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Montessori at Home {eBook & Printable Materials Giveaway}

Marnie Craycroft — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:01:30 +0000

Montessori at Home! EBook & Materials Bundle offers parents and educators a tool to help assist implementing Montessori philosophy at home. I am pleased to be able to offer you a chance to own this phenomenal informational eBook with a printable materials bundle from Montessori Print Shop. {Just for fun here are a few sample [Read On]

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New on our Shelves

Marnie Craycroft — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:06:16 +0000

Every month I like to freshen up our Montessori work shelves. Here are a few new trays I’ve added for my boys (2.5 and 4 years old). As you will notice these baskets and trays don’t require much money to put together. Hopefully the work is accessible to you so that you can easily integrate [Read On]

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Memorial Day Ideas for Kids

Marnie Craycroft — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:59 +0000

Memorial Day is a big concept for most young children to “get”. I don’t mean to cut children short because I know they do get many BIG concepts. To bring the idea of war and veterans into a child’s mind, though, is a serious endeavour and one that needs to happen gently and slowly over [Read On]

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Virtual Montessori Sharing Fair {Add Your Post}

Marnie Craycroft — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:30 +0000

Welcome to Week 2 of the Virtual Montessori Sharing Fair! What an awesome week we had here in Seattle. The weather was out of this world (about time!) so we were able to spend most of our time outside (says the girl staring out her window at the rain pouring down from the clouds). We [Read On]

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Montessori Botany Activity

Marnie Craycroft — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:49:20 +0000

Last week we dove into exploring Part of a Flower with a few simply introductory activities. This week, we’re diving a little bit deeper. Any activity that gets a child moving his hands, or his body in any way actually, is great for brain development and tuning skills, such as fine motor. Materials Needed: Parts [Read On]

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Montessori Philosophy & Sensorial Introduction

Marnie Craycroft — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:35:33 +0000

Below is a portion of a paper I wrote on Sensorial within the Montessori philosophy. I hope you enjoy it. Please do comment, your thoughts make my day! Maria Montessori believed in the child’s ability to reach his potential on his own if given the freedom and the environment in which to develop naturally. This [Read On]

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Parts of a Flower

Marnie Craycroft — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:43:57 +0000

Here are the steps I took to help my child learn about the parts of a flower: Start with a book: Introduce any life science work, especially a new one, with a book that will hook the child. My Montessori instructor introduced me to Susan Jeffers’ Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, a fabulous book to introduce [Read On]

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Observation in Early Childhood

Marnie Craycroft — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:59:14 +0000

“The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.” ~ Dr. Maria Montessori A big deal in Montessori is observation from a few different perspectives. From the director’s perspective, along with preparing [Read On]

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Virtual Montessori Sharing Fair

Marnie Craycroft — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:28:33 +0000

Welcome to the Virtual Sharing Fair! If you are like me, you are always looking for new and fresh Montessori ideas for your home and classroom. I am inspired, motivated and impressed by the applications of Montessori around cyberspace today. One of my favorites yearly events is my local Montessori Sharing Fair. So consider this [Read On]

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What Parents Want from their Child’s Montessori School

Marnie Craycroft — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:56:56 +0000

Below are five simple ways to give parents what they want from Montessori educators. I am in a unique position. I am a future homeschooler currently pursuing Montessori certification but also a parent with an almost 4 year old child in Montessori. Maybe a director’s worst nightmare but I like to think I am a [Read On]

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