A Few More Details
I love the preparation of the environment. This is the place we lovingly prepare for a child to construct himself. […]
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A Parent’s Role
Last school year I posted the first of a two-part series The Search for School. In honor of the new
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Vocal Practice
Sarah, > I find that Melissa (22 months) sometimes shouts in restaurants – like “mama!!” When I am sitting right
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A few classroom details
This time of year so many teachers are preparing their environments. One beauty of the Montessori classrooms is that they
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“You know a good mother would pick up her crying child.”
This article has really gotten to the core of how we work with young children in a Montessori classroom. We
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Language Rich
This term is one that was thrown around quite a bit in my Montessori Trainings. We discussed the importance of
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It’s in the details
A sensitive period for tiny objects.As a young child explores the world through his senses, he is drawn to different
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The Center
Maria Montessori wrote that the the center of the child can not be touched and that we, as the adults
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How to put on a sock (in 10 toddler steps)
How to put on a sock in 10 toddler steps… 1. Sit down2. Pick up the sock and look at
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Critical thinking, not praise (let’s talk about art!)
In my parenting, I have made a conscious effort to remove the phrase ‘good job’ from my list of stock responses.