Right now in the room where you’re sitting, movies are playing all around you. If you had the right receiver or satellite dish, you could pick them up. Just because you can’t see the waves passing through doesn’t mean they aren’t there. With the right receiver you could watch any number of … [Read more...]
Hugging the Rug
I am sure you have heard “The best way to learn is by experience” or “We need someone with experience!” When a person shares an experience they are sharing a personal encounter that enable the listener the act or process of directly perceiving events as a reality. The attention to detail that the … [Read more...]
Mystery Bag
Children love surprises! The anticipation of “The Mystery Bag” offers children a thrilling learning experience. Montessori Tides consider this a versatile and essential material through the toddler and lower elementary levels. It stimulates and cultivates the student’s intellectual curiosity and has … [Read more...]
USO Holiday Food Drive
Ten years ago, one of our students, Dawson Pickett, started a food drive for the local USO. At that time, Montessori Tides School agreed to participate in that worthy cause. During the following 10 years, Dawson was able to collect enough food supplies to feed over 1,000 families. Dawson is now a … [Read more...]
Young Children and Reading: What Parents Can Do
In this increasing era of too much “screen time” in the home, a serious paradox has surfaced. American Academy of Pediatrics is defining screen time as any time spent in front of the television, DVD, computer, I-Pod or video games. An end result to this overuse is: children are becoming inattentive, … [Read more...]
Outdoor Environment
There are infinite qualities of the Montessori Tides environment both indoor and outdoor worth admiring. Although, one noteworthy trait of the Montessori Tides Preschool and Elementary environment is their endeavor to create a free-flow inside-outside environment. Now days you see so often, … [Read more...]
Montessori and the Computer Controversy
The controversy surrounding computer use, and when it is developmentally appropriate to expose the child to the world of technology, seems to continue to dominate the education field and the minds of many questioning parents. Montessori recognized that the young child needs to “manipulate objects … [Read more...]
Planning Day at Montessori Tides
Just a reminder that Friday, October 4 is planning day. No School! As I write this, I am reminded of an encounter with a parent a few years ago at a local establishment where I was picking up lunch for the staff. I always enjoy seeing our families outside of the school environment. We had a nice … [Read more...]
Speaking from the Heart
It never ceases to amaze me how children become more and more like those they find around them. Young children, especially between 0-3, will emulate their parents physical demeanor, which involves their way of walking, moving and talking, the handling of objects, their emotions, manners, and … [Read more...]
A Child’s Purpose
The child’s reasoning, and acts of, working is different from ours. Parents will usually unconsciously choose to do things the most efficient and quickest way, and rush through or avoid tasks as we try to balance our busy lives with children. Children, on the other hand, are in no rush, while … [Read more...]
