International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th. First celebrated on March 19, 1911, International Women’s Day is officiall...
March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. (In Canada, Women’s History Month is celebrated in October.) As a Montessori teacher, this is a ...
I have found that students (especially preschool and kindergarten students) can be particularly titillated by holidays. It is my belief th...
Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence. ~ Maria Montessori, Dr. Montessori’s Own Ha...
In this day and age, odds are that many of your Montessori upper elementary students are extremely familiar and comfortable with computers...
The end of the year is always a time of reflection, no matter where we live. Very often, this reflection centers on thanksgiving, good wil...
If I had to list one of my favorite movies of all time, it would be the 2004 animated film, The Polar Express , based on the Caldecott win...
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...
I worked at a Montessori school that had a wonderful winter solstice tradition. On the last day before winter break, the entire school wou...
When I taught in an elementary Montessori classroom, one of my Jewish students enjoyed giving a lesson to the class for every Jewish holid...
Education depends on a belief in the power of the child and on a certainty that the child has within himself the capacity to develop into a ...
Most Montessori schools where I have worked did not want classroom celebrations of popular holidays. It was not that these schools wanted ...
I must confess that I had not heard of the festival of Diwali until I viewed a television program episode that featured it. After that int...
In my Montessori classroom, I have always viewed cultural celebrations as an opportunity to help my Montessori students view the world wit...
“…There should be music in the child’s environment, just as there does exist in the child’s environment spoken speech. In the social environ...
My Montessori students have always loved learning about the celebrations and traditions of other cultures. No matter what age, cultural ce...
The United States and Canada celebrate Father’s Day every year on the third Sunday in June. Many countries also celebrate fathers on this ...
Flag Day in the United States is celebrated annually on June 14. It commemorates June 14, 1777, the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 17...
Many of us may be starting our summer vacations and though you may not see your Montessori students every day, the summer is a perfect time ...
