by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Early Adolescence (12-15), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
When Dr. Montessori first opened the original Casa dei Bambini she was intent on creating an environment that would meet all the needs of her students in a classroom setting that closely approximated the warmth and comfort of home. Children were given the responsibility of caring for this environment so that they would find pride […]
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Health / Nutrition, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12)
Lunch should be made a major focus of the day, with children and teachers eating together in their classroom as a community with real tablecloths, napkins, plates, flower vases, pitchers, and silverware. Children should do almost all of the work of setting up, serving, and cleaning. Tablecloths and napkins should be purchased in enough quantity […]
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by Jan Katzen Luchenta | Health / Nutrition, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years)
Food balancing, fats, and focusing The wonderful thing I love about teaching one and two-year-olds is they wear their hearts on their sleeves. Their immeasurable emotional honesty is heartwarming to watch. If they fall down or get their feelings hurt, they cry instantaneously. When they run and play their faces light up with joy, and […]
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by Cathie Perolman | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
Dear Cathie, In our school the children bring lunches from home and there are no facilities to warm up the food. I find my choices of menus very limited and boring. Sometimes my son doesn’t even eat it, and most of it comes home, or he tells me he threw it away. Can you offer […]
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