by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori students, TC April 2023, Tomorrow's Child
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, TC September 2022
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, TC September 2022
Montessori schools are clearly on the grow. Here is just a sampling of schools that are looking for guides and leaders for the next school year. For a complete listing (and it changes day to day), go to www.montessori.org/classified-ads/ If your school has a position...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Empowerment, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child
There are some things that even money can’t buy, and one of the most valuable contributions that families make to a school is the gift of their time and expertise. Parents, grandparents, and friends of the school are often found helping in the office, assisting in the...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Child's Work, Family Resources, Imagination, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Practical Life, Prepared Environment, TC Feb 2022
by Tim Seldin and Lorna McGrath An excerpt from Montessori For Every Family, published by DK Press, 2021 In most families, there are hobbies, interests, and activities that can be messy, need to be left in place to continue to work on later, or where special tools and...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Faculty, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized
This may be of interest to Montessori schools in the USA The J1 Visa program allows US schools to sponsor visiting teachers to teach at their schools for a number of years. Many Montessori schools use, have used, or have considered participating in the J1 program to find a well-qualified Montessori teacher from outside the […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Teachers
by Matt Levin In our classroom last year, we took notice of the approach of Hannukah, D’wali, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Solstice, all holidays of lights in the darkness. For twenty years, our school’s had an enrichment of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and even...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
Sociology 11/1998 Scott, Sue Jackson, Stevi Backett-Milburn, Kathryn A number of key antinomies have emerged in relation to children and childhood in late modernity: in particular, contradictions between recognising children’s autonomy and the increasing emphasis on child protection; the paradoxical perception of children as both at risk and as a potential threat to other children […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council
This is a PDF of a Power Point presented by Angela Magers at the 2013 IMC conference. Download File
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Science
Self-Assessment Question List for Teachers: from “Science for Everyday; A Montessori Based Science Curriculum” by Erin Galvin Gutierrez This is just the beginning of an endless list of questions to ask, but it is a start. Learning something about one’s teaching methods can be a difficult task, but it is just as important as student […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Primary (3-6), Science
by E.G.Gutierrez NAME OF ACTIVITY: Weather Kids AREA: Science/Weather MATERIALS: A class notebook, colored pencils. AIMS: Observation skills, communication, data collection. PREPARATION: None PRESENTATION BY THE TEACHER: Presentation: You can explain weather to the children as the way it outside; is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, hot, cold, warm, cool, windy? How does it look or […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Science
Student Assessment Question List: from “Science for Everyday; A Montessori Based Science Curriculum” by Erin Galvin Gutierrez Student assessment in the form of questions tends to be an effective tool. Some questions teachers may consider about students follow: Are they grasping the processes involved in the lesson? Are they able to carry out the […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Science
By E.G. Gutierrez Lesson Plan: Nature Walk NAME OF ACTIVITY: Nature Walk AREA: Science/Observation/Classification MATERIALS: A large piece of paper to make a giant graph on (the kind of paper you can get on a roll works best or tape together large pieces of construction paper!). Magic markers to label the rows and columns once […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Science
By E.G. Gutierrez NAME OF ACTIVITY: Thermometers AREA: Science/Weather MATERIALS: You will need a durable and easy to read thermometer. You may even get a few; a digital thermometer, a traditional mercury” (not really mercury anymore!) thermometer, and a round mountable dial thermometer, water of different temperatures, ice, frozen cold packs. AIMS: Observation skills, data […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
BEST PRACTICES IN MONTESSORI Montessori Foundation Conference November 2012 by Betsy Hoke Delve into Montessori’s theory to discover how perfectly it fits the needs of children in 2012. Yet, we can go astray when we take shortcuts, respond to parents’ demands, are pressured to meet standards or misinterpret such common Montessori terms as follow the […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Upper Elementary (9-12)
This is a PDF of a PowerPoint used by Joel Wilkinson at the 2013 IMC conference. Download File
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Mindfulness, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education
Culture Comes Alive! Reinvigorating Culture and Peace Curriculums with Yoga, Music & Movement Are you a lead teacher looking for new ideas to spice up your culture circles and shelves? Are you intimidated by integrating music & movement into your classroom? Or are you are a music specialist/phys ed. specialist looking for new ways to […]
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