By Sunitha Pailoor, MEd One of my favorite commercials, even though it is simple and sentimental, is the MasterCard ad that shows family time or human interactions and calls them priceless. To me, Montessori education is priceless in the same way. It is beautiful, comprehensive, and, in its most authentic form, a … [Read more...]
The Montessori Materials
The Montessori Materials are carefully designed didactic apparatus that aid the child's psychic development toward functional independence. Children who are "functionally independent" are happy, well-adjusted children that can think for themselves, do for themselves, and are disciplined enough to understand the consequences … [Read more...]
The Montessori Primary Curriculum
There are 4 major areas of the Montessori curriculum in the Primary classroom: practical life, sensorial, math and language (including the cultural subjects of geography and science). Below is a brief description for each area. Practical Life The exercises of the Practical Life curriculum are designed to foster … [Read more...]
Self Discipline: Ten Tips
Being a parent of a young child can be hard work. You want your child to be happy, healthy, and socially adjusted, not only at home but also with others. Helping your child learn what behavior is expected and begin to control her impulses can be easier if you keep in mind her basic needs. She wants to understand the … [Read more...]
Montessori Transitions Into, Within and Beyond
This article first appeared in the 2011 Edition of The Parents League Review. "With regard to the child, education should correspond to them, so that instead of dividing the schools into nursery, primary, secondary and university, we should divide education in planes and each of these should correspond to the phase the … [Read more...]
Ten Things You Can Do at Home to Support Your Child’s Growth in Self Discipline
Self-Discipline Being a parent of a young child can be hard work. You want your child to be happy, healthy, and socially adjusted, not only at home but also with others. Helping your child learn what behavior is expected and begin to control her impulses can be easier if you keep in mind her basic needs. She wants to … [Read more...]
How can a “real” Montessori classroom be identified?
Authentic Montessori Classroom Since "Montessori" is a word in the public domain, it is possible for any individual or institution to claim to be Montessori. But an authentic Montessori classroom must have these basic characteristics at all age levels: Teachers, credentialed in the Montessori philosophy and … [Read more...]
Montessori Education & Your Child
Montessori is a unique educational approach that nurtures a child’s intrinsic desire to learn. Montessori focuses on the whole child—his cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Montessori education is right for children of any age. Some Montessori schools provide all levels of learning, from … [Read more...]
Why would you start your three-year-old in school?
Why start at three years old? Maria Montessori studied children. As she did, she discovered that between birth and six, children have certain capabilities for learning that will never again be so compelling. Three-year-olds learn in unique ways that make this an ideal time to begin their Montessori … [Read more...]
Prepare A Child’s Lunch Montessori Style
There’s something different about lunch in a Montessori classroom… Preparing, serving, and cleaning up are all on the menu! What could be more meaningful to a young child’s developing independence than mastering the skills required to meet a fundamental human need? “The essence of independence is to be able to do … [Read more...]
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