Montessori classrooms enchant curious observers. How can so many young children engage so independently at once? How come everyone seems…
Teacher Talk: Observers in the Classroom
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The Terribly Misunderstood Twos
“Sweetheart, it’s time to put on your shoes.” “No.” “Do you want me to help you?” “No.” “Do you want to do it yourself?” “No. No. NO….
Toddlers and the Sensitive Periods
Montessori identified eleven different Sensitive Periods, and others have been suggested as our understanding of human development…
The Sensitive Period to Order, or Why Won’t My Kid Just Use a Different Spoon?
The Sensitive Period to Order, which usually presents between the ages of two and four, brings with it a whole new set of challenges for…
A Beginning, Middle and End: The Cycle of Activity
As the school year progresses, you’ll see the simpler, familiar activities on the classroom shelves replaced with beautiful, carefully…
Montessori Monday: Word Building with the Large Moveable Alphabet
Our Montessori classroom is rich with language, from the casual conversations children enjoy between friends and teachers to the formal…
Teacher Talk: Evoking Gratitude on all the other days
As we recover from American Thanksgiving, it’s a time to be aware of the things for which we are grateful. But how do we “teach” a virtue…
Childhood For Sale: Cheap!
Black Friday: the day most American marketers are finally “in the black,” an accomplishment reflective of the start of the holiday…
Thankful: Montessori
It’s the American Thanksgiving, and across the country, families are gathering together to acknowledge the things for which they are…
Modeling Gratitude in the Third Plane: 12-18
If you believe what you see on TV, you might think that adolescents are selfish, narcissistic, and judgmental of adults, their siblings,…