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Teacher Talk: Observers in the Classroom
Montessori classrooms enchant curious observers. How can so many young children engage so independently at once? How come everyone seems…
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…
Thankful: Montessori
It’s the American Thanksgiving, and across the country, families are gathering together to acknowledge the things for which they are…
Teacher Talk: Eye of the Storm
The month or so between Halloween and the Winter holidays is, for many teachers, a time of chaos and unpredictability. Schedules are…
Time Out!
“Time Out.” “The Naughty Chair.” “Take A Break.” It’s got lots of names, but it generally works the same way. The child breaks a rule….