Cultural Area
The Cultural area at the level of children aged 3 to 6 years is worked in conjunction with the language area as it helps in the development of vocabulary, training, and expression of thought and reasoning.
The child needs to observe, to experience, know the concept of things and materialize them through symbols.
In order to correspond to the child's need to begin to have a general vision in his first contact with the environment, Dr. Montessori suggests help before the child is six years old.
Maria Montessori says that the child needs to acquire concrete experiences by manipulating and exploring. Present the child a clear vision of the universe and its creation, and how things are interconnected with each other.
Through the presentations of the Cultural materials in a simple and impressive language, the child can acquire knowledge in the following areas:
• History: The Universe, concept of time and its measurement, climate and seasons, fundamental human needs, etc.
• Geography: globe, continents, geographical features, the name of countries, their flags and culture, etc.
• Zoology: classification and nomenclature of animals in vertebrates and invertebrates., Experiments.
• Botany: botanical nomenclature, parts, and function of the root, flower, leaf, tree, etc. Experiments
• Experiments: Floats and sinks, magnetic activity, gravity, etc.
• Art: appreciation of the history of art, painting, sculpture, music, theater, etc.
Within our curriculum we have the personalization of cultural materials, this means for example that if a child has ethnic origins of the Philippines we prepare a special material with regard to the culture and customs of that country. This helps the child to connect with his roots and to be able to appreciate and relate more positively to his parents, grandparents, cousins, etc. It also helps other children to appreciate cultural diversity.
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