Spotlight Zeda-Jailynn Suswal from Mission Montessori
February 28, 2019Zeda-Jailynn Suswal is the founding teacher at Mission Montessori. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? Hi there! My name is Zeda-Jailynn Suswal. I have a →
How Montessori Does “Recess”
February 25, 2019Since the early 2000s, there has been a trend around recess. Well, two trends. As more time was dedicated to the academic part of the school day and less to the free time of recess, →
Parents’ Perspective on Montessori Kindergarten
February 21, 2019We had a lovely conversation with parents on the podcast who chose to keep their children in Montessori for Kindergarten, about what that decision-making process was like, some observations they've made since having their child →
Modern Writing in Montessori
February 18, 2019We’re very concerned with preparing children for the future. It’s a very unsteady time to be a parent. The world has changed more in the past ten years than in the past hundred, and things →
Redirection in Montessori
February 11, 2019Redirection is one of those funny terms. We hear it used frequently, and we use this tool in the classroom, but what does it really mean? So often “redirection” is used when “distraction” is what →
Education for Life
February 7, 2019For a podcast of this post, scroll to the bottom of this page or subscribe on iTunes. Every spring, a new generation of parents makes big decisions about what to do for the upcoming academic year →
Why Montessori?
February 4, 2019Why would I want to send my child to a Montessori? What do you offer that a daycare/in-home program/staying home with a primary caregiver doesn’t? These are such natural questions. With an abundance of options, →
Spotlight Zoe Paul
January 31, 2019Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? I’m originally from Nigeria but grew up in the US and Europe. I graduated from college with a degree →
Montessori and Peter Pan
January 28, 2019Maria Montessori, Italian educator and physician, pioneered the Montessori method and philosophy of learning. J.M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright, authored the childhood classic Peter Pan. The former is grounded in logic, independence, and reality, →
“Do as I say, not as I do” Never Works
January 24, 2019For a podcast of this post, scroll to the bottom of this page or subscribe on iTunes. “Do as I say, not as I do” is a phrase that has been around for centuries. Many →
Materials with Meaning
January 21, 2019For many young students attending school is a full time job, accounting for an average 35 hours a week. Rightly so, the classroom becomes not only a second-place environment, but furthermore, a home-away-from-home. This is →
Spotlight Emma Taylor from Montessori Country School
January 17, 2019Emma Taylor is an elementary guide at Montessori Country School. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? I am an Upper Elementary teacher at Montessori Country School on →
Academics in the Kitchen
January 14, 2019A question we’re asked so frequently is what can families do at home to support the work children are doing in the classroom. It’s such a natural one. We want to set our children up →
Interview with Jesse McCarthy
January 10, 2019We were delighted to interview Jesse McCarthy of Montessori Education. For the full interview, please subscribe via iTunes or listen here. Jesse is active on Facebook, and Montessori Education can be found here. During the interview, Jesse →
Resolving Conflicts in Montessori
January 7, 2019Communication is an important part of human interaction. Right from the beginning of civilization, humans were striving to communicate and language was developed as they discovered that they could communicate differently than other animals. Development →
Spotlight Elizabeth Houghtaling from Montessori Country School
January 3, 2019Elizabeth Houghtaling is a toddler guide at Montessori Country School. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? In my early twenties, I had the opportunity to →
Songs at Baan Dek
December 20, 2018We all have favorite songs, but even the most favorite is a bit tiresome when it’s been on repeat a hundred times. How do we select songs to sing with children? Are there even any →
Learning Problem-Solving
December 17, 2018Why don’t we always help? If we see a child struggling with something, it’s so natural to jump in and help, from a place of love or from a place of timeliness or from a →
Spotlight Jesse McCarthy
December 13, 2018Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sure. Maybe to get things started I’ll share a story from my early days. Over a decade ago I was helping out in the front →
The Montessori Work Cycle
December 10, 2018“What did you work on?” is such a common question. We send photos home to share a child’s work, perhaps spur some conversation about a recent accomplishment or new favorite material, or oh that’s your →
Interview with Pamela Green
December 6, 2018We were honored to interview Pamela Green of Ananda Montessori on the podcast. For the full interview, please subscribe via iTunes or listen below. Pamela is active on Facebook, and Ananda Montessori can be found here. During the →
The Montessori Sensitive Periods
December 3, 2018Written by Sonia Khanvilkar The child beginning from birth onwards is striving for Independence. This child possesses a brain quite different than an adult. Dr. Montessori termed this brain an “Absorbent Mind.” Literally to the →
Montessori Encyclopedia: Walking on the Line
November 29, 2018How do you use this material? The Ellipse is a line on the floor of the classroom. It is sometimes in tape, and sometimes painted. Occasionally, classrooms will have different or additional shapes, but the →
Beautiful Consequences
November 26, 2018Consequence seems like such a negative phrase. Consequence is punishment, punitive, prison. I’m going to make you regret that mistake. You’ll absolutely learn from this experience, and I’m going to make sure of it. Consequence →
