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Home » Montessori » At Home » Montessori in the Home for Infants and Toddlers

Montessori in the Home for Infants and Toddlers

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toddler painting at easel

Montessori is a philosophy that should extend far beyond classroom walls. Montessori is a lifestyle, not simply an educational method.  Dr. Maria Montessori believed strongly in the concept of education of the whole child and subsequently developed materials and lessons in the areas of Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math and Life Sciences. Practical Life included work such as dressing frames that teach children how to use a zipper and how to button but the true aim of Practical Life work is to develop fine motor skills, self control and concentration. The fact that children learn how to pour a glass of water properly is a benefit of the work done in this area.

Montessori Open and Close Activity

For many of you reading this article, however, you are expecting a baby or have an infant at home. So how does Montessori fit into your life? Is it possible to introduce Montessori to your child as early as, well, birth? The answer is an astounding, YES! Montessori is a way of life. One of the biggest challenges of Montessori teachers is having a child’s learning end with the school day. Montessori should be alive and well in the child’s life outside school, at home and out in the real world. For the full article on easy & inexpensive ways to integrate Montessori into your home, read my feature on WhattoExpect.com.

Warmly,
Marnie

Tagged With: Infant & Toddler, Positive Parenting

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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