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Parent-Teacher Conferences: The Role of the Montessori Teacher

When preparing for a conference with a child’s parents, keep in mind that a well-prepared Montessori environment is as important to parents as it is to children. When parents arrive in your Montessori classroom, they expect to see a clean, well-organized environment. After all, this is where their child spends the better part of his/her Parent-Teacher Conferences: The Role of the Montessori Teacher

Montessori Moments – An Inspirational Math Lesson

We all strive for it…that perfect, quintessential Montessori moment. Hours are spent preparing the environment. Lessons are practiced and perfected before being presented to our students. We read and re-read Dr. Montessori’s books in an effort to glean more insight into the method and philosophy that will transform our classroom into the perfect Montessori classroom. Montessori Moments – An Inspirational Math Lesson

Montessori Classroom Management: Sometimes Students Will Be Hard to Handle

We’ve been in school for five weeks and today, the class seemed to fall apart. The noise level was off the charts and it didn’t seem to matter how many times we rang the bell and asked for quiet voices, the volume level didn’t fall. My assistant and I walked around our Montessori classroom, using our whisper voices, role modeling, Montessori Classroom Management: Sometimes Students Will Be Hard to Handle

The Goals of Montessori Education – Reaffirm Your Belief in the Method

“Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.” – The Child in the Family: The Clio Montessori Series, 1996: p. 63 As parent night approached, I found myself in a conundrum of sorts. I had overheard parents talking to my assistant about what was happening The Goals of Montessori Education – Reaffirm Your Belief in the Method

The Three-Period Lesson: A Key Part of the Montessori Method Explained

Montessori teachers use the term three-period lesson so often it becomes second nature. We forget that there are others who may not understand what a three-period lesson is. This was ever so clear the other day in a staff meeting where we were discussing basic Montessori classroom techniques. I glanced over at a new assistant The Three-Period Lesson: A Key Part of the Montessori Method Explained

The Stages of Montessori Curriculum – Educating the Whole Child

Born with potential, babies arrive in this world as incomplete beings. They do, however possess an amazing ability to construct themselves, developing into fully formed and functioning individuals. Unlike adults, who have the ability to learn in an immobile state, Dr. Maria Montessori observed that babies and young children learn through purposeful movement, exploration, and The Stages of Montessori Curriculum – Educating the Whole Child