by Robin Howe, EdD | Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori students, Primary (3-6)
ontessori children work with hands-on learning materials that make abstract concepts clear and concrete. The materials allow young students to develop a clear inner image of concepts in mathematics, such as value and the ability to conceptualize how big a thousand is, what we mean when we refer to the ‘hundreds’ column, and what […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
t’s that time of the year again when commercials and print media pound into our conscious and sub consciousness that we NEED to buy their products for our children and grandchildren to ensure a successful holiday for all. The bigger the better, the more plastic pieces, even better yet, right? WRONG. Gift giving, regardless of […]
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
n effective, yet, counter-intuitive teaching and parenting suggestion took me a while to understand and put into use. The idea? “Don’t just do something – stand there.” Our first inclination when we see things that we think we need to stop is to jump right in and fix it. One of the interesting discoveries of […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Family Resources, Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources
Dear Cathie: My three-year-old is starting Montessori school in the fall, and they want her to go every day. The school has a three-day-a-week option, and that seems to be plenty of time in school to me. I know that very young children do advanced academic things in a Montessori school, and while I want […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers
Dear Cathie, We are starting to look at schools for our child who will be three years old this summer. While we are drawn to the Montessori Schools we have visited and the activities we see there, we are finding the price quite off setting. Can you make any justification for the price of a preschool education? Also we see such […]
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