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Show them how to arrange themselves comfortably on the chair or floor if using a chair center yourself on the chair (important that the children have chairs which allow their feet to touch the floor).Teaching the children to sit quietly and still.If all the sensitive periods are allowed to develop, the capabilities and capacities all integrate and normalize the child the result is the whole personality is formed.Īll preparation exercises help the child achieve control and the children can then participate in the silence game.The silence game is the summation of all that is necessary in the development of the individual to bring about that integrity, which is the wholeness of the personality.
The silence game is a measure of normalization of the class.The silence game should bring a sense of joy, of achievement, and self reliance.The children must have control over their will, they need to be able to inhibit movement, concentrate, and must have a sense of ease about oneself and their body.All of the exercises that have movement are indirect preparation for The Silence Game.The Silence Game should not be attempted until there is certainty of basic success.
Read: The Secret of Childhood, pg 131-133.In turn, this will help to normalize the classroom. The Silence Game is played in Montessori classrooms to help the children develop a higher level of self-discipline. And from this came the wish to listen to the silence, and hence to reproduce it." Maria Montessori (The Secret of Childhood) This was because no one was making the smallest movement. It seemed as if the baby had brought with it an atmosphere of silence such as does not exist in ordinary life. In that moment there was an extraordinary silence the tick of the clock, which generally could not be heard, became perceptible. None of you could breathe as it does, without making a sound." The children, surprised and motionless, held their breath. "Then its breathing," I went on, "how soft it is. It seemed as though they were hanging on my lips, and felt deeply all I was saying. To my amazement I saw an extraordinary tension in the children who watched me. The silence of the little creature struck me, and I wanted the children to share my feeling. "One day I came into class holding in my arms a baby four months old, which I had taken from the arms of its mother in the courtyard. Read how one primary Montessori classroom is shown how to nurture quiet. It is only then that they will learn to control their movements and voice and understand the impact they have on the world around them. You must also allow them to gain an internal understanding of how their own movements and their own voice can make or break the silence. You must show them how to be still and listen to the silence. Keep making your voice quieter until the light bulb goes off and the child has that 'aha' moment. If they respond in a loud voice, simply make your voice quieter. You need to bring the idea of 'quiet' to their consciousness and then give them an opportunity to become quiet. In order to prepare for this game you need to take time each day to speak with the children quietly. But the Silence Game takes a lot of preparation - it's generally not a game that you play until the classroom has normalized. The Montessori Silence Game really is a gem! The children enjoy the peaceful nature of the game and love to try to improve on their previous attempts.
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