One of the differences between Montessori kindergarten and traditional public schools is that traditionally educated students are still learning to count up to 10 when they begin kindergarten but have already mastered counting on their fingers in Montessori preschool. In Montessori kindergarten, children are already moving away from sorting and simple counting and should be […]
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What Can I Do To Help My Montessori Infant Care Son Learn About Cultural Diversity?
Introducing cultural diversity in a Montessori infant care program makes a lot of sense because small children have not learned to be biased toward cultures or races. Preserving that natural belief that “people are people” makes it easier for children to embrace and learn from cultural diversity throughout their lives. Where We Come From Montessori […]
3 Ways That Using Scissors Benefit Preschool Children
A pair of scissors may not seem like a candidate for a great developmental tool, but they provide Montessori preschool children with an opportunity to hone a variety of skills that are vital to early childhood development. To show how well-suited they are to the purpose, we will take a brief look at some important […]
4 Important Qualities That Indicate A Good Montessori School
A private preschool has traits that are not as common in traditional public school settings– if they can be found there at all. Montessori doesn’t have rows of generic desks, for example, nor does a Montessori teacher spend the day offering cookie-cutter lectures or forcing children to keep up or get left out. To show […]
5 Key Points About The Parents’ Role in a Montessori Education?
Your child’s Montessori daycare is more like an educational cooperative than a traditional public school. Parents play a vital role in the Montessori Method, and how well they incorporate Montessori into the home will have an impact on how readily this form of education can provide exceptional results. The Trinity of the Montessori Method A […]
What Is The Relationship Between Developing Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting?
Montessori daycare is where children should be introduced to the idea of writing, but the process begins even earlier, by developing the muscles and coordination necessary to grip and use a crayon or pencil. During the first few years, developing fine motor skills is a critical part of education, because those skills affect all other […]
4 Fun and Easy Summer Snacks for Daycare
Snacks provide Montessori daycare children with an energy boost to help keep them functioning at their best between meals. In a Montessori setting, snacks are also a great way to hone practical life skills, learn about the origins of food, and enjoy an exciting and engaging break. Here are 5 ideas for summer snacks that […]
How Do Play-Based Activities Benefit the Children Who Use Them?
A Montessori preschool is focused on the total development of children. Toward that end, it uses play-based, hands-on activities that mimic or otherwise engage children in tasks and goals. These activities often overlap in developmental benefits and are designed to be self-correcting in nature so that children know immediately whether they have reached the correct […]
What Type of Activities Take Place in Montessori Private Kindergarten?
An authentic Montessori private kindergarten is a unique educational environment. The room is divided into areas intended to support a specific type of education, but there is also plenty of room for mixing subjects and work areas. And unlike traditional public kindergarten, children are encouraged to move relatively freely around the classroom, moving on to […]
4 Ways That Children are Learning the Alphabet in a Montessori Daycare
Children begin learning the alphabet as part of the regular curriculum in a Montessori daycare, just as they do in a traditional daycare setting. The difference in Montessori is that the alphabet is taught differently, and children learn it in a progressive learning strategy that develops other language skills in the process. Here is a […]