How is it possible work which easily fits on the shelves in one classroom meets the needs of children from two-and-a-half to six? We don’t have infinite storage. Most of the materials are out on the shelves all the time. The Montessori curriculum is, in fact, quite limited. And yet, the children don’t get bored. […]
What do you imagine when you think of a “school?” How about “teacher?” Montessori asks us to put aside some of our expectations about these phrases, even what we expect children to be able to do. Observing a Montessori classroom, the children are not all oriented in one direction, paying attention to a teacher at […]
We talk a lot about consistency. We believe that consistency leads to the greatest success. What do we mean by consistency? Can nothing ever change? How might it lead to a child’s success? We’d love to discuss this further. When we talk about consistency, we mean how we as adults prepare the conditions, the classroom, […]
Olivia Hood is the calm, reflective voice behind Every Day Begins New. She provides lots of lovely ideas for integrating small moments of independence in the midst of busyness. This parent from Australia provides a kind reminder on her blog, Twitter, and Instagram to be present, that simple is just fine, that you’re doing a […]
Every parent wants to do right by their child. To give their child every opportunity, to protect their child from pain, to make every day better than the last. “No” feels antithetical to that. We would rather avoid saying “no.” It’s unpleasant. No one likes to hear it, so why do we want to say […]