by Heidi | Nov 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
In a Montessori Children’s House, there is an entire shelf area dedicated to transferring works such as pouring, tweezers, spooning, and other activities that involve moving a substance from one container to another. Needless to say it would be messy and a...
by Heidi | Nov 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Since the entire learning process is centered around a child’s environment, Tim and I spent some time talking this weekend about how we wanted to adjust our home to be more friendly for the kids. We had a long car ride on Saturday and we spent much of it talking...
by Heidi | Oct 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
One of the core areas of Montessori education at the preschool/kindergarten (referred to as Children’s House) is Practical Life. This might be called self-help skills or independence in other preschool programs, but practical life covers a variety of life skills...
by Heidi | Oct 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
After I picked the boys up from school this morning, we took the long way home to walk along the path by the lake. We started picking up leaves we found interesting and eventually collected 11 different leaves. We brought them home and I taught the boys how to do leaf...
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