If you’re a parent or teacher who hasn’t had Montessori teacher training but would like to use Montessori activities, you’ll find online videos to be extremely helpful. It’s much easier to feel confident giving Montessori presentations when you’ve seen someone present a Montessori activity, even if it is on YouTube rather than in person. There…
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:…
I’m often asked how to set up a Montessori classroom at home. I wrote a post about it and published a Montessori homeschooling series: Montessori Homeschool Classroom and Materials. The problem is that it isn’t that easy to find all the posts. Since blogs go backward in time, it takes a lot of scrolling back…
Montessori Leaf Washing Activity (Photo from the Moveable Alphabet) It’s that time of year. If you haven’t already decided, now is a good time to seriously consider what you want to do about your preschool child’s education in the autumn. What’s perfect for another family might not be right for you … it’s just a…
Meals are a natural part of many holiday gatherings, and it’s important to prepare your child for those meals. By using Montessori techniques, you can help your child have appropriate table manners for any situation. This will be a very condensed version of how to teach table manners. Even if you don’t have time to…
The holiday season is a natural time for getting together with relatives … but children aren’t always comfortable meeting and greeting relatives. You can help. By using Montessori techniques for teaching grace and courtesy, you can help your child learn and more comfortably use appropriate greetings. Here are some techniques you can use at home: Teach…
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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