
Montessori Today: Chapter 7: Freedom and Responsibility — Before Going Out
In the second plane, the children complete the foundation of their social selves. Through their reasoning minds and powers of imagination,...
Upper Elementary Field Trips: A Passage to Abstraction
The child's development follows a path of successive stages of independence, and our knowledge of this must guide us in our behavior ...
Planning Going Out Activities in the Montessori Elementary Classroom
Exploring and absorbing the world beyond the classroom are integral components of the Montessori elementary experience. At the start of eac...
A Montessori Going Out Activity: Visiting a Farm for Fall
October is a great month to visit a farm, an apple orchard, or a pumpkin patch. Planning a trip to the farm is a great way for your Monte...
Take Our Kids to Work Day: A Very Montessori Experience for Students
Parents in all types of occupations took their children to work on November 7 On November 7, you may have noticed some new and curious y...
Montessori Style Vacations: Canada’s Natural Bounty
Canada became a country on July 1, 1867 and this year marks its 144th birthday. When you think of Canada, what immediately comes to mind? ...
Montessori Style Vacations: America’s National Parks
Guard it well, for it is far more precious than money… once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price. ~ Ansel Adams ...
Montessori Upper Elementary Practical Life: Going Out - Trip Ideas, Planning, and Overnight Excursions
One of my favorite questions in my upper elementary Montessori classroom is “Miss Michelle, can we go to…?” I usually respond with “Give m...
Summer Vacation Ideas for Montessori Families
Though summer can be a time of relaxation and rest for a Montessori student, for a parent, summer can be daunting! As a parent of a Montess...
Virtual Field Trips: A New Approach to Montessori Going Out Activities
In a survey conducted by the American Montessori Society (January 2010), 89% of Montessorians said that it is acceptable for students to u...
Montessori Environmental Living Programs Explained: Stewardship and Cosmic Education
It [Education] is not acquired by listening to words, but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment. ~ Maria Mont...
The Library: A Wealth of Activities for the Montessori Classroom
I loved going to the library as a child. The smell, the endless possibilities of books, and the freedom to pick any book and as many books...
Environmental Stewardship Activities: Montessori Cosmic Education
It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was. – Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind . 19...
Going Out, Montessori Style: Dragon Boat Festival Experiences and Activities
My Montessori students have always loved learning about the celebrations and traditions of other cultures. No matter what age, cultural ce...
Summer Vacation and Going Out: A Montessori Practical Life Experience
“Miss Michelle, can we go to…?” These types of questions always remind me of the importance of independence, even among the youngest of Mo...
You and Your Montessori Child: Getting Back to Nature
“Going out” into the world isn't something that only happens in the Montessori classroom. It happens in our Montessori homes, as well....
Montessori Classroom - Take Students on a Nature Walk
Children love to go outside! And, unless it's extreme weather, so do teachers. I have had very positive experiences taking my upper el...
Ideas for Going Out in the Montessori Classroom: Age Appropriate Locations
I've been writing about the benefits of "going out" in the Montessori curriculum, but if you're a first time teacher yo...
Montessori Preschool Education: Going Out for Ages 3 - 6 years
I know what you're thinking. Take a class field trip with 3-6 year olds? Am I crazy? Wouldn't it be better to just stay in the class...
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