Early Years Quiz

1. What does Montessori practice mean to you?

1. What do you understand to be key Montessori principles?

1. Choose two of your favourite principles and explain how you implement them in your everyday practice.

1. Why is preparation of the environment important and how do you do this in your everyday in practice?

1. What do you think are the main qualities of an early years educator?

1. Put the following in order of importance:

                    1: The environment is ready, clean and tidy

• 2: My record keeping and documents are up-to-date

• 3: To follow the child’s interests and needs

• 4: To observe and reflect on my own practice

1. What would you need to do to continue your professional development and grow as an early years/Montessori educator?

1. What are the challenges of implementing Montessori practice?

2. Choose the main two, for you, for your answer.

1. Montessori states the order of the learning environment is a fundamental feature, why is this?

1. What does ‘free flow’ mean to you and how do we, as educators, support the child’s learning and holistic development during this time?