All the children are enjoying this challenge. Soon they seem proud of their shared competence. Next, she whispers encouragement to individual children to go back to the materials and to choose tasks. The emphasis continues on being as quiet as possible. Through techniques like this one, Montessori approaches help young children to primarily focus on regulating their bodies so that they can pay attention.
Individual discipline is emphasized before anything else.
Once the preschoolers can regulate themselves, collective order becomes a next goal. Some of the materials emphasize matching colors and shapes. Another task involves polishing a tarnished piece of silver. Still another involves pouring colored water into small-sized containers. Everyone cannot do the same thing at once.