We believe that every parent is his or her child's first teacher. Have you ever wondered what exactly your child needs to know from you? Here is a list based on a parent education series session "Bringing Montessori Home" last fall. This list was provided to help parents give their children a better … [Read more...]
Toddler Suggestion On How You Can Help At Home This Summer
The last few weeks were filled with a theme of dinosaurs (to scrub and to play with in a bed of tall wheat grass), lizards (to name and match), birds (to name and match), and frogs. Next week will be more about turtles and snakes, and this is how we'll close the school-year. It has been a … [Read more...]
Montessori Tropical Summer Smoothie Recipe
Children as young as toddlers have a strong desire and drive to participate in family life. Preparing food, baking, serving, and cleaning up are all gratifying activities that directly support your child’s natural development as well as your family well-being. "Confidence, competence, and … [Read more...]
Baking with Toddlers
Baking is a favorite activity among our toddler classrooms. Every Wednesday our toddler teachers prepare the environment, direct the process, act as a guide and offer sensorial exercises in order to facilitate baking. Thus, allowing the children to work and to help themselves. Children naturally … [Read more...]
Montessori Tides Tip of the Day: 3 Ways to Help Foster Nature Play
Three Tips to Help Foster Nature Play 1. Give your Child “Rough Ground” Good nature play requires land that is not too protected and is wild – at least in children’s eyes. This might be his or her own backyard, a neighborhood pond, a quite corner in a community park, a vacant city lot, or a … [Read more...]
Montessori Tides Tip of the Day: Children Under 4 May Prefer to Play Alone
Montessori Tides Tip of the Day is designed to help adults better understand the needs of the preschool child. Each tip implemented will help bridge the home and classroom environment for your preschooler. Some children under age of 4 may still prefer to play alone or parallel play as they did as … [Read more...]
Montessori Tides Tip of the Day: Use Humor
Montessori Tides Tip of the Day is designed to help adults better understand the needs of the preschool child. Each tip implemented will help bridge the home and classroom environment for your preschooler. When all else fails, use humor. When an adult has a sense of humor about their mistakes, it … [Read more...]
