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Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori Education for the Early Childhood Years

April 24, 2017 By Deb Chitwood 4 Comments


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Do you need some Montessori information or inspiration? Here’s a Montessori video with much to offer whether you’re a parent looking for information about Montessori or a parent or teacher looking for ideas to use at home or school. Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori Education for the Preschool Years is an excellent video produced by the American Montessori Society (AMS).

Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori Education for the Preschool Years

I originally published this in May 2010, but I’m republishing it with added inspiration and activities in a high-definition video.

There are many basic Montessori principles shown in the video.

  • The classroom environment is attractive and orderly with child-sized furniture.
  • The children working with materials on the floor use rugs to identify their personal workspace.
  • Children of various ages and abilities work together in the same classroom.
  • Work is individualized.
  • Practical life, sensorial, language, math, and cultural materials are used.
  • The child’s independence is a primary focus.

Regarding independence, the video’s narrator says:

Respecting a child’s desire to be independent is a cornerstone of Montessori philosophy.

Not only is there a good overview of Montessori education for preschoolers, but there are many ideas parents and teachers can use in their own homes and/or classrooms.

Now there’s a high-definition video with new activities … extra Montessori inspiration!

What were your favorite ideas from the videos?

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  1. Dionna says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Thank you for sharing this! I have never thought of separating things by smell – what a fun idea!

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  2. Deb Chitwood says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    Thanks for your comment, Dionna! I always loved the smelling bottles. They're rather expensive from some of the Montessori supply companies, but they can be made very inexpensively.

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  3. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    April 24, 2017 at 1:19 pm

    Pinned and tweeted! Nice ideas that inspire us!

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