Fine Motor Skills and Montessori Materials: A Perfect Combination
We tend to throw around the phrase "fine motor skills" a lot without really thinking about what it means. What are fine motor skills? How are they best developed? To…
Montessori Basics 10: Homeschooling with Montessori
I receive many, many questions from people who are interested in homeschooling with Montessori. Even though I've addressed this topic before, I thought it would be helpful to answer some of these questions in one big, comprehensive blog post so that I can refer people to it as a resource.
The Montessori Method 3: The First Children’s House and Beyond
If you've read the other posts in this series, Part 1 and Part 2, and I hope you have, you might have felt a little uncomfortable from time to time,…
What Makes a Great Montessori Teacher?
Recently, I received an email from a friend. He’s not in the teaching or education field, but he is doing some research about what makes a successful teacher. He told…
The Montessori Method 2: The Science of Observation
Please join me for part two of an in-depth look at the seminal book that started it all: The Montessori Method. The first post in this series looked at the…
Soothing Work for Troubled Kids
Many children today have trouble adjusting to the pressures of schooling. Causes are varied: they can be external, like the loss of a loved one or an acrimonious divorce. Other…
10 Reasons To Be Glad You’re a Montessori Teacher
Here's the last in a series of posts celebrating all of you - the parents and teachers who devote your time and energy to making sure that the kids in…
The Ten Best Posts of 2007
Hard to believe that 2008 is almost here, isn't it? In looking back over my blog posts for the past year, I thought it would be fun to compile the…
The Montessori Method: Understanding the Mind of Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori's groundbreaking book,The Montessori Method, was first published in 1912, and has since been translated into 20 different languages. Maybe you have read this book already, or you've always…
Top Ten Reasons to Be Glad You’ve Chosen Montessori for Your Child
This post is dedicated to all my wonderful readers and customers who've taken the leap and chosen to send their child(ren) to a Montessori school. This can mean making sacrifices…
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