Montessori education was borne 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...]
The Importance and Benefits of Teaching Gardening to Children Toddlers to Preschoolers.
There’s this common misconception that gardening is an activity best suited for the elderly. However, that is not even remotely true. You see, studies have shown that there are many benefits of introducing gardening to kids at age toddlers to preschoolers. Through garden play, children acquire and improve crucial skills, have fun, and develop self-confidence […]
How To Create Gorgeous Montessori Home From The Start.
Choosing to raise children the Montessori way is one of the wisest decisions parents can make. And it is best to begin from the very start. Here is why: Montessori environment evolves and changes together with the child. As the child grows and develops, so does his or her environment. It slowly adapts to meet […]
Doing Montessori At Home With Your Baby ( 7 – 9 mo )
“Giving children the opportunity to stir up life and leave it free to discover.” Maria Montessori opportunity free discover stir up life Let these words just sink in for a few moments as you think of your beautiful child. May I just remind that you and the world you create for your child is all they […]
How Cleaning and Sweeping Prepare Children for Academic Success
More often than not the sight of children scrubbing tables, washing dishes, cleaning floors in a classroom causes parents to raise their eyebrows. What does it have to do with a child’s development and learning math and language? For those who implement Montessori at home or send their children to Montessori childcare or school, it […]
Indoor Garden Craft Ideas for Kids – Plants That Stimulate the Senses
Did you always dream about the greener classroom or home environment for your children? In this post, Drimtri shares his profound knowledge of indoor plants to help you choose plants that can help educate your child’s senses and suit your needs best. He also gives fascinating ideas on how to connect with your child working […]
Toddlers in the Kitchen – How to Set Them Up For Success
Toddler years are generally characterized by a child’s untamed desire for independence. They observe us closely spending hours preparing food, entertaining and naturally that creates an infinite desire to imitate adults and gain autonomy in the kitchen. In this guest post, Eva of Mimia Montessori shares some practical and excellent tips on how to support […]
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 a 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 … [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...]
New to Montessori Homeschooling?
When a family decides to take a route less traveled to homeschool their children the number of questions and choices you have to make is staggering and overwhelming. The list is never-ending - from what approach to take to how to manage household and expenses on one income, and of course, there is socialization. First of all, allow me to make something clear. Regardless of your choices and whether your child is schooled in the public system, … [Read More...]
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 […]
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...]
Spring Hands-on Activities for Preschool Children
In our classroom, the change of season or special occasion generated elevated excitement as children always anticipated finding freshly prepared materials on the shelves. For that reason, I gathered a collection of Spring themed hands-on individual activities for your preschool students. Spring vocabulary cards for the memory or match-up games, storytelling startups and for building … [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 […]