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Montessori Blueberry Muffin Recipe for Young Children
I finally got around to making a Montessori Blueberry Muffin Recipe for Young Children. My boys (age 7 and age 5) can make this recipe independently. Independent baking from a young age is an integral part of Montessori because it builds so many crucial skills: self-confidence, the ability to follow multi-step directions, problem-solving, and focus and concentration. It also prepares them for independence in college and life!
I made sure everything they needed was within reach without help. I store the following things on their shelf: mixing bowl, muffin mix, whisk, bowl for cracking eggs, canola oil, muffin pan, the recipe, and measuring cups. Everything else is stored in our … Read More
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Books for Children with Tourette’s Syndrome
At our school we have an anti-bias and anti-racist library where guides (teachers) can check out read aloud books that help promote understanding of and appreciation for differences.We just added these two books, and they are great! -
Parenting in the Middle: Not Too Strict, Not Too Lenient
Our society has a tendency to function like a pendulum that swings from one far end to the other. We’ve seen this happen in schools (we’ve swing from phonics all the way to whole-reading or we swing from progressive, open-classrooms to “drill and kill.”). My work at Montessori For All is about trying to stop the pendulum in the middle. There are things we need from both sides.I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how the pendulum concept applies to parenting. Past historical periods have seen harsher forms of parenting (like the idea of children being seen but not heard), while now it feels like we are on the… Read More
