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A Position Statement on Critical Race Theory in American Education

by The Montessori Foundation | Montessori Curriculum, Social Justice, The International Montessori Council

The undersigned Montessori organizations challenge the national, state, and local legislative policies and laws that serve to regulate, limit, and intentionally omit what is taught about an honest history of the United States of America, the roles that all citizens...

What Is The Montessori Method?

by Andrea Gibb | Executive Functioning, Grace and Courtesy, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child

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I think my child is ready to move up to the next class… a year early!

by Tim Seldin | Children with Exceptionalities, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Planes of Development, Prepared Environment, TC Feb 2022

Over the years, it’s quite common for parents to come to us to say that, since their child is so advanced academically, they worry that the class they are in now is not sufficiently challenging. It is not unusual for parents to ask the school to move them up a year...

Faces of Normalization

by Dorothy Harman | Child's Work, Children with Exceptionalities, Emotionally Healthy Children, Montessori Curriculum, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), TC Feb 2022

Normalization is a term that Montessori teachers exhaust at the beginning of each school year. “The children are normalizing.” “Normalization is a delicate process.” “We’re almost normalized.” But what is normalization? Dr. Montessori described normalization in this...

Science for Everyday — Student Assessment Question List

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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Culture Comes Alive! Reinvigorating Culture and Peace Curriculums with Yoga, Music & Movement

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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Sample Study Guide for Secondary Students

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Later Adolescence (15-18), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Secondary / High School

Upper School Study Guide Student ______________________ Week of ________________ Science ____________ Skills and knowledge_________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Lessons and experiences _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Assignments _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Math __________________ Skills and knowledge_________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Lessons and experiences ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Assignments _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Humanities History Skills and knowledge_________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Lessons and experiences _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ […]

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Recommended Montessori Materials for ages 6 to 12

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Materials, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

List of Recommended Montessori Materials for an Elementary Class This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file with a detailed list of the Montessori materials recommended by the Montessori Foundation for an elementary class for either ages 6 to 9 or 9 to 12. Download File

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Montessori Curriculum Theory Workshop

by Sharon Caldwell | Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Sharon Caldwell and Hillary Drinkell presented this Power Point at the 2013 IMC conference. Download File

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Montessori Curriculum Scope and Sequence

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, Science, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12)

This is a very useful document developed by the Montessori Foundation and included for IMC member reference. An even more robust version of this scope and sequence has been aligned to the Common Core State Standards and is exclusively available as part of Montessori Compass, an excellent Montessori student record keeping solution (www.montessoricompass.com) Download File

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Cosmic Education Resource Page

by Sharon Caldwell | Imagination, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Science, Writing

Begun by Sharon Caldwell NOTE TO THE READER: This page is a work in progress. I will continue to update it as I find more resources and information. Please email me at sharoncaldwell@montessori.org with suggestions and requests. Please also check out the Cosmic...

Workbooks – Is there a place for them in Authentic Montessori

by Sharon Caldwell | Child's Work, Educational Program Coordination, Effective Boards, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Download PDF of Article: Workbooks – Is there a place for them in Authentic Montessori Education?

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Toward Best Practice: The Exercises of Practical Life

by Tim Seldin | Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Empowerment, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

By Tim Seldin and Jonathan Wolff The exercises in Practical Life are the very heart of Montessori education. As young children wash tables, pour liquids, polish silver, sweep and dust, they are developing the inner aptitudes of calmness, order, concentration, coordination, and fine motor skills. At the same time, through the process of learning to […]

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Montessori Early Childhood Language: Life-Long Literacy

by Ann Epstein Ph.D | Brain Development, Communication, Language, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Reading

The development of language in early-childhood classrooms is an umbrella for the entire Montessori curriculum. Often teachers and parents consider activities on the shelves of the Language area as the heart of actual language learning. Certainly these activities provide powerful opportunities, but language learning occurs most profoundly in the moment-to-moment life of interactions within the […]

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Enrich Your Curriculum With A Montessori Studio Program

by Tim Seldin | Administrative Team, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, Upper Elementary (9-12)

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A Sample Philosophy Of Curriculum

by Tim Seldin | Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)

The Barrie School Curriculum Guide: Age 3 — 12 A Philosophy Of Curriculum by Tim Seldin, Headmaster, 1971-93 The Barrie School is designed to prepare children both for university and for life. There are three key ideas that are central to our mission as a school: It is not the adult who shapes the […]