“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” – Maria Montessori Because we care deeply about our children, we seek…
The Kind of Help a Kid Can Do Without
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The Sensitive Periods
“At such a time everything is easy; all is life and enthusiasm. Every effort marks an increase in power. Only when the goal has been…
Montessori Monday: The Knobbed Cylinders
You’d be hard pressed to visit any Montessori early childhood classroom in the world and not find the Knobbed Cylinders on the shelf….
Teacher Talk: Wired, Weird Days
Tis the season for chaos in our classrooms. It may catch you by surprise: the classrooms have been steadily tooling along. The children…
Children & Coffee
It’s a peaceful Saturday morning and the house is casually flopping about. You have a great idea: a family walk down to your local coffee…
Sharing is Caring, Except…
“Share with your friends!” “Remember to share!” “Give your friend some!” Children who share are seen as more generous, more kind, more…
Grace and Courtesy: Teaching Manners Matters
Emily Post once wrote, “ Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners,…
Quiet!
“Why is it so quiet?” If you’re expecting your child’s classroom to be more like a circus than a sanctuary, you may be surprised by how…
Montessori Monday: The Continent Map
There are some parts of the Montessori classroom that seem to get all the attention: the beautiful Practical Life materials, the engaged…
Difficult Conversations
Something is going awry. A parent has raised a concern about (enter any number of possibilities here: your teaching, your classroom, the…