Except for the occasional glimpse of the backs of their heads emerging from the refrigerator, you might have stopped expecting to see…
Mealtime in the Third Plane: 12-18
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For Parents
Mealtime in the Second Plane: 6-12
Peaceful family dinners during the Age of Rudeness? Yes, it’s possible. But just as bedtime had to change to accommodate the needs of a…
Mealtime in the First Plane: 3-6
When you visit a Montessori Early Childhood classroom, you’re likely to see children preparing foods of all kinds: chopping apples,…
Mealtime in the First Plane: 0-3
Montessori classrooms for infants and toddlers are designed with four primary areas in mind: sleeping, toileting or diapering, eating and…
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…
Preserving their Spirits
The human spirit, that human spirit that we should first and foremost consider when we think of education, is glorious, enthusiastic; it…
Intrinsic Motivation & the Traditionally-Educated Child
Children are born motivated to learn. Think about how much a newborn changes and learns in their first year of life. No one grades them…
Supporting Montessori in the Public Sector
It’s been almost fifty years since the rapid expansion of Montessori education brought this method to the public sector, and today, there…
Montessori Monday: The Green Materials
If you remember full-group spelling lessons in your elementary school, it may be hard to imagine how language can be taught in classrooms…