Book Review: Be You!
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...
Book Review: Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon
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...
Book Review: All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Got Our Skin Color
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...
Book Review: Once in a Full Moon
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...
Book Review: The Six Stages of Parenthood
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...
Book Review: Water Land
WATER LAND: LAND AND WATER FORMS AROUND THE WORLD Written by Christy Hale I love this book for the classroom or at home! Christy Hale based this book on our land and water forms from the cultural area of Montessori classrooms. She not only wrote the text (of...
What to Look for in Montessori Schools
Parents sometimes ask, "At what age should my Montessori child experience the reality of a conventional school setting? What are the benefits of a Montessori middle school or high school? What do those programs even look like and are they available near me? If my...
Tomorrow’s Child | Welcome | February 2024
A Note from The Program Director
Dear Montessori Family Alliance Members, Welcome to 2024! Thank you for being part of our international community of Montessori families! Join us for our weekly Tuesday Family Life Webinar Series and our monthly Wit & Wisdom: Family Chat Sessions. Both broadcasts...
Communicating with Your Young Child
A young child’s receptive language develops sooner than their expressive language. This means they are capable of understanding much more than they can express. Honoring this intellectual development can be difficult when you feel you are constantly met with the...
Motivated to Grow: The Child’s Passion for Work
Independent work begins with choice, and choice is a necessary work element for self-development.Look in a Montessori classroom with twenty or more very busy children between the ages of almost three and six, and you will see children who are passionate about their...
In Pursuit of the Correct Answer: The Role of Process and Discovery in Montessori
Changing our View of Education: A Positive Approach The positive nature of the Montessori approach, with its emphasis on process and discovery, is central to why it works so well for children in their development. When Dr. Montessori lectured in London in 1946, she...