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"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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- June 26, 2011

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Matching Cards

- September 01, 2020

During the sensitive period for language, children have a keen sense of awareness and are drawn to the art of visual discrimination. Anyone with a small child can attest to this as children often seem to follow their own schedule making their way from point A to point B. Sometimes we call this "distractability" or "puttering along". The truth is however, when a child stops to watch the ladybug crawl along the fence as we hurry arrive to an appointment on time, the child is in fact overcome by a sense of awareness and visual perception. As Montessorians, we strive to witness this type of sensitivity in a child and then set forth on our mission to support this moment in development by any means. For this reason, Matching Games are a wholesome and developmentally appropriate material for any classroom language area. Matching games are easy to make and often most fun when they include an aspect of familiarity. Matching games can be done as sets of cards a child match...

Where are the Centers?

- September 26, 2011

Q.Why don't Montessori Classrooms have "centers" like traditional early childhood classrooms?

Montessori Moms (and Dads)

- March 20, 2011

Hope everyone has enjoyed the weather over the last few days! I have spent time getting garden supplies together, and preparing for indoor planting this week. If you would like to donate seed packets please send them in with your child. We will cultivate indoors, and transfer the plants outdoors when the time is just right. I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to an online resource for Moms (and Dads too). The website is: http://www.montessorimom.com/ On this site you will find articles, free downloads and instructions on how to make Montessori Materials for your child at home. There is a fun little quiz on the site called "what type of mother hen are you" : http://www.montessorimom.com/what-type-mother-hen-are-you/ and another called "what is your child's talent": http://www.montessorimom.com/what-your-childs-talent/ The site is filled with information... have fun :)