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by Cheryl Allen | MFA, TC November 2021, TC September 2022
When your child becomes a toddler, you may suddenly begin hearing about fine-motor skill development. There are many ways to develop fine-motor skills, and they are often discussed as if writing is the ultimate outcome. Yet, getting through a day without using your...
by Laura Earls | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
The Montessori Approach to Living Well in Anxious Times The Covid 19 pandemic has brought about so many feelings in all of us: fear, uncertainty, sadness, loneliness, isolation, confusion, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of failure, a lack of connection, a loss of...
by Marie M. Conti and Marcy Krever | Educational Program Coordination, Facilities, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), TC November 2021, The International Montessori Council
Editor’s Note: We know that the authors of this article really meant it to help teachers remember how important setting up children’s environments is to maximize the potential of each child at each stage during the early childhood years. However, because of how...
by Cheryl Allen | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
Montessori is an education centered around peace. How do we help students spend a lifetime, not only accepting and sharing peace, but also feeling secure in the idea that, what is ‘different’ from them and their understanding is interesting and exciting rather than...
by Simone Davis | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
You know the scene. Two children both want the same thing. Or one of them is hurting the other. Or they are complaining and nagging each other. We can’t help ourselves, we come to the rescue. “Why don’t you go first, and then the other one can have a turn next?” “Why...
by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
For more than a hundred years, children in Montessori schools have been practicing the Silence Game as part of their regular routine. Maria Montessori discovered that children experience great pleasure from the self-control that produces real silence. This is a...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
by Cheryl Allen We all appreciate the teachers in our lives, but how do we share that gratitude when we may not know much about them beyond the classroom? Here are ten ideas: 1. Say thank you, and be specific about it: in person or by taking the time to write a note...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
by Cheryl Allen Gifts should be a joy to give and receive, yet sometimes they can cause us stress. In Montessori, we consider how any item will help the child build themselves into the adult they are meant to be. To invite Montessori into your home and family,...
by Michael Crump | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
I tell my children to get out! In fact, I tell them all of the time to get out of my house and go away. Like the unforgettable and motivational lyrics from the song Roam, by the B52’s, I beg my children to “roam where you want to, roam around the world.” A simple song...
by Cathie Perolman | Dear Cathie, Family Resources, Finances, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
DEAR CATHIE— I have always done everything for my children. I just thought that is what good parents did! I thought it showed my love. But now that they are growing up, and I am learning more about the Montessori Method from their school and my reading, I understand...
by Nathan Dungan | Covid, Family Resources, Finances, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
With the coronavirus crisis causing unprecedented job losses, many families are experiencing uncertainty around money. Even families with relatively solid financial footing are feeling a need to rethink family finances. Our impulse as parents is to protect our...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | Book Reviews, Book Reviews TC Nov 2021, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
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by Frank Leto | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
I have been a children’s music teacher for nearly half a century! I started teaching in Michigan and continued in the U.S. Virgin Islands, California, Hawaii, and New Mexico. In the beginning, I was expected to create my own curriculum. Because I was a musician,...
by NewGate Secondary Students | Book Reviews, Book Reviews TC Nov 2021, MFA, TC November 2021
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by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, Book Reviews TC Nov 2021, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Peace Education, TC November 2021
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