Around the edge of this mat students place strips of paper each with the name of a month written on it in the proper order around the edge of the mat.
Walking around the mat montessori.
Walking on the line while carrying 2 different objects.
Walking on the line with something on your head.
Explain what the mat is for but use actions instead of words when showing them how to do the above.
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1 1 roll and unrolling mat.
The line should be in plain view and should not have the children walking through or around any obstacles in the room.
The birthday walk beyond being a celebration of the birthday student is also a learning experience for all students.
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The montessori birthday walk.
Walking on the line while carrying a hand flag or bell.
Before each subdivision have the appropriate material available for each child.
Show each child how to walk around a mat that is on the floor.
Birthdays are special occurrences for children and we celebrate each child s birthday with the walk around the sun tradition.
One of my instructors used this exercise as a way to bring the children together at the start of the day.
It is so sweet to observe a child in a montessori classroom unroll and roll a floor mat with pride and purpose and often the youngest students will do so over and over and over again as was the case.
Walking one the line while carrying a glass of water.
We talk about the importance of placing our work on the floor mat not our bodies and the importance of walking around the mats not on them.
1 2 walk around mat.
Have you seen the benefits of a montessori work mat.