Montessori

Montessori art focuses on process not product. Children do not recreate crafts, but learn how to use the materials to make their own creations.

Montessori educators often identify with at least one organization through their training and school. These are the four major Montessori organizations in North America.

What is Montessori Sensorial Education? Why should you care to extend it in the home environment for your child? How would you do it?

If you want to know how to set up a Montessori art area in a homeschool, these tips and ideas can help!

What are Montessori Practical life exercises? Why do we need to extend it to the home environment? How can we do that?

The needs of a Montessori classroom are ever-changing. Here are my 5 New Years resolutions for my classroom.

What are Montessori Practical life exercises? Why are they important? How can you help children by making the environment ready for that?

Sensitive period or critical periods are windows of learning opportunities in a child's life. Let's peruse what experts say.

Whether you have decided to send your child to Montessori school, or you are considering it for your child, you need to educate yourself. Here are some of the best books for parents to read.

Parents search to find the ideal classroom environment for their children. This article will examine the advantages and disadvantages of the Montessori approach and the traditional classroom setting as seen in public schools.

Parents have lots of questions about Montessori education and how it works. Here is an explanation of how practical life prepares a child to read and write.

People new to Montessori walk in and automatically call the Montessori areas "centers." The two concepts, though similar, are actually quite different.

The Montessori day doesn't have to end when regular class time ends. The after school care program can also mimic the Montessori method.

Rochester, NY is a major hub for Montessori programs. Where can Rochesterians find the best Montessori materials?

The NAEYC has a list of 11 tips for back to school. Here is a summary of the list, slightly tweaked to fit Montessori classrooms.

Children in a Montessori classroom help maintain the outdoor environment of their school. Here are ways those activities can translate into the home.

Another aspect of the Montessori practical life curriculum is care of the environment. Here are ways your child can help you around the house.

My students' parents always want to know how to bring home the Montessori curriculum. These care-of-self activities from the practical life curriculum are easily implemented in the home.

Montessorians are always talking about purposeful work in education. What is purposeful work, and how do you evaluate activities as being appropriate?

There are many myths about Montessori. Dispelling some of those myths leads to a better understanding of what Montessori really is and how children can unlock their potential and benefit from Montessori education.

This is a personal article from a parent's perspective answering some of the most frequently asked questions about the Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School in Eau Claire, WI.

The following guide provides a parent or guardian with toys that a toddler that is Montessori bound will enjoy; encouraging a love for learning at a young age. Also included are some definitions and Montessori philosophy explanation.

Learn about a free Montessori elementary school in San Jose, California.

The Montessori language curriculum requires creativity and innovation on the part of the teacher.