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Write a note on Three Period lesson and memory games? Three period lessons are used for teaching new words to the Montessori children. The directress teaches both names of material and the names of qualities (positive, comparatives and superlative) related to the material. The three period lessons are; Ø   Naming period Ø   Recognition and Association Period Ø   Pronouncing Period Naming period: The directress presents the child with three contrasting objects, and places them on a mat leaving some distance between them.   Then, she feels the objects thoroughly one at a time. Then she asks the child to repeat as she does. After the child has felt these objects and placed them back. Then she places her finger on a tip of the object and gives name saying “this is___________.” For instance this is cube. She gives names to all objects in the same way.   Then, the teacher will repeat the names of each of the objects. Recognition and Association Period: After naming t

What is stereognostic sense and how can we develop it? It is the combination of tactile and muscular memory in which a child can recognize things by just feeling it.   As Montessori says; “When the hand and arm are moved about an object, an impression of movements added to the touch. Such an impression is attributed to a special, sixth sense, which is called a muscular sense, and which permits many impressions to be stored in a “muscular memory” , which recalls movements that have been made” By doing different kinds of sterognostic exercises, the child can recognize things by touching/feeling them in his hands. Different materials are used to develop this sense such as, Geometric solids, Mystery bags, Sorting Trays, Puzzle maps, and Sandpaper Globe. How to develop stereognostic sense: Stereognostic sense is very important sense as it helps children to discriminate between different size and shape by feeling the objects. It allows children to make a mental picture throug