Observation to Instruction
April 22, 2023
Do you see your child throwing their clothes on the floor in a heap? Maybe leaving things out on the kitchen table? Interrupting during mealtime? It’s so tempting in these
Raising Anti-Racist Kids: An Interview with Rebekah Gienapp
April 15, 2023
With a social justice and community organizing background, Rebekah Gienapp knew that she wasn’t the only parent out there who didn’t want to wait until her child was an adult
Going Out: An Expansive Elementary
March 25, 2023
At the elementary level, children want to know the how and why of everything. As a result, they have a strong drive to explore the world beyond their immediate family
COVID and Child Development
March 11, 2023
We’ve enjoyed some return to normalcy after the intensity of the early COVID years. However, it’s important to remember that our young children are still living with some of the
What is Social Organization?
February 25, 2023
At the adolescent level, young people are experiencing a bridge from childhood into adulthood. They no longer need and want to create little practice societies as they did in their
Art for Self-Expression
February 11, 2023
Numerous theories and lots of research expound upon the importance of artistic expression. For young children and adolescents, art is an especially crucial form of personal expression. As such, children
The Montessori Prepared Environment
January 14, 2023
In Montessori, we talk a lot about the “prepared environment.” Really, though, this concept of a prepared environment isn’t limited to Montessori. In fact, from the earth’s biosphere offering an
Positive Discipline in a Montessori Way
January 7, 2023
We are often asked about how we handle discipline in Montessori. It’s a great question because we think differently about discipline. Ultimately, we want our children to develop self-discipline and
More Than Just a Teacher: The Montessori Guide
December 24, 2022
Our society knows teachers. Teachers give information. Teachers provide an education. Teachers instruct. In a Montessori classroom, however, the role of the adult is also to be a Montessori guide.
Meeting Adolescent Needs
November 12, 2022
As we adapt, learn, and exist in the world, we rely upon unconscious, innate drives that help us orient, explore, work, order, calculate, imagine, abstract, communicate, repeat, and self-perfect. In
