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Parent Volunteers in the Montessori Community: Create a Montessori Volunteer Handbook

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Parent (or grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, etc.) volunteers play an important role in the Montessori community. By donating their time and talents, good volunteers make a huge difference in the lives of your Montessori students. It is important, therefore, to educate your volunteers on the philosophy of your Montessori school as well as their important … Parent Volunteers in the Montessori Community: Create a Montessori Volunteer Handbook

The Five Great Lessons for Montessori Elementary: An Introduction and Lesson Idea List

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Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as theunveiling and developing of spiritual energy. – Maria Montessori, The Child in the Family The Five Great Lessons is a group of impressionistic stories that are meant to provide elementary Montessori students with a “big picture” of the world and life. At this stage … The Five Great Lessons for Montessori Elementary: An Introduction and Lesson Idea List

Influenza in Montessori Schools – Tips for a Flu Free, Stay Healthy Plan

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Back to school this year is more than just new lunch boxes and backpacks. Now, more than ever, parents and teachers are stressing the importance of hand washing — not just as proper hygiene but as disease prevention. With respiratory illnesses like the flu continually changing and increasing in strength, people around the world are voicing … Influenza in Montessori Schools – Tips for a Flu Free, Stay Healthy Plan

Biting in the Montessori Toddler Classroom: Causes and Redirecting Behavior

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Montessori teacher comforting crying toddler

Recently, one of our NAMC graduates asked for our help and advice concerning two toddlers in her Montessori classroom who are biting other children. She and her assistant have been keeping the children close to them, but the behavior is continuing. Most biting occurs in children between the ages of one-and-a-half and three years old. … Biting in the Montessori Toddler Classroom: Causes and Redirecting Behavior

An Introduction to the Montessori Preschool Classroom for New Montessori Parents

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You have resigned not to cry. After all, preschool is going to be fun for your child. There are nice teachers and lots of children to play with. There is a playground with a sandbox, tricycles, and a garden to rake. There will be story time, singing, painting, and all those wonderful Montessori Practical Life … An Introduction to the Montessori Preschool Classroom for New Montessori Parents

Montessori Schools: Developing a Montessori Parent Handbook

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Providing a Montessori education for families who share the values and beliefs regarding the Montessori method and philosophy is extremely rewarding. However, there are families within many Montessori schools who may not share these values and beliefs, or who may disagree on the core Montessori philosophy. While Montessori administrators and teachers take time to educate … Montessori Schools: Developing a Montessori Parent Handbook

Dealing with Separation Anxiety at the Start of the Montessori School Year: Tips for Parents and Teachers

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I had been teaching in a Montessori upper elementary classroom for several years when my director asked me to take over as lead teacher in a lower elementary classroom. I’d always been fascinated by the curriculum of the Montessori lower elementary and the natural inquisitiveness and wonder of the lower elementary child. I had, I thought, … Dealing with Separation Anxiety at the Start of the Montessori School Year: Tips for Parents and Teachers

Nurturing Concentration in the Montessori Child: Observation, Respect, and Model Behavior

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Dr. Maria Montessori believed that one of the best gifts we can give children is an environment that enables them to develop their ability to concentrate. In fact, one of the aims of the Montessori Practical Life Activities is to develop strong concentration skills. A child who is interested in the work she is doing … Nurturing Concentration in the Montessori Child: Observation, Respect, and Model Behavior