When setting up our classroom (which is by the way, still a work in progress) I was quite excited about the map cabinet I ordered from Montessori Outlet. I know that most 4 year old kids aren't working on world geography but it's one of the aspects of Montessori education I have grown to love. I believe children, more so today than ever, are growing up in a global community and that they need to have an understanding and a respect for it. So with this in mind we have been working on reviewing the 7 continents. We have the world map as part of our map cabinet and I made our own Montessori globe by painting over an old globe we had. I figured a fun way to review the continents was to use books that teach about different people, places and things around the world. Each day we have been picking a few of the children from the book, reading about them and then finding where they live on the map. When we're done with this book I have ones on families, homes, clothing, food and art from around the globe.
sounds wonderful!
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