Montessori Materials in Early and Preschool Education

Glavni cilj ovoga rada bio je istražiti aktualnost Montessori materijala danas. Naime, analizirati će se i usporediti imaju li Montessori materijali i Nacionalni kurikulum za rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje kao ishodišni dokumenta u radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi podudarnosti, odnosno dodirne točke. Montessori materijali nastali su na početku prošloga stoljeća kao važan element Montessori pedagogije, čiji je autor znanstvenica Marija Montessori. Iako je koncepcija nastala prošlog stoljeća zanimljivo je istražiti postoji li aktualnost materijala danas.The main goal of this paper was to investigate the relevance of Montessori material in present time. The paper will analyze and compare whether Montessori materials and the National Curriculum for Early and Preschool Education, as a starting document in working with children of early and preschool age, have congruence or points of contact. Montessori materials originated at the beginning of the last century as an important element of Montessori pedagogy, authored by scientist Maria Montessori. Although the concept has its origins in the last century, it is interesting to explore whether the material is relevant today