Montessori education was born out of passion. It began with a story. A story of a young woman who was under enormous pressure for no other reasons but for merely being a woman. Maria Montessori had a desire to pursue a medical career - at the time privilege assigned only to men. At a critical moment in her life, she was very close to giving up her dream having to endure constant humiliation and … [Read More...]
How to Make a Vegetable Garden for Kids
Children love dirt! Gardening is a perfect excuse to get dirty! Ann Sanders of A Green Hand shared her easy to implement step-by-step guide to creating a nourishing vegetable garden with your children. Gardening is one of the major part of Practical Life activities children learn to master in Montessori environment. In addition to presenting amazing […]
The Many Benefits of Learning in Nature
“There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature”. Maria Montessori Nature offers infinite ways to support child's cognitive, physical, and emotional development. This is not to say that nature can completely replace time children spend in the classroom. However, I believe that if teachers and parents … [Read More...]
Homeschooling Preschooler The Montessori Way
Our homeschooling journey is something that consumes my heart and mind these days. I guess because it is unknown territory that we are walking into. So far it brought great fruit and I feel that our everyday life is bursting in colours like never before. My daughter's "whys" have got completely new dimension, and I love, love, love how excited she got from receiving a magnifying glass by mail the … [Read More...]
Raising Multilingual Montessori Kids
For many countries where majority speaks English teaching children to speak other languages from very early age is a foreign concept, while in many other parts of the world for millions of people speaking the native language at home and learning at school in English or French, for example, is a norm. Now, the world is becoming one big village with nationalities, races, cultures intertwined. It … [Read More...]
What Goes Together In Nature? A classifying activity!
There are many ways to use cards and activities to prepare children for reading. Along with learning to identify sounds (in Montessori classrooms children learn sounds, not letter names) children need to develop comprehension skills. What Goes Together In Nature? is an activity that can foster the development of comprehension skills, teach vocabulary, make associations and help students classify. I always prefer to use photographs when I design … [Read More...]
How to Teach Sequencing Skills to Children Plus a Free Printable
Sequencing cards are great for developing children's logical thinking and reading comprehension. They tick many boxes when it comes to teaching students and especially beneficial for children with special needs. Sequencing skills are essential for students to master because they: build vocabulary. develop narrating and storytelling skills. help students learn to sequence events and … [Read More...]
How to Help Young Children Regulate Their Emotions.
The greatest development is achieved during the first years of life, and therefore it is then that the greatest care should be taken. If this is done, then the child does not become a burden; he will reveal himself as the greatest marvel of nature. Maria Montessori Maria Montessori's teaching is becoming one of the most acquired among modern parents and early childhood educators. The reason … [Read More...]
Our Favourite Books for Montessori Toddlers
Montessori toddler classroom is always filled with fantastic learning opportunities. Book corner is a fascinating place for little ones where they can spend a great deal of time looking through illustrations and making meaning of the pictures connecting them with their personal experience. Children need books as sensory and information resource to build vocabulary, understand concepts that are … [Read More...]
The Silence Game In Nature – Empowering Children with Mindfulness
Many of us probably didn’t know how precious moments of silence are until we became parents or teachers. We all can agree that our world lacks silence today more than ever before. The noise we create is not necessarily produced by loud sounds. Noise can be made by clutter, unnecessary overload of visual and sensory information and stimulation. Noise takes away focus from […]
Mistakes Montessori Newbies Need To Avoid
Are you new to Montessori?! Do you feel sometimes overwhelmed with the amount of new information you need to process? Would you like to hear advice from Montessori parents, bloggers and teachers on common mistakes Montessori newbies make and how to avoid them!? I invited people who successfully implemented Montessori method into their parenting and teaching to share their […]
Montessori and Nature Inspired Tees for Children
Clothing often can be a fun and special way to express a child’s unique identity and individuality. Many children get very particular with what they wear since it is one of a few areas in their lives they can have total control over. Their choices can be very specific and can be only understood by […]
Montessori and Nature Inspired Tees for Adults
You are here. It means Montessori has touched your life in one way or another. Maybe because you believe that children deserve the best form of education or maybe you, like Maria Montessori, you long for peace and justice, or maybe Montessori helped you transform your parenting in a powerful way. If you, like me, […]