In this guest post, Erika of Montessori & Multilingual shares her best tips on creating an environment where young children can learn other languages in the most natural and authentic way. The sage words of Dr. Maria Montessori ring especially true for multilingual families. As she put it, “the development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people.” Thus, lan … [Read more...]
Choosing the Right Calendar for Your Classroom
Working towards mastering executive functioning skills early on in life is one of the essential skills every child needs to acquire. Executive function is a term used to describe the mental ability of an individual to plan, execute everyday tasks, complete checklists, exercise self-control when tempted to avoid doing important tasks, possessing will to avoid procrastination. So much in life depends on it, no adult can argue with that. These skills are particularly hard to gain when the child … [Read more...]
Learning about Leaves with Leaf Printables
Autumn is such a wonderful season, and the best one to observe nature's transformation. The days grow colder and darker, the animals gathering food and preparing for winter, and the amazing leaves changing colour, from their usual green to the enchanting red, yellow or rusty. But did you know that there are two types of trees? The trees that lose their leave are called "deciduous" trees (shedding leaves helps trees conserve energy and water during winter) and the ones that don't, are called … [Read more...]
Learning to tell time – Hands-On Ideas
I have noticed that generally, children get interested in clocks early on - before they are old enough to be able to read the analogue clock all on their own. For children to be able to tell time with analogue clocks they need to : be able to recognise numbers 0-60 know fractions be familiar with the definition of past and present, a.m, pm., afternoon, noon Usually, preschool children do not know these math concepts. However, schedules and time is something that often becomes an … [Read more...]
Hands – On Montessori Homeschool Activities For A 4 Year Old
The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn. Maria Montessori I decided that it is time for us to share activities that our Montessori preschool home classroom is buzzing with. Talking homeschooling journey has been an exciting and strange adventure for me. I had to adapt and change my approach from what I used to do teaching in a classroom. Creating and running a homeschooling routine with a baby on board is more of a challenge than a … [Read more...]
Hands-on Learning About Plants In Our Montessori Classroom
As Maria Montessori said, "Nothing should be given to the brain that is not first given to the hand". We embrace hands-on learning in our Montessori homeschool classroom. I use every opportunity to make learning practical. My 4-yo Blossom told me that she would like to plant something in our garden. Truth be told at this stage our garden is non-existent, however, we started looking into the life cycle of the plant and learn about seed germination. The whole Plant Unit I plan contains several t … [Read more...]
Australia Themed Free Printables.
Australia themed printables will help you to organise fun and educational activities for kids. Australia day is just around the corner - it is a perfect time to stock up on great resources. Children will love learning about animals, culture, the geography of the land Down Under with these amazing freebies! Check out great Australian materials.. Australia Preschool Printables by Preschool Mom (great collection of a variety of Australia printables) Free Australia Unit Packs: My Australia … [Read more...]
DIY Montessori Inspired Activities and Games for 3 – 5 year olds.
The Montessori method offers such a wide range of amazing experiences for children. Child's work is their play. Generally, children do not need stimulation or encouragement; they naturally gravitate to activities that reflect their interest and enrich passion for learning. Senses play such a huge role in their learning. All materials and activities that are presented below have a goal to make learning hands-on, connect hand and brain, provide an opportunity for discovery. Our Montessori … [Read more...]
Montessori Inspired Art Appreciation Activities.
Without much preparation, planning or intention, Art as we know it, feel it, experience it, experiment with it took a huge part of our everyday life. We started 30 Days of Creativity and Art to help navigate our homeschooling towards creative side of learning and I do not think we will ever stop. Whatever it is - learning poems, listening to classical music, creating mosaics with leaves outside, looking for funny cloud shapes in the sky, painting on a mirror - it all provided a new perspective, … [Read more...]
Preschool Process Art Inspired by Kandinsky.
Art masterpieces are an incredible source of learning opportunities. Through studying and discussing art children learn to pay attention to small details, colours, use of space, shapes and creativity. Among pictures of masterpieces that we received from Montessori By Mom with the Art Appreciation toolbox my daughter especially loved painting done by Wassily Kandinsky - Russian artist. Kandinsky also was a musician and often drew his inspiration from music. Kandinsky said: "each colour lives … [Read more...]
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