can %ake the child intelligent through gi'ing the basic idea of the knowledge. (o, pro'ide the %aterial of learning the knowledge to the child whene'er he likes. )ncourage the child in learning to write these groups of letters on a chalkboard or the %arker board after arranging the% on the %at. *. i nt heEngl i s hl anguage,t het er msr oot ,gr as s,ands ky l et t er sar eappl i edt ot hel et t er soft hel owerc as eal phabet onl y ,al t houghonec oul di nt heor yc l ai mt hatal l c api t al l et t er ss houl dbes k yl et t er s .Whyt hi si s ,wi l l bec omec l ear i namoment . Rootl et t er sar et hos el et t er sonwhi c ht hel owerpar toft he l et t err eac hesbel owt hel i ne t hel et t eri swr i t t enon.The l et t er st owhi c ht hi st er m appl i esar eg,j ,p,q,andy .
Gr as sl et t er sar et hel et t er ss i mpl y' s i t t i ng' ont hel i ne, wi t houtr eac hi ngbel owandnotex c eedi ngac er t ai nhei ght , i . e.Al l gr as sl et t er sar eoft hes amehei ght . Thef ol l owi ngl et t er sar ec ons equent l yal l gr as sl et t er s :A, c ,e,i ,t hedotabov et hei doesnotc ount ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v , w,x ,andz . Fort hes kyl et t er s ,onehast oi magi neal i negoi ngac r os s t het opedgeoft hegr as sl et t er s .Al l t hel et t er swhi c hhav e anupperpar tr eac hi ngabov et hi si magi nar yl i near ec al l ed s k yl et t er s . Thi st er mi st her ef or eappl i edt ot hel et t er sb,d,f ,h,k ,l , andt .Anot herwayt odefi nes k yl et t er swoul dbet os ay t hatt hei rhei ghtequal st hehei ghtofc api t al l et t er s . Thi si sal s ot her eas onwhyonemaywi s ht or ef ert o c api t al l et t er sass k yl et t er s ,al t hought hi si snotgener al l y done.
I n' Engl i s hc r ammer ' ,t her ootl et t eri sg;t hegr as sl et t er s ar en,i ,s ,c ,r ,a,m,m,e,andrandt hes k yl et t er sar el ,h, andma ybet hec api t al E. I n' Engl i s hgr ammar ' ,wehav et hegt wi c easr oot ,n,i ,s ,r , a,m,m,a,andrf orgr as sandl ,h,andpos si bl eEf ors ky l et t er s . 3. The lower case or s%all letters of the alphabets ha'e di+erent shapes and are positioned” di+erently when written on the four lined paper. The children in a $ontessori classroo% are shown how to di+erentiate between the% according to their shape and position on the four lines by gi'ing separate na%es to si%ilar shaped and position of the letters. -n order to i%pro'e childs awareness regarding the shape and position of the alphabets on the line, the child is introduced to sorting e/ercises. The e/ercise which gi'es the child the concept of grass letters, root letters and sky letters actually prepares the child indirectly for writing on paper since the child gets a clear concept of the place and position of each alphabet on the line.
Description: The children are introduced to the proper place%ent of alphabets using e!uidistant four lines. A large %at with four lines e!uidistant lines %ade on it with the help of ribbons or other such %aterial %ounted on it to %ake straight lines is used. The top and botto% lines are pink and the two center lines are a!ua%arine0blue as on pri%ary writing paper". Letters which ft exactly between the two blue middle lines for e/a%ple, 1a, 1c, 1e, 1i, 1o, etc. are known as the grass letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for e/a%ple, 1b, 1d, 1h, 1k etc. are known as the sky letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes down to the pink line at the botto% for e/a%ple, 1g, 1j, 1p, 1!, 1y etc. are known as root letters.
Modul e6 Themos ti mpor t antpr epar at i onoft heenv i r onmentf ort he s uc c es s f ul dev el opmentofs pok enandwr i t t enl anguagei n t hec hi l d’ sper s onal i t yi st hehomel anguage.I ti snev ert oo ear l yt os peakc l ear l yandpr ec i s el yt ot hec hi l d.The s uc ces sf ul env i r onmentf ort hel anguagei sc r eat edat
homeb yt hemo t her sandt hec ar egi v e r s .Readi ngal oud f ort hec hi l dathome,gi v est hemes saget ot hec hi l dt hat r eadi ngi saf unf orhi m.Readi ngt hes t or ybook sf ort he c hi l db yhi smo t herathomemak e st hemeani ngc l earand hek no wsho wt ous et hewor dwi t ht hes ens ei nhi s l anguage.Thec hi l dal s obui l dshi sv oc abul ar y unc ons ci ous l yt hr oughl i s t eni ngt ot hes t or ybook sf r om hi s mo t h erwh i c hwo ul dne v e rc o meupi ns po k e nl a ng ua ge . Al t houghr eadi ngandwr i t i ngs houl dnotbet aughtt oa c hi l dbef or et heageofs i xors ev en,y ethei si nt r oduc edt o t hec onc eptofr eadi ngandwr i t i ngbygi v i ngt hes ens or i al ex per i enc esofappr opr i at emat er i al sands omet i mesas ear l yast hr eeorf oury ear sofage. Si nc e99% ofwr i t t enl anguagei si nl owerc as el et t er s .I n t heMont es s or i c l as s r oom andathomet hec hi l ds houl dbe t aughtfi r s t l ywi t ht hes mal l al phabetr at hert hanc api t al ( “ a” and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he s mal l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he
pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s Nex t ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”b”andpl ac ei tatt hebegi nni ngof t hes ec onds etofgui del i nesands howt ot hec hi l dt hata l et t erwi t has t em goesupt ot hepi nkl i nei scal l edas k y l et t er .Then,as kt hec hi l dt ofi ndoutal l ot herl et t er swi t h t hes t em goi ngupt ot hepi nkl i ne.Whent hec hi l di s s uc c es s f ul i nc ompl et i ngt ofi tt hel et t er supt ot hepi nkl i ne t henmak ehi mi nt r oduc et hatt hes el et t er sar ec al l ed”t he s k yl et t er s ” . ( b,t ,d,f ,h,k ,l ,b) .
Concept of the Root Letters At the end, on the third set of guide line, place the letter” j” The child is ready to learn about the third set of the guide line, tell the child that which letter with a tail going down to the lower pink line is called the root letter. Then, ask the child to nd out all other letters with a tail going down. These letters are called” the root letters”. !, p, g, j, y". #rass, sky and root letters are introduced to the child in the $ontessori classroo%s through” Three &eriod Lesson”. Actually three period lesson is 'ery i%portant in teaching to the children not only in the $ontessori Classroo% but also at ho%e. $others of all o'er the world can %ake the child intelligent through gi'ing the basic idea of the knowledge. (o, pro'ide the %aterial of learning the knowledge to the child whene'er he likes. )ncourage the child in learning to write these groups of letters on a chalkboard or the %arker board after arranging the% on the %at. *. i nt heEngl i s hl anguage,t het er msr oot ,gr as s,ands ky l et t er sar eappl i edt ot hel et t er soft hel owerc as eal phabet onl y ,al t houghonec oul di nt heor yc l ai mt hatal l c api t al l et t er ss houl dbes k yl et t er s .Whyt hi si s ,wi l l bec omec l ear i namoment .
Rootl et t er sar et hos el et t er sonwhi c ht hel owerpar toft he l et t err eac hesbel owt hel i ne t hel et t eri swr i t t enon.The l et t er st owhi c ht hi st er m appl i esar eg,j ,p,q,andy . Gr as sl et t er sar et hel et t er ss i mpl y' s i t t i ng' ont hel i ne, wi t houtr eac hi ngbel owandnotex c eedi ngac er t ai nhei ght , i . e.Al l gr as sl et t er sar eoft hes amehei ght . Thef ol l owi ngl et t er sar ec ons equent l yal l gr as sl et t er s :A, c ,e,i ,t hedotabov et hei doesnotc ount ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v , w,x ,andz . Fort hes kyl et t er s ,onehast oi magi neal i negoi ngac r os s t het opedgeoft hegr as sl et t er s .Al l t hel et t er swhi c hhav e anupperpar tr eac hi ngabov et hi si magi nar yl i near ec al l ed s k yl et t er s . Thi st er mi st her ef or eappl i edt ot hel et t er sb,d,f ,h,k ,l , andt .Anot herwayt odefi nes k yl et t er swoul dbet os ay t hatt hei rhei ghtequal st hehei ghtofc api t al l et t er s .
Thi si sal s ot her eas onwhyonemaywi s ht or ef ert o c api t al l et t er sass k yl et t er s ,al t hought hi si snotgener al l y done. I n' Engl i s hc r ammer ' ,t her ootl et t eri sg;t hegr as sl et t er s ar en,i ,s ,c ,r ,a,m,m,e,andrandt hes k yl et t er sar el ,h, andma ybet hec api t al E. I n' Engl i s hgr ammar ' ,wehav et hegt wi c easr oot ,n,i ,s ,r , a,m,m,a,andrf orgr as sandl ,h,andpos si bl eEf ors ky l et t er s . 3. The lower case or s%all letters of the alphabets ha'e di+erent shapes and are positioned” di+erently when written on the four lined paper. The children in a $ontessori classroo% are shown how to di+erentiate between the% according to their shape and position on the four lines by gi'ing separate na%es to si%ilar shaped and position of the letters. -n order to i%pro'e childs awareness regarding the shape and position of the alphabets on the line, the child is introduced to sorting e/ercises. The
e/ercise which gi'es the child the concept of grass letters, root letters and sky letters actually prepares the child indirectly for writing on paper since the child gets a clear concept of the place and position of each alphabet on the line. Description: The children are introduced to the proper place%ent of alphabets using e!uidistant four lines. A large %at with four lines e!uidistant lines %ade on it with the help of ribbons or other such %aterial %ounted on it to %ake straight lines is used. The top and botto% lines are pink and the two center lines are a!ua%arine0blue as on pri%ary writing paper". Letters which ft exactly between the two blue middle lines for e/a%ple, 1a, 1c, 1e, 1i, 1o, etc. are known as the grass letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for e/a%ple, 1b, 1d, 1h, 1k etc. are known as the sky letters.
Letters ha'ing a stem which goes down to the pink line at the botto% for e/a%ple, 1g, 1j, 1p, 1!, 1y etc. are known as root letters.
Modul e6 Themos ti mpor t antpr epar at i onoft heenv i r onmentf ort he s uc c es s f ul dev el opmentofs pok enandwr i t t enl anguagei n t hec hi l d’ sper s onal i t yi st hehomel anguage.I ti snev ert oo ear l yt os peakc l ear l yandpr ec i s el yt ot hec hi l d.The s uc ces sf ul env i r onmentf ort hel anguagei sc r eat edat homeb yt hemo t her sandt hec ar egi v e r s .Readi ngal oud f ort hec hi l dathome,gi v est hemes saget ot hec hi l dt hat r eadi ngi saf unf orhi m.Readi ngt hes t or ybook sf ort he c hi l db yhi smo t herathomemak e st hemeani ngc l earand hek no wsho wt ous et hewor dwi t ht hes ens ei nhi s l anguage.Thec hi l dal s obui l dshi sv oc abul ar y unc ons ci ous l yt hr oughl i s t eni ngt ot hes t or ybook sf r om hi s mo t h erwh i c hwo ul dne v e rc o meupi ns po k e nl a ng ua ge . Al t houghr eadi ngandwr i t i ngs houl dnotbet aughtt oa c hi l dbef or et heageofs i xors ev en,y ethei si nt r oduc edt o t hec onc eptofr eadi ngandwr i t i ngbygi v i ngt hes ens or i al ex per i enc esofappr opr i at emat er i al sands omet i mesas ear l yast hr eeorf oury ear sofage. Si nc e99% ofwr i t t enl anguagei si nl owerc as el et t er s .I n t heMont es s or i c l as s r oom andathomet hec hi l ds houl dbe t aughtfi r s t l ywi t ht hes mal l al phabetr at hert hanc api t al ( “ a” and“ b, ”not“ A”and“ B” ) .Dur i ngt hei nt r oduc t i onoft he
s mal l al phabett ot hec hi l dt hes oundsar epr onounc ed i ns t eadoft hewor ds . Us i n gt h eMo v e ab l eAl p ha be t T ak et hes mal l al phabets etandal l t hel et t er ss houl dbei n t hes amec ol our .T ak eei t heronel ar gepi ec eofc l ot hort he pi ec eofpaperwi t hf ourl i nes ,t het opandbot t om l i nesar e pi nki nc ol orandt her es toft het wol i nesar eaquamar i ne. Conc eptoft heGr as sLet t er s Fi r s tofal l t r yt ogi v et hec onc eptoft hegr as sl et t er st ot he c hi l d.Thus ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”a”f r om t heboxandpl ac ei t bet weent hefi r s ts etofl i nes .Thent eac ht ot hec hi l dt hat t hel et t erfi t sc ompl et el ywi t hi nt hemi ddl et wol i nesi s c al l edt hegr as sl et t erandas kt hec hi l dt ot r yt ofi ndout ot herl et t er st hatc anbeper f ec t l yfi tbet weent het wol i nes . Whenhehaspl ac edal l t hos el et t er swhi c har efi tbet ween t wol i nes ,t el l hi mt hatt hes ear eal l gr as sl et t er si ns mal l al phabet .( a,c ,e,i ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v ,w,x ,z )Thes el et t er s ar ec al l ed”t hegr as sl et t er s ” . Conc eptoft heSk yLet t er s Nex t ,t ak eoutt hel et t er ”b”andpl ac ei tatt hebegi nni ngof t hes ec onds etofgui del i nesands howt ot hec hi l dt hata
l et t erwi t has t em goesupt ot hepi nkl i nei scal l edas k y l et t er .Then,as kt hec hi l dt ofi ndoutal l ot herl et t er swi t h t hes t em goi ngupt ot hepi nkl i ne.Whent hec hi l di s s uc c es s f ul i nc ompl et i ngt ofi tt hel et t er supt ot hepi nkl i ne t henmak ehi mi nt r oduc et hatt hes el et t er sar ec al l ed”t he s k yl et t er s ” . ( b,t ,d,f ,h,k ,l ,b) . Concept of the Root Letters At the end, on the third set of guide line, place the letter” j” The child is ready to learn about the third set of the guide line, tell the child that which letter with a tail going down to the lower pink line is called the root letter. Then, ask the child to nd out all other letters with a tail going down. These letters are called” the root letters”. !, p, g, j, y". #rass, sky and root letters are introduced to the child in the $ontessori classroo%s through” Three &eriod Lesson”. Actually three period lesson is 'ery i%portant in teaching to the children not only in the $ontessori Classroo% but also at ho%e. $others of all o'er the world can %ake the child intelligent through gi'ing the basic idea of the knowledge. (o, pro'ide the %aterial of learning the knowledge to the child whene'er he likes. )ncourage the child in learning to write these groups of letters on a chalkboard or the %arker board after arranging the% on the %at.
*. i nt heEngl i s hl anguage,t het er msr oot ,gr as s,ands ky l et t er sar eappl i edt ot hel et t er soft hel owerc as eal phabet onl y ,al t houghonec oul di nt heor yc l ai mt hatal l c api t al l et t er ss houl dbes k yl et t er s .Whyt hi si s ,wi l l bec omec l ear i namoment . Rootl et t er sar et hos el et t er sonwhi c ht hel owerpar toft he l et t err eac hesbel owt hel i ne t hel et t eri swr i t t enon.The l et t er st owhi c ht hi st er m appl i esar eg,j ,p,q,andy . Gr as sl et t er sar et hel et t er ss i mpl y' s i t t i ng' ont hel i ne, wi t houtr eac hi ngbel owandnotex c eedi ngac er t ai nhei ght , i . e.Al l gr as sl et t er sar eoft hes amehei ght . Thef ol l owi ngl et t er sar ec ons equent l yal l gr as sl et t er s :A, c ,e,i ,t hedotabov et hei doesnotc ount ,m,n,o,r ,s ,u,v , w,x ,andz . Fort hes kyl et t er s ,onehast oi magi neal i negoi ngac r os s t het opedgeoft hegr as sl et t er s .Al l t hel et t er swhi c hhav e anupperpar tr eac hi ngabov et hi si magi nar yl i near ec al l ed
s k yl et t er s . Thi st er mi st her ef or eappl i edt ot hel et t er sb,d,f ,h,k ,l , andt .Anot herwayt odefi nes k yl et t er swoul dbet os ay t hatt hei rhei ghtequal st hehei ghtofc api t al l et t er s . Thi si sal s ot her eas onwhyonemaywi s ht or ef ert o c api t al l et t er sass k yl et t er s ,al t hought hi si snotgener al l y done. I n' Engl i s hc r ammer ' ,t her ootl et t eri sg;t hegr as sl et t er s ar en,i ,s ,c ,r ,a,m,m,e,andrandt hes k yl et t er sar el ,h, andma ybet hec api t al E. I n' Engl i s hgr ammar ' ,wehav et hegt wi c easr oot ,n,i ,s ,r , a,m,m,a,andrf orgr as sandl ,h,andpos si bl eEf ors ky l et t er s . 3. The lower case or s%all letters of the alphabets ha'e di+erent shapes and are positioned” di+erently when written on the four lined paper. The children in a $ontessori classroo% are shown how to di+erentiate between the%
according to their shape and position on the four lines by gi'ing separate na%es to si%ilar shaped and position of the letters. -n order to i%pro'e childs awareness regarding the shape and position of the alphabets on the line, the child is introduced to sorting e/ercises. The e/ercise which gi'es the child the concept of grass letters, root letters and sky letters actually prepares the child indirectly for writing on paper since the child gets a clear concept of the place and position of each alphabet on the line. Description: The children are introduced to the proper place%ent of alphabets using e!uidistant four lines. A large %at with four lines e!uidistant lines %ade on it with the help of ribbons or other such %aterial %ounted on it to %ake straight lines is used. The top and botto% lines are pink and the two center lines are a!ua%arine0blue as on pri%ary writing paper".
Letters which ft exactly between the two blue middle lines for e/a%ple, 1a, 1c, 1e, 1i, 1o, etc. are known as the grass letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for e/a%ple, 1b, 1d, 1h, 1k etc. are known as the sky letters. Letters ha'ing a stem which goes down to the pink line at the botto% for e/a%ple, 1g, 1j, 1p, 1!, 1y etc. are known as root letters.
