Observe Your Child
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Montessori teachers are trained to be keen observers of children’s behavior. These observations enable us to ascertain where each child is at in their stage of development. Observations also help…
Suggestions from Montessori Teachers
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2008
As your child’s motor skills grow, slowly allow him more opportunities to be involved in the daily life of your household. For example, when your child appears ready for an…
Birth to Six: A Sensitive Period for Language
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Children from birth to about age six are in their Sensitive Period for language. This means that the brain is sensitive to language input, and the language portion of the…
Birth to Six: A Sensitive Period for Language
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
Children from birth to about age six are in their Sensitive Period for language. This means that the brain is sensitive to language input, and the language portion of the…Providing feedback to your child
Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008
Providing feedback to your child…….
When you come to pick up your child at the end of their day, their folder is often over flowing with work produced…
The Child’s Sensitive Period for Order
Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008
When adults visit a Montessori classroom they often comment on the orderliness of the environment. It feels contrary to what most adults think a child’s environment should be, disorderly and…Yes, cleaning can actually be deeply engaging.
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008
When working with your child in the classroom in the morning, you probably noticed an array of child sized cleaning supplies: brooms, dustpans, mops, dusters, window washing equipment and polishing…Montessori 101: Tendencies
Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008
In understanding Montessori’s vision of the child and the learning process, we must understand the concept of Human Tendencies. Tendencies are natural impulses arising from the sub-conscious which direct humans…Montessori 101: Sensitive Periods
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008
Last week I wrote about the Absorbent Mind, the all important formative period in a child’s life. Let’s talk about the Montessori concept of “Sensitive Periods”. The process of the…Montessori 101: The Absorbent Mind
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008
To help parents become more knowledgeable about the Montessori method, I will periodically include in the Friday Packet short essays on Montessori concepts. Hopefully these brief essays will give parents…
Recent Posts
- Observe Your Child
- Suggestions from Montessori Teachers
- Birth to Six: A Sensitive Period for Language
- Birth to Six: A Sensitive Period for Language
- Providing feedback to your child
- The Child’s Sensitive Period for Order
- Yes, cleaning can actually be deeply engaging.
- Montessori 101: Tendencies
- Montessori 101: Sensitive Periods
- Montessori 101: The Absorbent Mind
- Enrolling Your Child in School
- Create a Climate of Mutual Respect
- Limits and Structure
- Coping with a Toddler
- Sibling Rivalry