In the first of a new video series, we sit down with Ms. Charlotte Wood, a primary Montessori guide, to discuss language and literacy in Montessori. Ms. Wood walks us through some helpful examples of ways language develops in the classroom, explaining, more thoroughly, how it is implemented as a natural process of the environment, […]
“The child bathes in language.” – Delacroix The acquisition of language is the stuff of magic. It seemingly just happens. One day the child ‘babbles’, as if unable to articulate any words, let alone an appreciation of the world, described with any degree of precision or accuracy. Then, as if all-at-once, the child suddenly starts […]
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We are greatly looking forward to introducing you to Kylie, operator of one of our favorite blogs on the interwebs, “How we Montessori”. We first came across her site completely by happenstance. We can’t remember exactly what we were searching for, or hoping to discover, but we suddenly found ourselves immersed in a treasure trove of […]
We thought we would take this opportunity to address the question of work in Montessori. Why do we use the word work, as opposed to play, or any number of other verbs, to describe the activities children do on a daily basis? Was this a deliberate choice by Montessori? What are the implications? What type […]