Many parents who choose Montessori for their preschoolers want their children to continue Montessori through kindergarten if it is available. Some parents look upon Montessori as a preschool preparation for public kindergarten. These parents feel a Montessori school is a place where a very young child can be taken care…
The basic belief underpinning the Montessori Method was the belief that the essential factor in the Montessori outlook is that it is not the adult who creates the child; it is the child who, through his experiences, creates a human being (Seldin, 1996, p. 8). Dr. Montessori felt that this…
Welcome to February. We have a busy month ahead of us and the staff and I would like to share some of it with you. Please make note of all the activities so you won=t be left out of things! Calendar Feb. 10th – Valentine’s Day Party {10:30-11:30} Feb. 15th-…
Cultural Subjects: During the month of December, the children will be discussing different holidays as part of our geography studies. In the midst of all this excitement, we are still maintaining our regular curriculum as well as rehearsing for the Holiday Show on December 23 at 11:00am. A sign-up sheet…
The Color Tablets The child’s first introduction to color is a box containing six tablets – two red, two blue and two yellow. All the other tablets are the same size, shape and texture. They differ only in highly contrasting color. In this exercise, the child pairs the tablets and…
