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…
Preparing for your Parent-Teacher Conference
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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…
The Most Important Meal of the Day
If you’re like many families, mornings are hectic. Sleepy parents, sleepy adults, breakfast to make, lunches to pack, school bags, work…
What happens next…
While this is the time of year when many parents and schools are preparing for their Fall registrations, when new combinations of…