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by Christine Lowry | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
Join us for an overview of helping your child develop self-regulation – an important skill for children in all areas of their lives – academic, social, and more. Christine Lowry and Lorna McGrath Download File
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webcasts / IMC
Michael Dorer continues to look at the role of independence in Montessori education and child development. Let’s find out what it’s about! This is the second part of a two-part series on the importance of independence. We’ll review briefly last week’s material and then look at what can be done to encourage independence in elementary […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Language, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Reading
omework is intended to support children and their development. This can sometimes mean familiar homework like regular practice on memory work, such as basic math tables. It should also mean expanding the creative and integrative work that the children do from the classroom to the wider world. In this sense ‘homework’ is any activity that […]
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by IMC | Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Resources, The International Montessori Council
An extensive bibliography of works by or about Maria Montessori and Montessori education. Note: If you know of any works that should be in this list please contact Tim Seldin. Adler-Golden, Rachel; Gordon, Debbie. (1980) Beginning French for Preschoolers: A Montessori Handbook. Hemet, CA: Education System Publisher. Albanesi, Franco. (1990) Montessori Class Management. Dallas: Albanesi […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Primary (3-6), Psychology, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webcasts / IMC
This week Dr. Michael Dorer led a topic of interest to both school administrators and teachers: Independence – Let me do it myself! This may be the defining mantra of Montessori education. Why is that? What does it mean? Is it really all that important? We celebrated America’s Independence Day (July 4) by looking […]
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by K.T. Korngold | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
have visited many schools over my years as a parent, educator, and CEO of CME|NY. There are a few key clues that I look for to help me gauge how the school is doing on the Montessori spectrum. I’m happy to see Community Playthings™ furniture, the clean lines and clear maple wood create a natural […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students
Dear Cathie, How important is it to keep my child in the Montessori class through the kindergarten year? After all, she will have to transition to her neighborhood school at some point. Isn’t it best that she do it when all of the children are entering the local elementary school? If we don’t transition at […]
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by Kelly Johnson | Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Outdoor Education / Resources, Upper Elementary (9-12), Writing
he nature journal is a time-tested way to document and assimilate nature experience and discovery and was a very popular pastime during the Nature-Study movement. Nature has been an inspiration to humans throughout history, and nature journaling has been practiced by some of humankind’s greatest thinkers, artists, naturalists, and scientists, including Dr. Montessori herself! The […]
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by Robin Howe, EdD | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, Montessori Graduates, Montessori Parenting
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by Beverley Blount | Brain Development, Language, MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Writing
ips for right-handed parents with left-handed children…and left-handed parents with right-handed children…and for all of our children and all of our teachers! I often find that parents may need some kind of ‘manual’ to help them cope with a child whose dominant hand is the opposite of the rest of his/her family, and especially to […]
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by Terri Sherrill | Brain Development, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Webinars / MFA
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Brain Development, Discipline, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)
“Look, mommy! I’m daddy!” hree-year-old Scotty opened a blue marker and scribbled on the wall as his mom, Margie, cut vegetables for dinner. Scotty had watched his dad paint the kitchen over the weekend. Now Scotty was trying to ‘help,’ or so Margie surmised in the split second of disbelief and dismay as she took […]
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by Patricia De Leon | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Planes of Development, Psychology
rowing up as a Montessori child in Mexico shaped much of my life and gave me a great passion to teach. Learning with the beautiful and precise Montessori materials led me to become fascinated with the language of mathematics and geometry, and, as I watched older students discover them as I had, I discovered a […]
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by Chelsea Howe, PsyD | Discipline, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Parenting, Psychology
It was wonderful, Mommy! I pushed somebody, and then I hit somebody. And, then I went to time-out. And, I was angry and sad. Do you want to play trains?” Although I am a licensed psychologist, that does not mean that I know everything about children. Other people’s children – possibly (at least I can […]
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by Georgina Hood | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Parenting, Psychology, Sensorial
n recent years, extensive neuroscience research of this age range has proven the importance of providing stimulating resources, opportunities, time, and space for play. Through many years of research, it has been proven that providing sensory play for children is an essential part of their development. This type of stimulation makes connections in the brain, […]
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by Ann Epstein Ph.D | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Science
cience may not be a topic that families emphasize with their toddlers. Instead, families may focus on sharing story books, building structures with blocks, exploring crayons and paint, and simply playing with toddlers’ favorite toys. These are all excellent choices, but the world of inquiry-based science offers surprising opportunities for toddlers too. The following […]
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
ometimes when I read or hear an advertisement for a school, I just marvel at some of the terms that are used, implying that some particular school does something so worthwhile that you absolutely must enroll your children. Often, these traditional schools are promoting exactly what thousands of children have experienced in Montessori schools for […]
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by Tim Seldin | Adolescence, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, The International Montessori Council
EDITOR’S NOTE: After more than one hundred years, most educators acknowledge that the Montessori Method is a great way to give young learners a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning. Just mention ‘Montessori’ and almost everyone you meet will say something like, “Oh, yes, my kids went to Montessori,” or they know somebody whose […]
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