Primary (3-6) | Montessori Foundation | MFA

Helping Children With Differences Learn To Read In A Montessori Classroom

by Amanda Riccetti | Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Language, Language & Reading, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Reading, TC September 2021

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Peacemaking Circles

by Claire Salkowski | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Faculty, Grace and Courtesy, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Montessorians are familiar with the daily “Circle” and use this important practice for starting or closing the day, but the Peacemaking Circle or Conferencing approach has become part of restorative practices in schools, workplaces, prisons, and Court systems around the country and throughout the world. Based on ancient practices of aboriginal peoples, this approach creates […]

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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)

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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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Competition

by Terri Sherrill | Empowerment, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)

After Christmas, a mother walked up to me in the hall to tell me about her son. He is in my class and I teach three to six year olds. She said, ” My son got this new building set for Christmas. But no matter what he did, the thing kept falling apart.” Then she […]

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Computers: Are there New Secrets of Childhood?

by Paul Epstein, PhD | Challenging Behaviors, Computers in the Classroom, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)

by Dr. Paul and Ann Epstein Computers in Montessori early childhood classroom deserve careful study. Just as Dr. Maria Montessori scientifically observed children and developed her didactic materials, we must also completely examine a computer’s benefits and barriers to learning. We believe that computers are tools for thinking and communication. We further believe that computers […]

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Summer Programs for Montessori Schools

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Early Adolescence (12-15), Montessori Education, Outdoor Education / Resources, Primary (3-6), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Year Round Schooling

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Montessori Mathematics

by Tim Seldin | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)

The Challenge of Mathematics We use mathematics in almost every aspect of our everyday lives. As Dr. Montessori would often point out, much of our civilization is based upon mathematics. Science and technology depends upon mathematical calculations. Computers are totally mathematical devices. Businesses, research, and governmental agencies all rely upon the collection and interpretation of […]

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Why Have 5-year-olds Stay in Montessori?

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Parent-Teacher Communication, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6)

It is the week before school starts. I am busy setting up our 3-6 year old classroom, checking for parts of activities, making class lists and acclimating our new assistant. I look at the names of the children and carefully arrange them by age from youngest to oldest as I do each August. I stop, […]

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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 […]