Parenting

If you think of the window of development between birth and age six as marked by the construction of labels for files in a cognitive file cabinet, the period between six and twelve is when children fill up those files. Children now are interested in learning to master the procedures of mathematical … Read more about Math and the Elementary Mind

DIY Montessori Crafts and Arts offer young children wonderful learning activities targeting their fine motor skills, creativity, and problem-solving skills.  In particular, Montessori crafts focus on teaching real-world skills through fun, creative activities.  By exposing preschoolers and … Read more about 4 DIY Montessori Crafts and Art Activities for Your Home

If you believe what you see in the media, you might expect children in the Second Plane to be just plain awful, disrespectful and limit-testing and unkempt and chaotic. There's some of that, to be true, for important developmental reasons. But the same phenomena of development that make children in … Read more about Empathy in the Second Plane

The holiday season is a magical time of the year. You get to spend more time with family and friends, enjoy favorite foods that you only get to eat at specific times of the year, and enjoy great seasonal activities. For toddlers, however, the holidays can be fodder for a meltdown just waiting to … Read more about Practical Tips for a Toddler-Friendly Thanksgiving

Water, water, everywhere. You find it in Infant and Toddler water tables, in the Practical Life area throughout the curriculum, in the Land and Water forms, Elementary science materials, and more. Why is there so much water in Montessori classrooms? At their core, Montessori materials all share … Read more about Why is there so much water in Montessori classrooms?

We all know reading to your child is a good thing, but do you know the specific advantages your child can receive by reading and being read to? Below are some benefits that highlight the importance of reading to your child before turning out the light. 1. You get to spend time together. When … Read more about 8 Reasons Why Reading to Your Child is Important

It's halfway through October when school routines feel a little more settled and we're starting to feel more at ease. Just as the air starts to turn to autumn and the classroom starts to feel a little less panicked every day, we're hit with the Autumn Rush, that wild time between Parent-Teacher … Read more about How Teachers Can Prepare For The Autumn Rush

Children learn concretely, adopting new concepts best when they can feel them in their hands and move them about. For some concepts, like quantities from one through ten, this is easy enough to provide: one bead fits in the hand just as ten do. How, though, can we introduce children to concepts that … Read more about Montessori Land And Water Forms

We all know it’s important to play with your young child. The right kind of play is fun, and it’s also interesting, educational, and a bonding experience. But figuring out how to interact and how to happily occupy a one-year-old throughout the day can be a challenge. Here are some ideas for … Read more about Activities To Do With Your One-Year-Old

“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” ~Maria Montessori Because we care deeply about our children, we seek to protect them, to shelter them from harm or struggle, to preserve the carefree state we so often associate with childhood. But sometimes our efforts to protect … Read more about The Kind of Help a Kid Can Do Without

When you and your kindergartner sit down to a movie, you want it to be really good quality. It's hard to know which movies are best without taking the time to preview them all. We're going to save you some time. Check out this list of classic movies for kindergartners, all proven to be kid-friendly … Read more about Classic Movies for Kindergartners

“Share with your friends!” “Remember to share!” "Give your friend some!" Children who share are seen as more generous, more kind, more social. Children who share are empathetic. Shouldn’t we insist on children sharing until they know how do to it themselves? Yes… it’s just a matter of … Read more about Sharing is Caring, Except…