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by John Long | Kindergarten, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
his is a story about eight wooden blocks and a five-year-old girl. The eight wooden blocks are nestled in a hinged wooden box. The five-year-old girl is sitting alone at a small wooden table. She is very good at arithmetic, her teacher tells me, but rarely chooses to work with this kind of spatial, three-dimensional […]
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by The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector | Kindergarten, Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Charter Schools, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Montessori Bilingual Education: Prevalence and Type of Bilingual Montessori Programs / A white paper from The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector Downloaded and shared with the National Center’;s permission from http://public-montessori.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Montessori-Bilingual-Brief.pdf ontessori bilingual programs are increasing in number in both the private and the public sectors. In the private sector, a bilingual school, typically, […]
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by The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
A white paper from The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. Downloaded and shared with permission from http://public-montessori.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-Assistant-in-a-Montessori-Classroom.pdf Key Points: Assistants are key to ensuring that the complex learning environment is prepared for children. Assistants enable Montessori teachers to focus on instruction without interruption. The assistant’s broad awareness and scanning of the environment […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Psychology, Webinars / MFA
Lorna McGrath – Why Screen Toddlers? Take a look together with Lorna at the pro’s and con’s of screening toddlers, the screening tools available, and what information would be helpful to parents and teachers as children grow and develop
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by Lorna McGrath | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
In this session participants will learn what schools mean when they offer All-Day Montessori programs. What age children, what activities, what are staffing needs? These questions and more are answered in this webcast. Download File
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
Parents often say, “Something inside keeps me from committing to any program. What can you tell me to help sort this all out?” Maren is here to help. Join us for this session to compare, contrast and decide your child’s best kindergarten option. Download File
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by Sharon Caldwell | Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Imagination, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Primary (3-6), Reading, Upper Elementary (9-12)
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by Chelsea Howe, PsyD | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Psychology, Tomorrow's Child
t’s the beginning of the school year in North America, after many months of unstructured or semi-structured summer activity. Undoubtedly, things will be shaken in your child’s world when they return to school this fall – perhaps, your world will be shaken, too! Many children wait all year long for summer to hit, and who […]
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by Tim Seldin | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
Author’s Note: This article is told in part by the author, and in part through the words of several Montessori teachers, students and parents with whom I spoke in preparing our DVD, Joyful Scholars – The Elementary Mon-tessori Program, available from the Montessori Foundation publication center (www. montessori-foundation-books.org) s children near the end of their kindergarten […]
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by Tim Seldin | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials
The Town Game This is a wonderful activity for either the classroom or home. It helps children learn how to read a map, follow directions, and practice their reading. Materials: Provide a large piece of heavy-grade vinyl (thick enough that it lays flat but can still be rolled up like a rug). On this sheet […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Family Resources, Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources
Dear Cathie: My three-year-old is starting Montessori school in the fall, and they want her to go every day. The school has a three-day-a-week option, and that seems to be plenty of time in school to me. I know that very young children do advanced academic things in a Montessori school, and while I want […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
Dear Cathie, We are starting to look at schools for our child who will be three years old this summer. While we are drawn to the Montessori Schools we have visited and the activities we see there, we are finding the price quite off setting. Can you make any justification for the price of a preschool education? Also we see such […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Child's Work, Kindergarten, Language, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Reading, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA, Writing
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by Tim Seldin | Early Adolescence (12-15), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA, Young Adolescent
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by Jacqueline Cossentino Ed.D | Emotionally Healthy Children, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
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