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by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Editorial note: Lorna McGrath is the Montessori Foundation’s Montessori Family Alliance Director. We asked her to compile a list of her favorite books, by age grouping for parents to read with their children, have their children read for themselves, and for parents to enjoy. Some libraries may have a selection available in digital format. Happy […]
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by Christine Lowry | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
A helpful worksheet to help you help your children feel a sense of purpose at home provided by Christine Lowry, M.Ed. Daily Responsibilities For ages 2 and up Make your bed Put your dirty clothes in the hamper or laundry room Put shoes away Put your personal items away—toys, books, self-care items, etc. Get dressed […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
During the first weeks of the pandemic, The Montessori Foundation began to hold free zoom meetings for parents struggling with a variety of issues.Here is a short review of the Montessori Parent Gathering from April 4, 2020. The presenter was Lorna McGrath, Director...
by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Child's Work, Family Resources, Free Reads, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Review: The World in the Palm of Her HandBy Tim Seldinclick to purchase For parents who want some actual scripting on working with their children at home, we recommend this book. I used it on many occasions with my four granddaughters and they enjoyed the activities...
by Margot Garfield-Anderson | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Dear Grandparents; ot being able to visit in person with my grandchildren has been about the most difficult part of the stay- at-home directive most of us are under. And even if you live near your grandchildren the CDC is not advising our generation to have physical contact with our young ones. I think most […]
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by Robin Howe, EdD | Child's Work, MFA, Montessori Education, Practical Life, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Editor’s Note: If we had a dollar for every time a skeptical parent has questioned the amount of time their young Montessori child spends washing tables …In 2007, Robin Howe (now Robin Howe, EdD) was just starting out his his career as a Montessori teacher at a charter school in Florida. This article originally appeared […]
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by Andrew Kutt | Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Psychology, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
hat a difference a month makes. The whole world is reacting to a pandemic of a previously unknown virus. It’s an emergency on a global scale, dominating every news cycle. It’s the subject of conversations over coffee counters at 7-11 in the mornings and at local watering holes in the evenings. Our lives are being […]
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by Christine Lowry | Child's Work, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Psychology, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Wow, has our world changed! ow, we’re working from home—still full time, and still expected to get our job done with confidence and competence. And then, oh yes, the children are home and no childcare or school to fill their day. But wait, and I am supposed to teach them and set up a Montessori […]
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | MFA, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Dear Tomorrow’s Child Readers: n the way to finishing our May 2020 Issue of Tomorrow’s Child something surreal and very, very bad happened to, as it turns out, the whole world. Thank you for your years of loyalty and your patience. As family and staff members battled through COVID-19’s physical symptoms, schools closed, and we […]
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by The Montessori Foundation | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
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by Tim Seldin | Child's Work, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Prepared Environment, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
hat do Montessori children do all day? Simple. They do what they feel like doing, within the same reasonable limits that define the culture of the classrooms in the morning. When they are hungry, they eat. When tired, they sleep. They may read, write, paint or draw. They may work in the garden, watch the […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Mindfulness, Reading, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12), Young Adolescent, Young Adults
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Set in 2002, a year after the tragedy of 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is a novel with willful political significance. Author Tahereh Mafi tries very hard to bridge a gap between two people who theoretically come from different worlds. She does this through the […]
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by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Literally by Lucy Keating Have you ever read a book about falling in love? You may be wondering what that even means. Well, that’s what I thought when I first picked up the book Literally by Lucy Keating. Annabelle’s life is something out of a fairytale. She has a perfect home in sunny California, a […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Communication, Discipline, Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Family Life, Peace Education, Planes of Development, Psychology, Sensitive Periods, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Dear Cathie— My children are not always nice to each other, and they sometimes admit they have been unkind to others at school or on play dates as well. I want them to learn to be kind and respectful. I have been expecting them to say “I’m sorry” when they act in this manner, such […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Child's Work, Empowerment, Kindergarten, MFA, Planes of Development, Science, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
My very enthusiastic 6-year-old granddaughter, Aubrey, is very into experiments. She’s a Kindergarten student and her love of learning is made evident by her desire to try to learn new things outside her classroom. And, let’s face it, she knows I’m all in on anything she wants to try out when I’m there for a […]
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