Montessori Language: A Quick List
Posted on 11/21/2011
by mtpwa
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Compliments of Junko Krause,
Revised by Sharlet McClurkin
CHOOSING WORK:
- “Would you like to choose your work?”
- “May I help you choose your work?”
- “We work in school.”
- “I will put this work away, and you may have a turn.”
- “You may sit here.”
- “I will show you a new lesson!”
- “I have some interesting work to show you!”
- “Would you like to see some special work?”
DURING THE WORK:
- “Would you like for me to help you carry it?”
- (Cleaning up a spill): “I will help you start, and you may finish.”
- “Can you find the items to match?”
- “Let us put this away and use it another day.”
- “I will put this away, and you may use it later.”
- “Accidents happen.”
ACTIVE LISTENING:
- “You are proud of your work!”
2. “You are upset (left out, hurt, sad, angry, worried, lonely, etc.).”
GUIDANCE THROUGH WORDS:
- “We speak quietly in our school.”
- “We treat others with respect.”
- “We use our work carefully.”
- “We walk in our school.”
- “We choose work we have been shown.”
- “We roll our rug and carry it with two hands.”
- “We speak with grace and courtesy to others.”
- “You may choose your own work.”
- “In our school we do one work at a time.”
- “We dance outside; inside we do our work.”
- “We do not share in school.”
- “Please try it first, then I will help you.”
I -STATEMENTS:
1. “I am worried when you run through the school because I want you to be safe.”
2. “When you hit Johnny, I am very sad because I want all children to feel safe and happy.”
3. “I am upset when you kick me. My leg hurts and I can’t teach the children!”
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