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Montessori Books
Simone from The Montessori Notebook e-mailed me about a great new resource she just created. You can find a link to 100 Montessori books for children under four here. Thanks, Simone!
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Let Children Make Mistakes: The Montessori Way
I recently wrote this piece for our school newsletter about how to let children make mistakes and wanted to share it with you, since the idea of letting children take risks and make mistakes is such a cornerstone of the Montessori approach!
My oldest son is in Pre-K4 at Magnolia Montessori For All. Recently, his teacher let me know that he got a little injury in class. He had purposefully been using a pin puncher incorrectly. A pin puncher is a slightly sharp object that children use to punch out a shape. Using it strengthens a child’s hand in preparation for writing.
Another child gave my son a warning about how … Read More
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Reading in a Montessori Way
It’s been amazing to watch Henry’s reading progression at Montessori school. He is finishing up PK4 and he loves trying to read everything around him in the world.Tate watches Henry intently and wants to follow along. It feels like the right time to start introducing him to the initial, pre-reading activities, including the “I Spy” game.In the “I Spy” game, you start by making sure that the child can name all the objects. Once they know the names of everything, then you can set out one object and say, “I spy with my little eye something that starts with __”. Then you progress to two objects (with very… Read More
