The Early Childhood Montessori classrooms provide rich supports as children refine their abilities to perceive through their senses and…
Montessori Monday: The Stereognostic Sense
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Teacher Talk: Keeping Up Appearances
There is a simple elegance to the dress code for most Montessori teachers, driven by the nature of the work. We are integrated parts of…
Preparing for your Parent-Teacher Conference
Here in the US, we’re a little over halfway through the school year, a perfect time for Parent-Teacher conferences. Your child’s teacher…
Montessori in the Airport
Ideally, we’re all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children’s development, when they can move smoothly…
Montessori in the Backseat
If you’re like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car….
Material Matters
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful…
Montessori Monday: The Strip Boards
In the early Montessori materials, children explore and practice concepts through concrete, hands-on manipulatives. These materials, from…
Teacher Talk: Why You Should Go to Conference and What You Should Do While You’re There
It’s almost Spring, that season when Montessori conferences pop up like daffodils to enchant and inspire Montessori teachers all over the…
Dinnertime
You’ve heard it before: families that sit down to dinner together enjoy higher academic outcomes for their kids, higher self-esteem, and…
The Witching Hour
The activity of the day is done (almost.) Dinner is ready (almost.) The table is almost set. The kids are almost settled down. You’re not…