The environment is prepared with self-correcting materials for work, not play.
The Montessori method seeks to support the child in organization, thus pretend play and opportunities to learn creatively from errors are less likely to be seen in a Montessori classroom.
Montessori agreed that children learn from errors, yet the set-up in which errors may occur is controlled differently in the Montessori classroom.
The didactic, self-correcting materials assist controlling error versus
an adult correcting the child.