Trillium Montessori is one of our Montessori Monday participants and gives lots of wonderful ideas and inspiration through both the Trillium Montessori blog and videos. (Photo from Learning about Bugs.) You’ll find curriculum ideas as well as the inspiration of seeing Montessori in action in the Trillium Montessori videos on Vimeo. The blog post about…
Parents are often concerned when they first hear the Montessori term “normalization.” It doesn’t sound like a good thing … more like something trying to make all children think and act the same. In The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori said, “Normalization is the single most important result of our work.” Taken out of context, that…
Welcome to part 3 of the ABCs of Montessori! You’ll find ABCs of Montessori A-H here and ABCs of Montessori I-P here. At my ABCs of Montessori page, you’ll find more about my series as well as the entire ABCs of … series by 60+ bloggers from Kid Blogger Network! questions: 3 Montessori-Inspired Questions to…
Welcome to part 2 of the ABCs of Montessori! You’ll find ABCs of Montessori A-H here, and ABCs of Montessori Q-Z will be published on Thursday. At my ABCs of Montessori page, you’ll find more about my series as well as the entire ABCs of … series by 60+ bloggers from Kid Blogger Network! independence:…
Following the child is the center of Montessori education. You can use the Montessori principle of following the child to help yourself as a parent, support person, and/or educator – whether you’re planning curriculum or buying gifts for a child. Here are 3 Montessori-inspired questions that will help you be sure you’re observing and following…
It’s summer vacation already for many children, and it will be summer vacation soon for many others. Whether you want your young child to be ready for preschool (traditional or Montessori), ready for traditional school, or ready for homeschool at the end of the summer, the best quality to focus on is helping your child…
Isolation of quality is a brilliant concept in Montessori education – a principle that can help you in both making and choosing materials. And isolation of quality is a concept you won’t find very often in preschool materials that aren’t Montessori-inspired. You’ll especially notice isolation of quality in the Montessori sensorial materials – where each…
An important Montessori principle is control of error in the materials to give the child instant feedback. Traditional Montessori materials have a built-in control of error, but it especially helps to focus on the concept if you use DIY Montessori materials or alternatives. Control of Error in Traditional Montessori Materials A traditional Montessori material has…
It seems overwhelming, I know. There are so many amazing Montessori activities and resources online, books to buy, and materials to make and buy. So, what should you do first? I am sometimes amazed at how many resources are available on my site alone – and I link to TONS more. It becomes difficult to…
The kind and fabulous preschool blogger Deborah Stewart at Teach Preschool recently reached 20,000 Teach Preschool Facebook members (over 21,000 now)! In honor of that event, bloggers have been publishing posts for each letter of the alphabet. In “Celebrating the ABC’s of Teaching Preschool,” what would I write, of course, but “M is for Montessori”?!…
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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