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Second Language Goals, Montessori Methods

Second Language Goals, Montessori Methods

          by M. J. Rosanova, Ph.D. The Montessori Bilingual Institute (MOBI) The children are playing outside. I can hear them outside my window. They’re singing and calling out to each other in Japanese. No, our school isn’t located in Japan. InterCultura Montessori is located in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of […]

Toddlers International Pre-School

Toddlers International Pre-School

NOTE: This is a peak into a developing Montessori school in Nepal in their own words. You may find things in this school that are similar to your school and others that sound distinctly different. There are many threads within the Montessori tapestry. About the School: Toddlers International Pre-School was established in 2012. aiming for […]

Elementary Years

Elementary Years

To inspire academic excellence; nurture curiosity, creativity, and imagination; and awaken the human spirit As children near the end of their kindergarten year in Montessori, many parents struggle with the question of whether or not to keep their children in...
Webinar:  Understanding Your Child: Sensitivities Birth to Six Years Old

Webinar: Understanding Your Child: Sensitivities Birth to Six Years Old

Children experience “sensitive periods” when they are consumed with a natural desire to develop certain skills or grow in specific areas. This webinar will explore these periods and how you can support your child’s natural, spontaneous development in each domain.

Book Review:  The Name Jar

Book Review: The Name Jar

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi his is a sweet book about friendship and compassion. It is the story of an elementary-age child moving from one country to another, one culture to another, and one language to another. At first, she was embarrassed because she and her name were very different than the children in […]

Book Review:  Love That Dog

Book Review: Love That Dog

Love That Dog By Sharon Creech his book would be great for ages eight to twelve. The book is written like a journal. It is in the boy’s point of view. He is in an elementary class and the class is doing a unit on poetry. Jack’s teacher reads poetry to the class. He thinks […]

Book Review:  Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along

Book Review: Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along By Howard Binkow and 
Reverend Ann 
Illustrated by David A. Cutting and Mike Ferrin
 Book Design by Jane Darroch Riley
 This story begins with a youngster who is sad about not being invited to a friend’s birthday party, and he begins talking with his very wise […]

Book Review:  Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Book Review: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Story by Eric Litwin
 Art by James Dean
(creator of Pete the Cat) hat a cute story for young ones! The story writer throws in a song which repeats as the buttons pop, some rhyming, and a little subtraction lesson as well. Oh, and, the lesson: things come […]

Book Review:  Sitti’s Secrets

Book Review: Sitti’s Secrets

By Naomi Shihab Nye 
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter itti’s Secrets is an older book that somehow just crossed my desk. I love it! Its contents are profound, heartwarming, and hopeful. The illustrations are lovely. It was published in 1997. Twenty years ago. Really? How could that be? This the story of a young girl who […]

Book Review:  Women in Science

Book Review: Women in Science

Women in Science Written & illustrated
By Rachel Ignotofsky hese are two-page stories of women who were curious, inventive, smart, strong, and determined. They made their way in a field that has been thought of for centuries as a man’s field: Science. They contributed to our world in powerful ways. The illustrations are fascinating and detailed. […]

Book Review: A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon

Book Review: A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon

By Audrey Penn Illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson his is a little board book with a whimsical story about a young raccoon who doesn’t want to leave his mommy and go to school. Mom kisses Chester’s palm and tells him that he’ll always have her with him. He can hold his palm to his cheek […]

Book Review:  Around the World from A to Z

Book Review: Around the World from A to Z

Around the World from A to Z By Christine Cheung & Han Tran
I Illlustrated by Tong Wu This is a different kind of alphabet book written by Montessorians with gorgeous illustrations and a preface on how to use Sandpaper Letters. On the left-hand page is a textured letter of the alphabet in cursive. On the […]

BOOK REVIEW: Aardvark to Zucchini

BOOK REVIEW: Aardvark to Zucchini

Aardvark to Zucchini: Phonetic Alphabet Book Written by Joan A. Hentschel Illustrated by Suzanne M. Peyer Having taught in a 3-6 Montessori classroom for 15 years, I found that teaching children to read can be done in many ways. There is no one right way for every child. There are lots of good ways that […]

Dear Cathie: Choosing Books For Your Child

Dear Cathie: Choosing Books For Your Child

Dear Cathie, I hear that Montessori schools recommend books that are realistic and do not have talking animals. My preschooler loves books with animals as main characters, and many of these do talk. Is it negative to read such literature to her at this stage of her development? —A CONCERNED PARENT Dear Concerned Parent, I […]

Early Literacy in the Montessori Toddler Setting: Supporting Learning through the Sensitive Periods

Early Literacy in the Montessori Toddler Setting: Supporting Learning through the Sensitive Periods

he room is lovely. A large window looks out onto a set of gardens. The hardwood floors glisten, and the room is painted in soft, neutral colors. The palate of the room is simple: child-sized furniture, bookshelves, tables, and work areas. In a corner of the room is a soft, comfortable children’s chair with pillows […]