Montessori Center of Minnesota

Course 37

Student Practice Log

Your Name:

How to use this log:

1) Use the code below to chart your progress:

I = Initial—you explored with the materials independently

P = Presented—you presented it to someone, with or without consulting notes

R = Received—you were the child for someone else

O = Observed—you watched someone else present it

M = Mastered—you can give a quality presentation without notes, with graceful analyzed movements interacting appropriately with the “child”.

2) After each session, write down I, P, R, O, or M for the activities that you practiced, as well as the date underneath the code:

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Cleaning the leaves
of a plant

3)  Ensure you keep accurate records so that you can easily monitor your progress

4)  Your goal is mastery of every presentation.

How this log is used:

This log is used in several ways:

-  By you – to chart your progress with the materials

-  By MCM– to ensure that you are spending enough time with each material

-  During exams – examiners will occasionally request these records to determine how much you practiced a certain material. Ensure you keep accurate records of practice.

PRACTICAL LIFE

Preliminary Activities

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
How to Carry a Working Mat
How to Place a Pitcher
How to Carry a Tray
How to Roll a Working Mat
How to Walk Around a Mat
How to Put Down a Chair
How to Sit at a Table
How to Fold Napkins
How to Pour Grain
How to Pour Water
How to Fold a Dust Cloth to Put Away
How to Fold a Dust Cloth to Dust

Care of Self

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
How to Wash Hands
How to Polish Shoes
Snap Frame
Hook and Eye Frame
Button Frame
Buckle Frame
Zipper Frame
Bow Frame
Lacing Frame V Pattern
Safety Pin Frame

Care of the Environment

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
How to Dust a Table
How to Use a Dustpan and Brush
How to Sweep
How to Wipe up a Spill
How to Dust Leaves
How to Polish Leaves
How to Care for Plants
How to Polish Glass
How to Polish Wood
How to Polish Metal
How to Wash a Table
How to Wash Cloths
How to Iron
How to Arrange Flowers
How to Make Lemon Water
How to Wash Fruits/Vegetables
How to Peel and Cut Fruits/Vegetables
How to Bake
Preliminary Sewing Exercise
Sewing a Button
Sewing an Outline
Advanced Sewing: Sewing a Pillow
Finger Knitting

Grace and Courtesy

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
How to Introduce Yourself/Two Friends
How to Apologize
How to Observe
How to Draw Attention
How to Accept a Compliment
How to Blow Your Nose
How to Dine

Control of Movement

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Walking on the Line-
Equilibrium
Walking on the Line-
Rhythm
Preliminaries to the
Silence Game
Silence Game


SENSORIAL

The Sense of Touch

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Thermic Bottles: Pairing
Thermic Bottles: Grading
Thermic Tablets
Rough and Smooth Boards
Touch Tablets: Pairing
Touch Tablets: Grading
Fabric Boxes
Baric Tablets

The Visual Sense

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Cylinder Blocks
Pink Tower
Brown Stair
Red Rods
Color Tablets: Box 1
Color Tablets: Box 2
Color Tablets: Box 3
Geometry Cabinet
Geometry Cabinet: Cards

The Stereognostic Perception

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Geometric Solids: Introduction with the 3PL
Geometric Solids:
Stereognostic Games
Geometric Solids:
Exploring Bases
Sorting (all levels)
Mystery Bag

The Auditory Sense

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Sound Boxes: Pairing
Sound Boxes: Grading
The Bells: Introduction-Listening to One Bell
The Bells: Pairing
The Bells: Grading
The Bells: Playing Songs

The Olfactory Sense

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Smelling Jars

The Gustatory Sense

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Tasting Bottles

The Visual Sense: Mixed Impressions

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Graded Geometrical Figures
Decanomial Square
Binomial Cube
Trinomial Cube
Constructive Triangles
(all boxes)
Knobless Cylinders

Extensions in the Sensorial Area

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Leaf Cabinet
Sandpaper Globe
Painted Globe
Puzzle Maps - World Map
Land and Water Forms

Sensorial Language and Games

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
3PL with a Sensorial Material
(Visual)
3PL with a Sensorial Material
(Non-Visual)
Comparative Language
(Visual)
Comparative Language
(Non-Visual)
Superlative Language
(Visual)
Superlative Language
(Non-visual)
Memory Games-
Two Locations
Memory Games-
Scattered Locations
Memory Games-
Language
Memory Games-
To the Environment
Memory Games-
Group Game


LANGUAGE: PART 2 - Literacy

Writing

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Sandpaper Letters
Moveable Alphabet
Metal Insets

Reading

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Phonetic Object Box
Other Activities for
Phonetic Reading
Phonogram Object Box
Other Activities for Phonogram Reading
Phonograms with the Moveable Alphabet
Key Phonogram Booklets
Spelling
Puzzle Words
Reading Classification: Objects in the Environment
Reading Classification: Sensorial Vocabulary
Reading Classification:
Three Part Cards
Definition Booklets
Definitions in Three Stages
Article
Adjective
Logical Adjective Game
Detective Adjective Game
Conjunction
Preposition
Verb
Other Aspects of the Verb
Adverb
Logical Adverb Game
Continuation of Commands
Reading Analysis:
Hunting the Subject
Reading Analysis:
Hunting the Object
Simple Sentences with Extensions
Simple Sentences with Attributes
Simple Sentences with Appositions
Word Study (Oral Game)
Word Study (Reading)

Music Literacy

Association of Notes to Pitches
Following Activities for Repetition and Practice (several)
Position of Notes of the Staff
Ascending and Descending C Major Scale
Composing a Melody at Random
Notating a Melody

MATHEMATICS

Numbers 1 - 10

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Number Rods
Sandpaper Numerals
Number Rods and Cards
Spindle Boxes
Cards and Counters
Memory Game of Numbers

Decimal System

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Introduction to Quantity
Introduction to Symbols
Association and
Formation of Numbers
Change Game
Collective Exercise:
Addition
Collective Exercise: Subtraction
Collective Exercise:
Multiplication
Collective Exercise:
Short Division
Collective Exercise:
Long Division
Stamp Game: Introduction
Stamp Game:
Addition
Stamp Game:
Subtraction
Stamp Game:
Multiplication
Stamp Game:
Short Division
Stamp Game:
Long Division

Decimal System - continued

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Dot Game
Word Problems

Continuation of Counting

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Teens:
Introduction to Quantity
Teens:
Introduction to Symbols
Teens: Association of Quantity and Symbols
Tens:
Naming the Tens
Tens:
Counting from 10 to 99
Linear Counting:
100 and 1000 chains
Skip Counting:
Short and long chains

Memorization Work

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Addition Snake Game
Addition Strip Board
Addition Strip Board:
How Many Ways?
Addition Practice Chart 1
Addition Practice Chart 2
Addition Practice Chart 3
Addition Blank Chart
Subtraction Snake Game
Subtraction Strip Board

Memorization Work - continued

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Subtraction Practice Chart 1
Subtraction Blank Chart
Multiplication Bead Bars
Multiplication Bead Bars:
Multiplying by 10
Multiplication Bead Bars:
How Many Ways?
Multiplication Board
Multiplication
Practice Chart 1
Multiplication
Practice Chart 2
Multiplication Blank Chart
Unit Division Board
Division Practice Chart 1
Division Blank Chart

Passage to Abstraction

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Small Bead Frame
(Full Introduction
and all activities)
Wooden Hierarchical Material
Large Bead Frame
(Full Introduction and
all activities)
Division with Racks & Tubes

Fractions

Name of Presentation / Practice Record
Fractions:
Sensorial Exploration
Fractions: Intro to Concept – Intro to Quantities
Fractions: Intro to Concept – Intro to Symbols
Fractions: Equivalence
Fractions: Addition
Fractions: Subtraction
Fractions: Multiplication
Fractions: Division