Educating the Whole Child in the Montessori Environment

Since it has been seen to be necessary to give so much to the child, let us give him a vision of the whole universe. The universe is an imp...

Music Education in the Montessori Early Childhood Environment

Dr. Montessori determined that young children experience a sensitive period for music development between the ages of 2 and 6 years old. The...

Montessori Five Great Lessons: A Catalyst for Learning

Meant to inspire and ignite the child�s imagination, the Five Great Lessons are a catalyst for the Montessori elementary curriculum . Told t...

What�s the Rush? When Presenting the Five Great Lessons, Slow Down

The Five Great Lessons are thought to be the catalyst of the Montessori elementary cultural curriculum. From the origins of the universe to ...

Talking to Infants the Montessori Way

�Oh, I know you!� Those were the very first words I said to my newborn son, just moments after giving birth to him almost 22 years ago. I he...

Montessori Away From Home: Family Theme Park Vacation

Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children. �Walter Elias Disney Going on a family vacation is an exciting prospect, especia...

Parenting With a Disability

NAMC is happy to welcome a guest writer for this edition of our blog. Ashley Taylor is a freelance writer, photographer, and advocate for pe...

Montessori Freedom: Setting Limits with Positive Statements (Part 2)

In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of having consistent, predictable rules and limits in order for children to feel safe and ...

Montessori: Freedom Is Not the Same as Permissiveness (Part 1)

To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any power of control is to betray the idea of freedom. �Maria Montessori The A...

Cosmic Education: Helping Montessori Parents Raise Environmentally Aware Children

�� the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This d...

Montessori Peace Education: Helping Children Cope with Natural Disasters

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, �Look for the helpers. You will always find people who...

Montessori Peace Education: Singing Peace Around the World on World Peace Day

Preventing conflicts is the work of politics: establishing peace is the work of education. �Maria Montessori Education and Peace, p. 24. Ca...

Quieting a Class the Montessori Way

We have all been there. All of a sudden, the noise level in the classroom gets so loud, you wonder how anyone can possibly concentrate. Norm...

Montessori Early Childhood Education: The Foundation of the Method

Education, therefore, of little ones is important, especially from three to six years of age, because this is the embryonic period for the f...

Montessori Today: Chapter 7: Freedom and Responsibility � Before Going Out

In the second plane, the children complete the foundation of their social selves. Through their reasoning minds and powers of imagination, t...

Montessori Today, Chapter 7: Freedom and Responsibility � Student Work Journals

The Montessori teacher�s specific responsibility is to aid human development through awareness of the children�s needs at each stage of self...