ARTICLES | May 2024 ISSUE
The Advantage of Mixed-Aged Classrooms
When we have visitors and tours in our classroom, I often wonder what parents and caregivers think when they see our mixed-age students working together. I see these families walk into our classroom observing something most of them probably haven’t seen before. I was...
Navigating Your Toddler’s First Days at a Montessori School
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF TODDLERS As a parent, the transition from home to school can be a whirlwind of emotions. Excitement mingles with anxiety, and there's a mix of anticipation and uncertainty about how your child will fare in this new environment. But fear not;...
Supporting Young Artists with a DIY Home Easel
A Practical Life Experience for Children 16 months and up by Sarah Moudry Materials you will need • Towel bar • Towel bar brackets • 18” roll of paper meant for paint • Contact paper (to protect the wall) • Vinyl floor mat • Wall clips • Magnetic wall strip • Magnetic...
How to Deliver a Powerful, Yet Meaningful, Apology to your Teenage Child
Editor’s note: Montessori education is all about modeling the behavior we expect our children to learn. As they grow, we might not teach them how to wait for their turn to speak, but we might very well enforce their empathy, social skills and model the way we want...
Bridgeview Montessori School
A School that Lives Its Mission and Core Values Bridgeview Montessori is a 10,000 sq. ft. school designed for 95 students. It has six classrooms, a dedicated art studio, a science room, a library, a kitchen, a separate space for before-and-after-care, and small...
Nourishing the Whole Child
Healthy Eating And Wellness At Desert Garden Montessori School by Cassie Tolman Montessori education embraces the whole child to create a nourishing environment that fosters curiosity, creativity, connection to the natural world, and respect for the earth. Encouraging...
Candid Conversations
Parents & Adult Montessori Children The sun shone on the gleaming wooden boxes, the healthy plants, and the happy rabbit living quietly in the corner as I followed my daughter into a Montessori classroom for the first time. I had searched the Phoenix Valley for a...
Unveiling Geometry’s Cultural Tapestry
A Journey of Discovery & Connection by Ola Elserwi The ancient Greeks regarded drawing geometric constructions using only a compass and straightedge as essential for proving theorems. They discovered that this method facilitated problem analysis through the...
Dear Cathie – Play Kitchen
Play Kitchen DEAR CATHIE— MY DAUGHTER LOVES PLAYING IN HER COUSIN’S PLAY KITCHEN. WHENEVER WE ARE AT HER COUSIN'S HOUSE, SHE GRAVITATES TOWARD THAT ACTIVITY AND SPENDS A LOT OF TIME THERE. WE HAVE VISITED QUITE A FEW MONTESSORI PROGRAMS, AND WE NOTICE THAT THEY DO NOT...
Grab A Book – Book Reviews
Irena’s Jars of Secrets Written by Marcia Vaughan Illustrated by Ron Mazellan Jars of HOPE Written by Jennifer Roy Illustrated by Meg Owenson These are two different books, written by two different women, creating two slightly different stories, but both are about the...
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