This post is a follow up to a blog regarding the questions of a NAMC student and her lead teacher, who are experiencing some behavioral challenges with some students. Working as an assistant in a very young 3–4 year old Montessori classroom, there are 14 children in the class who were split from a larger, previously existing 3–6 class this spring. Here are some more of my responses on Montessori circle time and other transitions during the school day.
I recently received an email from a NAMC student asking for advice concerning the students in her early childhood classroom. She is working ...
Today’s blog is based on a question we recently received from a Montessori teacher and NAMC graduate. She expressed concern about prepari...
My sister’s birthday falls on December 25 th and she missed the cutoff date for kindergarten by just five days. My parents faced the dil...
When my son was a toddler, I began teaching about money by being very upfront about how I was spending money. When we went grocery shopping,...
“The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, w...
The idea of independence in toddlers may seem oxymoronic. How can a toddler, who is not that removed from infancy be independent? In fac...
