The Franklin Montessori School
Forest Hills Campus
4473 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone 202.966.7747, Fax 202.966.8508

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SENSORIAL

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Maria Montessori believed that nothing exists in the intellect that was not first experienced in the senses.

The materials in the sensorial area are designed to help children sharpen their senses by isolating particular qualities such as color, size, flavor, smell, pitch, texture and weight. Each of the materials in this area is autodidactic and allows the child to work at their own pace with minimal interruption from the teacher.

Children enjoy working with these materials repeatedly and often develop their own variations on the standard lesson.


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