Recess and outdoor activities are opportunities for a Montessori teacher to show her/his students how Montessori Peace and Cosmic Education lessons translate into the everyday life of the playground and schoolyard. As a teacher in an early childhood Montessori classroom, your work includes the Practical Life lessons of grace and courtesy and other character values. … Montessori Cosmic Education and Peace: The Outdoor Environment
Ah, summer – a time for rest, relaxation, and recharging. I always have a full list of personal activities for this time away from the Montessori school schedule. Here are a few ideas for keeping your Montessori students engaged and interacting on new levels through the summer break. Summer “homework” may help prevent your Montessori … Montessori Language Arts to Engage Your Students Through Summer
This is the final of a four-part series on Sensory Processing Disorder. For related NAMC blogs, please click on the links at the end of this article. Children with proprioceptive dysfunction struggle to be aware of the ‘position in space’. They are unsure of where their bodies are in relationship to others or objects. They … Montessori Practical Life Activities for Sensory Processing Disorder
Although not every school has a “graduation” for their Preschool / Kindergarten classes, it is common to mark the end of the year with a day where parents, teachers and children can celebrate the young students’ accomplishments. If incorporating a graduation ceremony for Kindergarten-aged children seems to fit, this also provides such an opportunity. We … Montessori Education: Ideas for Preschool / Kindergarten Graduation
…To lead the child from the education of the senses to ideas. ~Edouard Séguin The studies conducted by Edouard Séguin and Maria Montessori, both physicians and educationists, have given us proof that children need sensory experiences to grow and learn. This is all the more true for children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Carol … Montessori Sensorial Activities and Material for Sensory Processing Disorder
The education of early childhood should be based entirely upon this principle: Assist the natural development of the child. Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child. Maria Montessori developed an early childhood education method and curriculum around the understanding that infants and young children first learn experientially, through the senses. But what can Montessori parents … Observing Sensory Processing Disorder in the Montessori Classroom
The end of the school year is drawing near and it is never too soon to start preparing at your Montessori school. Here are some ideas to help you and your Montessori students prepare now to have a smooth and seamless transition into summer. Be aware of what will be required of you by your … Year End Preparation for Montessori Teachers and Schools
This is the first of a four-part series. We hope that it will be of value to our Montessori community of readers. One day, when my son was two years old, he suddenly announced that he didn’t eat meat anymore. “I’ll eat it again when I’m a man.” My husband and I were pretty shocked, … Montessori Education for Children With Sensory Processing Disorder
Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.—Friedrich Froebel, Pedagogics of the Kindergarten, 1895. Holding to the basic tenets of the Montessori philosophy, theory and method can be a challenge in a world that is growing exponentially in the arena of technological innovation. There is constant pressure to educate … Montessori Education Builds Development Needed Before Reading
Whether your Montessori school’s geographic location has both extreme winters and summers or your climate is more moderate, by offering written clothing guidelines for outdoor play Montessori schools can help parents prepare for, and students enjoy their outdoor experience at school. Following are a few ideas to help you create a guideline that can be … Developing Clothing Guidelines for Outdoor Play at Your Montessori School
