Tag: construct

Quote:Silvana Montanaro – Understanding the Human Being

Self Esteem Participation in every day life develops a feeling of worthiness in a person called upon to share it in an active way. Children become not only users of the world in which they live, but also producers. The basic experience of being… Continue Reading “Quote:Silvana Montanaro – Understanding the Human Being”

Guide the Child to Solve the Problem

Step one: Empathy “How sad.” “I bet that hurts”. Step Two: Send the “Power Message” “What do you think you’re going to to?” Step Three: Offer Choices “Would you like to hear what other kids have tried?” At this point offer a varizty of… Continue Reading “Guide the Child to Solve the Problem”

Visual/Spatial Intelligence

This intelligence, which relies on the senses of sight and being able to visualize an object, includes the ability to create internal mental images/pictures.

Quote – ARISTOTLE

Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be.

Multiple Intelligences

Me I Am – poem by Jack Prelutsky

One of my favorite poems … It’s lovely Me I Am ! I am the only Me I Am Who qualifies as me, no Me I AM has been before, and none will ever be No other Me I Am can feel the feelings… Continue Reading “Me I Am – poem by Jack Prelutsky”

Montessori materials

Check out this site… Some free material for Montessorians…     http://www.montessorimaterials.org     It’s a nice site to receive some additional material. Ideal for ‘homeschoolers’, but also nice to add to a classroom…(mainly Children’s House and Lower Elementary/Primary).

Storytelling

Like I mentioned yesterday, I was following a workshop by Priscilla Howe, on storytelling. It was very nice and I want to share with you her link and give you some informatin on what she talked about. One topic I really liked was the… Continue Reading “Storytelling”

Quote – PLATO

WISE MEN TALK BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY; FOOLS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING. (Plato)

Musical Intelligence

What Is Musical Intelligence? Musical intelligence is the capacity to think in music and rhythm. People possessing musical intelligence are considered to have a strong appreciation for music, can easily remember songs and melodies, have an understanding of timbre and composition, can identify differences… Continue Reading “Musical Intelligence”