At the beginning of the summer, the blogging program I had been using stopped working correctly, and the company who makes it refused to fix the errors. What had once…
When I was a 3-6 (preschool) assistant, I vividly remember what would happen each August: I thought the classroom looked perfectly fine, but a few weeks before school, the directress…
When setting out to help children learn about art, I think it’s important to spend some time thinking over the subject first – what is the purpose of art, and…
As I mentioned last week, I believe that every Montessori classroom should have a dedicated art area. This lets kids know that art is important, and also gives them a…
Art. What does that little word mean? It can encompass a huge variety of pursuits, from drawing to dance, from sculpture to movie making. The one thing all artistic pursuits…
The year was 1994. Newly married, I had nothing to offer the job world but a degree in History and a winning smile. By that point, I had figured out that I liked working with kids and was pretty good at it. As I scanned the local job ads, I saw that a Montessori school in Niles, IL was advertising for an assistant.
Kids love nature. The endless varieties of trees, bugs, rocks, and flowers provide unlimited opportunities for learning and exploration. Naturally, they love nature-themed projects, too. Here are a few of…
In Montessori, we pay particular attention to the skill of classification. At its simplest, classifying means organizing objects by their similar or dissimilar characteristics. The process of classifying helps children…
It's really, really easy to label kids. "She's so artistic" or "He's such a troublemaker" are phrases that fall from our lips without a second thought. The sad thing is,…
Last week, I wrote about math. Later I realized that I've written about math many times – I even went back and linked to five previous math posts at the…