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As a parent and a Montessori educator, praise versus encouragement comes up often in the classroom and my home. I remember when I was a child, and even a young adult, the best thing that anyone could say to me was "You're such a good girl." I wanted people to be proud of me and I craved that external validation until one day someone simply asked me, "But, are you proud of me?"
Last month I talked about how practical life in primary translates into elementary activity. This month I want to discuss how the sensorial work the children do in the primary sets them up with a good set of skills to tackle elementary work.
Many of you are often curious and excited for your little ones to begin to read and work with numbers. During our Silent Journey, you will get a chance to understand the reasoning behind the miraculous work of the Montessori Education. We all chose the Montessori Education for a reason and being a Directress, I can reassure you that it works when we put faith in it and truly follow the child. There's no
A major decision for parents is choosing an elementary school for their children.
Often, it is part of a larger decision: picking up stakes and moving in search of a private elementary school or traditional elementary school?
Historically, Montessori students do better mastering specific tasks than their counterparts in traditional schools primarily due to what, when, and where preschoolers are taught.
By the time a five or six-year-old enters a California public Kindergarten school, a teacher can quickly spot who has not attended Toddler and Primary programs. Those first-timers are less fundamentally educated in academic, social, and emotional arenas.
Are you struggling with how to help your child to focus?
Your child grows every day in every way. Literally, a parent can see and feel that growth as their child’s mind, body and soul processes each new day’s experience—academically, emotionally, and socially. It is the most rewarding part of their journey.
As a child grows, they discover their passions and focus on learning more about that love.
Here are some guidelines on how to observe.
I wanted to briefly discuss the Sensorial area of our classroom since that is an area that many of our children are engrossed in right now. Sensorial comes from the words: sense or senses. The purpose and aim of Sensorial work are for the child to acquire clear, conscious, information and to be able to then make classifications in his environment. Montessori believed that sensorial experiences began at birth.
Although millions of American children attend Montessori school primary programs, an overwhelming majority are uprooted following Kindergarten and placed into traditional elementary schools rather than continuing Montessori methodology through Grade Six. Why? Here are three Montessori elementary school misperceptions and realities.
