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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by Lorna McGrath | The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
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by Nora Shuart-Faris | Brain Development, Family Resources, Language, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Reading, Story-telling, Video, Webinars / MFA
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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 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 Cindy Acker | The International Montessori Council, Town Hall, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by The Montessori Foundation | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, Covid, Family Resources, MFA, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
This issue of Tomorrow’s Child addresses how Montessori schools support children’s emotional well-being during a stressful time, teaching global understanding, how we prepare Montessori learning environments, sibling rivalry, the Montessori Silence Game,...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Faculty, Montessori Administrators, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized
This may be of interest to Montessori schools in the USA The J1 Visa program allows US schools to sponsor visiting teachers to teach at their schools for a number of years. Many Montessori schools use, have used, or have considered participating in the J1 program to find a well-qualified Montessori teacher from outside the […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Teachers
by Matt Levin In our classroom last year, we took notice of the approach of Hannukah, D’wali, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Solstice, all holidays of lights in the darkness. For twenty years, our school’s had an enrichment of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and even...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
Sociology 11/1998 Scott, Sue Jackson, Stevi Backett-Milburn, Kathryn A number of key antinomies have emerged in relation to children and childhood in late modernity: in particular, contradictions between recognising children’s autonomy and the increasing emphasis on child protection; the paradoxical perception of children as both at risk and as a potential threat to other children […]
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by Cassi Mackey | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council
This is a PDF of a Power Point presented by Angela Magers at the 2013 IMC conference. Download File
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Science
Self-Assessment Question List for Teachers: from “Science for Everyday; A Montessori Based Science Curriculum” by Erin Galvin Gutierrez This is just the beginning of an endless list of questions to ask, but it is a start. Learning something about one’s teaching methods can be a difficult task, but it is just as important as student […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Primary (3-6), Science
by E.G.Gutierrez NAME OF ACTIVITY: Weather Kids AREA: Science/Weather MATERIALS: A class notebook, colored pencils. AIMS: Observation skills, communication, data collection. PREPARATION: None PRESENTATION BY THE TEACHER: Presentation: You can explain weather to the children as the way it outside; is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, hot, cold, warm, cool, windy? How does it look or […]
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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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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Science
By E.G. Gutierrez Lesson Plan: Nature Walk NAME OF ACTIVITY: Nature Walk AREA: Science/Observation/Classification MATERIALS: A large piece of paper to make a giant graph on (the kind of paper you can get on a roll works best or tape together large pieces of construction paper!). Magic markers to label the rows and columns once […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Nature, Science
By E.G. Gutierrez NAME OF ACTIVITY: Thermometers AREA: Science/Weather MATERIALS: You will need a durable and easy to read thermometer. You may even get a few; a digital thermometer, a traditional mercury” (not really mercury anymore!) thermometer, and a round mountable dial thermometer, water of different temperatures, ice, frozen cold packs. AIMS: Observation skills, data […]
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