Why Your Child Repeats Himself – Child Development
‘Maybe, just maybe, if you waited a moment, the child would dump the puzzle over and do it again. Maybe if you paused and observed the child instead of interrupting …
Theory
How to Observe Children in a Montessori Classroom
As you may know, delivering a quality Montessori education is a lot of work. Preparing and maintaining an environment that meets every child’s needs, creating a curriculum, guiding children to …
Montessori Theory: What is Montessori Parenting & How Can I Make it Happen?
My 2.5-year-old hopped off his chair and walked over to a cabinet. He pulled out dishes and glasses, then ran over to the kitchen table and began setting places for …
What Is the Montessori Three-Hour Work Cycle?
Walk into any Montessori classroom and see children wholly engaged in their work. The heart of a Montessori program is the three-hour work cycle. The early childhood environment focuses on …
20 Ways to Achieve Normalization in Your Montessori Classroom
You’ve heard the term before but what the heck is normalization and how does one actually achieve normalization in a Montessori classroom setting? First, a “normalized” child demonstrates a love of …
What You Need to Know about Montessori’s Cosmic Curriculum
When my son entered Montessori elementary, my heart pounded with excitement. Having been trained in Montessori early childhood (which I don’t regret for a second), I had heard of the amazing …