{"id":2651742,"date":"2026-05-13T15:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/?p=2651742"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:38:14","slug":"understanding-thinking-and-becoming-an-active-learner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/elementary\/understanding-thinking-and-becoming-an-active-learner\/2651742\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding, thinking, and becoming an active learner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2651742\" class=\"elementor elementor-2651742 elementor-2651721\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e8063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e8063\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8e5be3\" data-id=\"e8e5be3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e1a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e1a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 6\u201312 cycle, the child gradually enters a new stage of development: that of reasonedthinking. Their inner motivation is now driven by the need to understand, explore, and give meaning. <br><br><\/p><p>\nMaterials continue to play a fundamental role. Always concrete, they guide the child step by step toward abstract thinking. Manipulating, experimenting, observing, and verifying allowthe child to build knowledge actively and sustainably.  <br><br><\/p><p>\nThe child also learns to self-correct. Through materials and adult guidance, they develop a more precise view of their work and understand that error is a full part of the learning process. It is not an obstacle, but rather an opportunity to go further and deepen understanding.  <br><br><\/p><p>\nOver the years, the child gains intellectual and organizational autonomy. They learn to manage time, plan their work, self-assess, and set realistic goals. Gradually, they become capable of implementing the means needed to achieve what they set out to do.  <br><br><\/p><p>\nThis progression is essential: it enables the child to become an active participant in their learning rather than a passive executor. They develop skills that extend far beyond school: perseverance, organization, critical thinking, and confidence in their ability to learn. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 6\u201312 cycle, the child develops intrinsic motivation by actively building knowledge, learning to self-correct and to organize independently, so as to take ownership of their learning and strengthen confidence, perseverance, and critical thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2651750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2651742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elementary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651742"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651758,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651742\/revisions\/2651758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}