Earth Day is a favorite holiday in Montessori classrooms, and to mark the occasion, one of our recent Montessori teacher training program graduates has a great activity idea that she is graciously sharing. Your students and children will love the idea of using the power of nature to prepare a meal! Whenever you work with … Earth Day Montessori Practical Life Activity: Solar Cooked Stuffed Apples
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics. ~Plato Maria Montessori believed that human intelligence is no longer based on natural intelligence, but on mathematical intelligence. Humans have moved beyond the innate survival instincts of early humans and moved toward an analytical awareness of the world. Math is more than math facts and computations. … Montessori Math Materials and Curriculum for All Age Groups
May is a wonderful time of year. Particularly for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Spring comes into full swing, bringing the joy of a new growing season and all its bright colors. In the Montessori classroom, there are many learning opportunities associated with nature, and it is a great time to organize … May Cultural and Practical Life Activities in the Montessori Classroom
Though creating a parent and faculty resource center at your Montessori school may seem daunting, the process can be surprisingly simple and the benefits numerous. The Montessori resource center can function as both a research center and a lending library. If your school’s resources allow it, this area could also offer computers and audio-visual supplies … Guide to Creating a Montessori Parent and Faculty Resource Center
It is my belief that the thing which we should cultivate in our teachers is more the spirit than the mechanical skill of the scientist; that is, the direction of the preparation should be toward the spirit rather than toward the mechanism. ~Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method. A few years ago, on a particularly stressful … Daily Preparation Routines for the Montessori Teacher
The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work. She must free herself from all preconceived ideas concerning the levels at which the children may be. ~Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind.When Montessori spoke about the spiritual embryo of the child, she … Personal Preparation and Development for the Montessori Teacher
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A few years ago, I received my certificate to facilitate Positive Parenting courses, developed by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelson of Positive Discipline. In my first small group session with parents, I always ask this question:“Imagine it … Montessori Elementary: Developing Independence, Movement, and Motor Skills
My son turns 14 this month. As a Montessori mom and educator, with each passing year I am reminded of the stages of development he’s gone through. As high school looms in the not so distant future, visions of driver’s education flash before my eyes as I prepare myself for the day I hear … Montessori Preschool: Developing Independence, Movement, and Motor Skills
The first thing you’ll see upon entering a Montessori infant/toddler environment is its use of simple, natural materials, which are meant to promote learning and development while encouraging a sense of calm, peace, order, beauty, and security. Children are not bombarded and over stimulated with bright colors, loud sounds, and perpetual movement. Nor is their … Motor Skills and Movement in the Infant / Toddler Montessori Prepared Environment
World Health Day provides great learning opportunities for Montessori students of any age. Personal and global health action is directly related to the Montessori philosophy and curriculum for Cosmic Education and Peace. Every year, The World Health Organization sponsors World Health Day on April 7, and develops an annual theme around which the day is … World Health Day: Activities and Ideas for the Montessori Classroom
