Montessori learning Materials

As discussed earlier in our introduction , Montessori learning materials (also called didactic materials) reflect the ideas of the Montessori Method, were designed for specific reasons, and are presented to students in a particular way. Every material has a special place in the classroom, and an important part of every presentation is that a student sees where a material is placed so that the student can return the material to its proper place after it is used.
One big change from the early childhood program is that the elementary teacher no longer always groups all the materials required for an activity in one place.
Elementary students choosing to work on a particular activity might need to go to several places to gather materials, then choose a table or spread a work mat on the floor to create a work area. However, the teacher still, as much as reasonably possible, clusters subjects and their associated materials into areas or zones.
Students choosing to work on a math activity, for example, might need to go to their schoolwork boxes to obtain their math journals, then to the math area to collect math exercises and the math materials involved, then to another part of the classroom for tools such as pencils, rulers, and scissors – all before setting up their work space and starting to work.