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This document discusses two Montessori cultural exercises: 1) Naming the continents on a jigsaw puzzle map, where children learn the names of the seven continents and five oceans through a three period lesson of selecting, naming, and reviewing pieces. 2) Puzzle maps of the continents, where children learn the visual forms and names of countries on each continent by removing and replacing puzzle pieces in a three period lesson, building familiarity with each country's name. These exercises help teach geography through interactive, multi-sensory lessons.

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Material:: Layiba Aslam D 16374

This document discusses two Montessori cultural exercises: 1) Naming the continents on a jigsaw puzzle map, where children learn the names of the seven continents and five oceans through a three period lesson of selecting, naming, and reviewing pieces. 2) Puzzle maps of the continents, where children learn the visual forms and names of countries on each continent by removing and replacing puzzle pieces in a three period lesson, building familiarity with each country's name. These exercises help teach geography through interactive, multi-sensory lessons.

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Question 1: Discuss the significance of Montessori


cultural exercises.
Presentation:
Naming the Continents on the Jigsaw Puzzle Map
Material:
● Jigsaw puzzle map of the hemispheres
Exercise:
This exercise helps teach the names of the seven
continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North
America, South America and Antarctica) and the five
oceans (Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean). The teacher begins by
inviting a child and has him lay out a mat and shift the
continent puzzle map to the mat. She selects and
takes out three continents which are contrasting in
color, as well as in shape (also including the child’s
own continent). The Three Period Lesson is given and
the exercise continued on the following days until the
child becomes well familiarized with the name of each
continent. When the child has learned the names of
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the first three continents, more continents are added


and the Three Period Lesson continued, while
simultaneously reviewing previously learned names as
well. Once he has learned the names of all the seven
continents, the names of the five oceans are taught in
the same way through the Three Period Lesson.
Presentation: Puzzle Maps - The Continents
Materials:
● A set of six wooden maps, one for each continent
except Antarctica.
● Each continent is divided into puzzle pieces
according to the countries.
● The wooden knob is approximately in the position
of the capital city of each country.
● The Puzzle Map of the World
Exercise: This exercise helps children with the visual
recognition of the forms of the political divisions of
the continents and helps familiarize with and
memorize the names of the countries. A child is
invited by the directress to come work with her and a
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mat laid rolled out with their help. He is brought over


to the puzzle maps and told that they will be working
with the puzzle map of one of the continents. The
teacher begins with their home continent, for
example, Asia, pointing to it on the world map, and
asking the child for this continent’s name. She shows
the child that the Asia on the world map is the Asia
that is in large (on the continent map).
She tells the child that now, on the Asia map,
they can see the countries (putting the world map
aside for now). Slowly, by using the knobs, three of
the puzzle pieces (three different countries, not
touching, and preferably, not the same color) are
taken out. Each one is placed on the map to the left of
the puzzle, as another three pieces are taken out and
replaced in their correct spot by the child. Similarly,
four pieces are replaced correctly and so on. The child
is allowed to work with the pieces of the country map,
three pieces are taken out, for e.g. China, Bangladesh
and Pakistan and their names repeated. The child is
then asked to replace them, using their name, for
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example, “Please put back China.” This is repeated


until all of the pieces have been put back. The child is
then asked to take out the same three pieces, one by
one, and by name, for example, “Please take out
Pakistan.” Once all three are out, the child is asked,
“What country would you like to put back?” (The child
should respond with the name of one of the
countries.)
This Three-Period Lesson is repeated for
the other countries until the child knows all of the
countries by name. This may take some time. Once
the child knows his home continent, he can choose to
work with another continent map.

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