I think it’s great to see wonderful pictures of Montessori children working and concentrating. Sometimes it looks so perfect and can be intimidating. Today I wanted to show you what work/play sometimes looks like in our house so that you Read more…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about our toddler bedroom, we recently made changes around our home to support our new toddler. Today I’m showing our toddler living space. I described our infant shelf set ups in our living room Read more…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about our toddler bedroom, we made recently made changes around our home to support our new toddler. Today I’m showing our toddler living space. I described our infant shelf set ups in our living Read more…
Because we are using the Montessori method, one that follows the child’s development, our environments change as the child changes. I showed our infant room and our living area for the infant stage. There were some tweaks along the way, Read more…
Because we are using the Montessori method, one that follows the child’s development, our environments change as the child changes. I showed our infant room and our living area for the infant stage. There were some tweaks along the way, Read more…
I think it is so important to spend time with children in the kitchen. There are so many incredible benefits. They have an opportunity to acquire new vocabulary, gain concrete knowledge of mathematics, experience so much sensorially and they off Read more…
“It is necessary to prepare an active environment for the child , not only in the school but also in the home”- Maria Montessori At every stage, the child’s wish is that we would help him to do it himself. Read more…
The final thing I would look at when choosing a Montessori school is the adults in the environment. This includes the administration, the guide and the assistants. I would look at the administration because they make a lot of decisions Read more…
The last two posts have discussed what to look for in terms of the prepared environment and materials when choosing a Montessori school. Both of those can be faked but it is quite hard to fake the method. This post Read more…
All the materials in the Montessori classroom should be developmentally appropriate. They should be materials to help the child in his development of coordinated movement, language and independence. Independence is developed by the acquisition of real and practical life skills. The Nido Read more…