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Tag Archive: Montessori education
Spread Montessori Madness!
I’ve been seeing a lot about Trevor Eissler around the blogosphere lately, and that makes me glad – not mad. But Trevor Eissler’s Montessori madness does need to be spread. I already posted an inspiring Trevor Eissler video in my article “Why I Used Montessori Principles in My Parenting Philosophy.” I’d love to see Eissler…
Meet Deb from Living Montessori Now at Best Toys for Toddlers
I was interviewed at Best Toys for Toddlers! I answered questions about my background and gave ideas from Montessori education for parents to use at home with young children. The questions and answers are focused on toddlers, but the answers apply to preschoolers in general (and some apply to children of any age). Please join…
Montessori: Planting the Seeds of Learning
If you haven’t seen the 12-minute video Montessori: Planting the Seeds of Learning by the Montessori Foundation, I highly recommend watching it. If you’ve seen it before, I recommend watching it again. In the video, Tim Seldin, president of the Montessori Foundation and author of How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way, and…
Activity of the Week – Montessori-Inspired Bead-and-Pipe-Cleaner Valentine Math Activities
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you already have beads and pipe cleaners, you can easily create more than Valentine crafts. With the free printables available online, you can create Montessori-inspired Valentine’s Day math activities that are fun for a holiday yet work on important skills for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Bead-and-Pipe-Cleaner Addition Activity Using printables from the…
How to Help Your Child through Natural Learning
Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: What is natural parenting? This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our Carnival coincides with the launch of Natural Parents Network, a community of parents and parents-to-be who practice or are…
Dads Can Help with Child-Led Learning
Whenever we could, the main principle my husband and I tried to follow in our homeschool was child-led learning. Child-led learning (aka “follow the child”) is what I consider the most important principle of Montessori education – regardless of the child’s age. And child-led learning is often where dads – and grandpas – can help…
Montessori Language Activities
The importance of learning to read and write doesn’t need emphasis. The question is, what is the best way to learn to read and write? Montessori education has a proven track record by using indirect preparations along with phonics to develop the skills needed for reading and writing. North American Montessori Center has an article on the…
Child-Led Patriotism
Child-led learning is a natural part of Montessori education. Our family found that child-led learning also worked well for patriotism. Our child-led patriotism mainly consisted of following our children’s lead in choosing patriotic holiday activities. It didn’t take a lot of observation to discover that our children loved fireworks and parades. We traditionally found the largest fireworks display…
Montessori and the Future of Education
I found the following video fascinating because it approaches Montessori education from the viewpoint of neuroscience and brain development. In the video, Dr. Steve Hughes, a pediatric neuropsychologist, talks about Montessori education while accompanied by Montessori images. He advocates Montessori as a method of education, saying: Education should be about the development of the person . . . not about…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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