Montessori Foundation | MFA | IMC https://www.montessori.org The Online Resource of the Montessori Foundation, Montessori Family Alliance and the International Montessori Council Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.montessori.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-MF_Favicon-1-32x32.png Montessori Foundation | MFA | IMC https://www.montessori.org 32 32 Enrollment/Marketing Ideas: how to speak to prospective families and easily gain enrollment https://www.montessori.org/enrollment-marketing-ideas-how-to-speak-to-prospective-families-and-easily-gain-enrollment/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:23:16 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281570 ]]> ]]> Keys to Montessori: Then, Now, and in the Future https://www.montessori.org/keys-to-montessori-then-now-and-in-the-future/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:26:55 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281571 ]]> ]]> Part 2: Embracing Challenge: A Path to a Joyful School for All https://www.montessori.org/part-2-embracing-challenge-a-path-to-a-joyful-school-for-all/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:04:24 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281334 ]]> ]]> Montessori for the Elementary Years https://www.montessori.org/montessori-for-the-elementary-years/ https://www.montessori.org/montessori-for-the-elementary-years/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:06:11 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281383
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Part 1: Embracing Challenge: A Path to a Joyful School for All https://www.montessori.org/part-1-embracing-challenge-a-path-to-a-joyful-school-for-all/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:20:47 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281307 ]]> ]]> Book Review: Be You! https://www.montessori.org/book-review-be-you/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:54:54 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281269

Written by Peter H. Reynolds

Peter H. Reynolds is a favorite children’s book writer who has started a social change agency called FableVision with his brother, Paul. Their idea was to help “create stories that matter, stories that move.” This book is full of words that describe different characteristics that lead humans to their own uniqueness. They are phrases that always start with “be.” What a wonderful verb. He uses phrases such as be ready, be kind, be okay with reaching out, be persistent, and many more. This is an enjoyable and inspiring book for people of all ages.

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Book Review: Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon https://www.montessori.org/book-review-amy-wu-and-the-patchwork-dragon/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:50:15 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281267

Written by Kat Zhang

Illustrated by Charlene Chua

This would be a great book for four- to 7-year-olds, especially when studying Asia. The story begins in an Early Childhood or Lower Elementary classroom when their teacher reads them a story about dragons and then asks them to make dragons of their own. Amy became frustrated because the dragons were not turning out as she wished they would. After school she and her friends went to her house and her grandmother read them a story about dragons. Gramma’s story triggered a memory of something up in the attic. Teachers will love this story for cultural studies, art projects, and developing reading skills. Parents will like it, too.

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Book Review: All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Got Our Skin Color https://www.montessori.org/book-review-all-the-colors-we-are-the-story-of-how-we-got-our-skin-color/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:44:21 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281266

ALL THE COLORS WE ARE: THE STORY OF HOW WE GET OUR SKIN COLOR

TODOS LOS COLORES DE NUESTRA PIEL: LA HISTORIA DE POR QUÉ TENEMOS DIFERENTES COLORES DE PIEL

Written by Katie Kissinger

Photographed by Chris Bohnhoff

On every page of this book the text is in English and Spanish. What a joy! This book was written in a way that 4-year-olds to 8-year-olds will get something age-appropriate from it. For the 4-year-olds, they’ll learn something they may not have known about each other and for the 8-year-olds it may spark some interest in further research about biology or maybe genealogy. Oh… and the photographs are magnificent! The author has also included activities for children at the back of the book. Again, I think this book would be good for home or school.

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Book Review: Once in a Full Moon https://www.montessori.org/book-review-once-in-a-full-moon/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:41:09 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281265

Written by Carolinda Goodman

Illustrated by Mariia Luzina

Carolinda Goodman’s book is written as a poem. She describes in a rhythmic way all the full moons around the year. She gives the name of the moon and why it got that name. Mariia Luzina beautifully illustrates each moon and the earthly surroundings according to the name and season. The illustrations really enhance the poetry from the author. Wonderful for at home or school for children ages 4-8 years.

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Book Review: The Six Stages of Parenthood https://www.montessori.org/book-review-the-six-stages-of-parenthood/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:38:03 +0000 https://www.montessori.org/?p=281264

Written by Ellen Galinsky

Have you ever wondered if there are stages to parenthood like there are for childhood? The answer is, “Yes. There are.” Ellen Galinsky did an in-depth study of parents during different times from when their children were “imagined” to when their children were grown and leaving home.

My children are in their 30s and I now have a grandson who is seven years old. It was interesting to me to think about him when my daughter-in-law was pregnant, then in the first months after he was born, and on into the elementary years. As a grandparent I can see him differently than when my own children were growing and changing but there are many similarities to the parent stages. You are probably in the midst of a parenting stage or stages, depending on whether you have one or more children. This book may help you sort out and better understand your own feelings and thoughts as well as your parenting partner’s.

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