Language

Setting up the Home Environment, part III Setting up the Home Environment, part III. After introducing the Prepared Environment and discussing newborn, infant and toddler home environments, this week we will take a look at how to prepare the home of a preschooler and Elementary school student.   Although the Primary and Elementary years are quite different …

Developmental Crises Developmental Crises.  Have you come across the term “Developmental Crises” in Montessori? Although it may sound alarming, it denotes an essential point in human development, and it may help give you a fresh perspective on common parenting challenges.  Although the word “crisis” is often used with a strong negative connotation, …

Books for the Young Reader Books for the Young Reader. The Montessori angle on finding and offering books that will make your child fall in love with reading Nothing unites parents and educators of all stripes more reliably than the mention of books and their importance to children. We all …

Retomando mi historia, orgullosamente recalco el punto en que les contaba que soy profesora. Y por qué lo hago? Porque estoy segura que esta profesión parte de la pasion, cuando uno decide ser docente lo hace con convicción, por vocación y con cierta dosis de desapego pues indudablemente nuestra formación …

Les había contado que soy profesora? un dato importante para muchas cosas de las que vamos a hablar mas adelante. Ahora retomando mi historia familiar, debo decirles que tuve mucha suerte pues recien llegada conseguí trabajo como profesora en un pre-escolar donde para mi fortuna tenian español como una clase …

Tomar la decisión de salir del país no es fácil son muchos los planes muchas las proyecciones y muchas las esperanzas en lo económico, lo laboral e incluso en la parte social. Y que decir los que ya teniamos hijos, las expectativas de un “futuro mejor” se vuelven nuestro motor. …

There are so many opportunities for teachers to optimize oral language in the Montessori classroom. It starts in the morning when we greet the children and welcome them into the classroom. “Good morning, Taylor. It’s nice to see you today. How are you?” The children respond. Greeting the teacher and …

Many teachers think of language objects only as those in boxes used for I Spy or sound games or the First Phonetic Object Box. But language objects are everywhere – they don’t need to come in a box. In the Montessori classroom, everything has a place and a purpose. This …

As Montessori teachers know, the Metal Insets are the direct preparation for writing. This activity follows extensive indirect preparation using the Practical Life and Sensorial materials. Children perfect large muscle control before small, and simultaneously develop eye-hand coordination. The knobs of the Cylinder Blocks and Geometric Cabinet assist the development …

A few days earlier the teacher had given a lesson on how to “break in” a new book and when she finished, she sniffed the book, remarking how much she loved the smell of a new book. Fostering the love of books happens in many ways: choosing quality literature, reading …