Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Our presentation

As u can see on the screen The topic of our discussion is classroom rules for the Montessori
section. We have categorized these rules into 3 major parts which will be discussed by us these
are classroom playground and lunch rules.
we had planned some reward & consequences as well for the students to encourage them to
follow the rules, before talking about the rewards I’d like to add something imp about rewards &
consequences in early years. I was just surfing through web and learned that According to Maria
Montessori rewards and punishments meant very little to young children. She says thatr rewards and
punishments have no place in the Montessori classroom because it is important for children to work for
their own self-motivation. If children work in order to get a gold star, some other prize or to avoid the
disapproval of an adult it is impossible for a teacher to see what the child’s true interests are. When Maria
Montessori discovered the secret of childhood, one of the secrets that surprised her was the children’s
intrinsic desire to learn. She thought that our adult praise interfered with the children’s natural drive to
discover for their own internal growth and sense of well being.

Starting with the classroom rules I’ve made only 3 class rules for early year students the reason 4
this is that these kids are too young to remember a list of rules I believe the rules should be less
in num simple and precise for them, They may seem simple, but these three rules cover just
about any scenario you can think of. These three simple rules are more powerful than they
look. They will help you establish order in your classroom and set your children up for
success by letting them know what is expected of them without constantly having to say the
word no, which we most commonly use, no u r not allowed to touch it don’t throw it on the floor
don’t push. these 3 general class rules are alternatives to the word no, as we always think that
why this toddler has learned the word no the reason is that we constantly tell them no don’t do
this and that rather than saying respect your environment it may get dirty.

Go Slow/Respect for the environment:

This rule is used in a Montessori classroom to remind children not to run indoors and to move
carefully through the classroom. Now how it is related to the environment? A child runs and
throws their toys around the room and doesn’t pick them up? That violates “Respect for the
environment.”

This go slow word here has a very deep meaning If we are Asking a child to go slow is more
about introducing them to a slower pace of life than just asking them not to run in class. Going
slow means being mindful and present. and being safe. Like We have fewer accidents when
we navigate through our lives with more mindfulness. Going slow when crossing the road gives
us enough time to look both ways. Going slow when we eat is healthier and less messy and also
as sci and Islam says chew your food slowly

This can teach them to be patient, wait for their turn,

Going slow is a mindset and one that your children will adopt from you so make sure you lead
by example. Children are very exuberant but don’t confuse this with hurriedness. They pick that
up from us.

ADULTS: ‘Hurry up! Let’s go! Finish your task fast, this is how we being teachers teach them
how to be hasty, rather then making them run for something we can use an appropriate
alternative like students u have 10 min to finish your task u have to complete it within the time
period or u can say like 5 min are left for the completion of your task meaning are same but this
can make them realize the importance of time that they have some logic they have to be on time
rather than just saying finish it fast which just creates a sense of speediness from here we teach
them to chase,

Be Gentle/Respect others

Montessori teachers ask students to be gentle with the materials as well as with their friends.

Being gentle means to be respectful with every living and non living thing they know of. Now
how it is related to like respect for others A student pushes another student? That violates
“Respect for others.”

Being gentle is an attitude we have towards others. It means being kind and respectful.

Being gentle with our friends means we are less likely to hurt them. We respect their boundaries
and we don’t interrupt them while they are busy playing with a toy. The students of this age
mostly like to play or they want their peers toys and they usually destroy them too
When we are gentle with our toys we look after them and care for them. We don’t break them or
leave them outside in the rain.

Use Your Words/Respect for oneself

Essentially what this means is to encourage your child to use effective communication as a

problem-solving tool. Its relation to respect oneself is like A student refusing to participate in
learning. That violates “Respect for oneself. This is less about reminding them to use their words
and more about helping them build the skill of effective communication with others. This will
be an ongoing process and requires us to change how we speak to our children so we can
model how we would like them to speak to us and each other.

Using your words reminds children that people can’t read their minds. They need to let someone
know what they are thinking and feeling after they have identified what it is that they are feeling.
Using your words leads to better conflict resolution and helps avoid unnecessary
misunderstandings. Using your words can potentially lead to less physical anger.