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Sensitive Period for Understanding Manners and Courtesies (from 2-6 years)

For children aged 3-6 there are grace and courtesy lessons in a Montessori classroom. For children aged 0-3 grace and courtesy is modeled by the adults. This entails the parents to be using their manners with the children and other adults that may be around.

 

More Montessori Sensitive Periods:

Sensitive Period for Order (age 18 months to 2 years)
Sensitive Period for Language (birth to 6 years)
Sensitive Period for Movement (birth to 4 years)
Sensitive Period for Refinement of the Senses (birth to 5 years)
Sensitive Period for Weaning (5 to 6 months)
Sensitive Period for Numbers (4 to 5.5 years)
Sensitive Period for Manners and Courtesies (2 to 6 years)

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#3 olubukola 14-Oct-2011
hi, i just stumbled on your blog.its quite interesting and educative.
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#2 sandrar 11-Sep-2009
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.
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#1 Natasha 25-May-2009
My twin girls are two and a half, they are showing their independence now and I believe in encouraging them to learn at their own pace. All children would benefit for this way of teaching because they would really reach their full potential, if this approach was used. I’m all for it!
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