The Montessori Planes of Development by Chris Music Lower Elementary Teacher (Grades 1–3)
Maria Montessori was alive at an amazing time for a dive into the understanding of Human Development. With her background in anthropology and the science of human development being researched by her contemporaries, Piaget and Vygotsky, she worked to solidify her ideas of the Four Planes of Development through direct observation. These Planes represented the many physical and psychological changes we undergo as we develop into adults. The Four Planes are described as Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity. These stages are broken down into six‑year cycles with the initial three years representing the acquisition of skills and the next three year representing the refinement of those skills. 4 | Eton School
Fall 2019
