The theme of this year’s Children’s Art Exhibition, “The Art of Geography”, captures the global nature of our Montessori classroom. Every child yearns to understand their place in the world and to respect the diversity of people and cultures in our global community. Imagination, coupled with the stroke of a paintbrush, allows our children to…
Classroom Community
My most cherished times during the school day are those observing the classrooms. I often have a particular focus area such as the flow of activities, child interaction, or similar objective. Regardless of my intent, it never ceases to amaze me of the cooperation and compassion of children. It is a thing of beauty to…
Montessori Teachable Moments
Learning is a natural process: true learning cannot be forced or dictated. That is why our Montessori classrooms are purposely designed and our teachers are specially trained to capitalize on the power of teachable moments…the moment when a child is ready, eager and open to discovery. This requires keen observation skills and child development expertise…
Spontaneity
Spontaneity is the ingredient that allows a child’s curiosity and excitement to explode. Education is not something which the teacher does. It is a natural process which develops spontaneously. —Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind Our Montessori students taught us that the best-laid plans are easily put aside when: Someone brings a snake skin to circle…
Bring Montessori Home this Summer
Summer is the perfect time to incorporate Montessori principles at home. You can tap into your child’s interests while spending quality time together. North American Montessori Center shares practical ideas you can use: http://montessoritraining.blogspot.com/2014/07/does-montessori-learning-stop-in-summer.html Here are just a few suggestions that you can easily incorporate into your summer lifestyle Math Play cards, string a necklace…
Summer Vacation — Time to Get Outside
Reinforcing the importance of the outside environment to the child’s development; and giving him a greater appreciation of nature and the role he plays in sustaining it for the next generations.
Nature
Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein
Science All Around Us
Children were completely engrossed in our Earth Day science lessons. Ms. Rohini presented the concept of gravity and the magnetic pull of the earth’s surface using fun practical demonstrations. We experimented with pressure in various forms. We also enjoyed animal and plant science furthering our earth-friendly appreciation and growing good stewards of our precious planet….
The Three R’s; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
I love that Montessori teaches invaluable lessons for life. Recycling common classroom items and reducing our water usage were top lessons this week. The children certainly grasped the crucial purpose; protecting our natural resources for all living things. We crafted new objects from old items to demonstrate repurposing. The children have taken their earth-friendly lessons…
What is Montessori?
Montessori is about a kid with a stick, digging a hole in the mud — hands dirty, engaged, fascinated, uninterrupted. — Trevor Eissler
