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NAMC Montessori valentine's day grace and courtesy two girls hugging
Of all things love is the most potent.
—Maria Montessori
The Absorbent Mind, p. 269.

Love… it’s a complicated emotion. We can love our child, our partner, or our pet. We can love pizza, the smell of rain, or cheering for our favorite football team. We can love a good book, a walk along the beach, or sleeping in on Saturday mornings. How then, do we teach a child to love?

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Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Focusing On Desired Behavior: Friendship as a Theme for the Montessori Classroom

A NAMC student recently wrote asking for help with children who feel entitled and who have very little patience with others. She has tried r...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Continue Reading this Article
Valentine's Day and Random Acts of Kindness Week: Activities for Your Montessori Classroom

While many teachers know that candy-filled and romance-centered Valentine's Day traditions are not a perfect fit for the Montessori cl...

Friday, February 08, 2013 Continue Reading this Article
Montessori Community Celebration of Valentine’s Day and Activities, Part 2

Part 2 of 2: Community Valentine's Day Montessori Activity Each year for Valentine’s Day our Montessori preschool/kindergarten student...

Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Continue Reading this Article
New Students Joining the Montessori Community Later in the Year — The Friendship Salad

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Montessori is an attitude, not just a technique, and one must have great love for and understanding of each individual child. Montessori is ...

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 Continue Reading this Article
The Language of Virtue, Character Education Activities and Taking Montessori Home

As a Montessori teacher, I try not to assign copious amounts of homework. I believe a student’s homework is meant to be in the form of shari...

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Continue Reading this Article

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