2. Montessori
Child Centered Curriculum
Teachers are guides, helping the children find their way in the
materials
Play is the child’s work
Play is focused on academics and allows children to work at their
own pace
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3. Taking A Look At What Preschool
Montessori Is And How It Works!
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4. Taking A Look At Infant Montessori
And How It Works
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5. Waldorf
Play based with a predictable structure
Dependable routine
Mixed age classrooms
Does not include media in the classroom
Does not involve academics, no homework, tests, handout or even
desks
Children spend a lot of time outdoors
Teaches kids how to think, not what to think
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7. Reggio Emilia
Project-based approach
Lessons are based on interest of the child
Teacher encourages children to discover answers on their own
through experience
Create projects to help children learn concepts and ideas, projects
can take weeks to complete
Class room is set up to be a home like environment
Teachers do a lot of documentation, documentation shows the
process and the product
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9. High/ Scope Approach
Active Participatory Learning
Focuses on adult- child interactions, classroom layout and materials,
and the daily routine
Classes are divided into interest areas
Children engage in both individual and social play
Children participate in both small group and large group activities
Plan-Do- Review format: Plan- Children make choices about what
they will do, Do- they carry out their ideas, Review- they reflect on
their activities with peers and adults
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11. Bank Street Preschool
Development-Interaction Approach
Emphasis is on educating the whole child in an experience- based,
interdisciplinary and collaborative setting
Mixed age classrooms
Provides a balance between child and adult initiated activities
Necessitates the staff to set goals, plan strategies for achieving them
and follow up to evaluate and revise them as necessary
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