Maitri Learning

You may have heard about it, this radical and elegantly simple way to teach vocabulary to anyone at any age. Really, if you're working with toddlers or teaching a new language, the Montessori 3-period lesson is THE go to strategy to help build vocabulary.

Once you've learned it, it is incredibly easy to use. Here's the big picture. The teacher follows the following three steps to teach new words:

Period 1: This is the... [name the object]
Period 2: Show me the... [name the object but let the child interact]
Period 3: What is this?
The key points to remember are that:

Most of the learning happens in period 2
Never go to the third period until you are 100% certain the child can produce the vocabulary
Why? First, because receptive language (understanding what a thing is called) is much easier than expressive language (being able to produce the name of a thing). That's why we do a lot of work in the second period, especially movement.

Want to learn more? Read the full post on our Pedagogy Blog (scary title, fun blog) at www.maitrilearning.com/blogs/montessori-pedagogy/3…

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Maitri Learning

We love working together and making materials for children! Here are a few behind the scenes photos so you can get to know us a little better.

First, there's our green building made from strawbales, reclaimed mill-building beams, and pine flooring harvested from our own woods and milled on-site.

Next, on Wednesdays, we take a break together to do something fun like eat a meal together or play a game (we love Ravine and Uno but Jose prefers Yahtzee because he always wins).

We have an office cat (Shiney) and an office dog (Apple) who keep us happy and grateful every day. Jose's son Malachi often visits and loves to play with both of them :)

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