“Back-to-school” can be a stressful transition even at the end of a “normal” summer break—earlier bedtimes, days with more structure, a different approach to meal planning. In a year thathas been anything but normal, the challenges are compounded. This post aims to ease that stress on your family by (1) familiarizing you with what Montessori…
What’s the surest way to set your child up for lifelong happiness and success, establish a strong family bond, and keep your household running smoothly? Experts from Stanford and Harvard say it’s to give your child responsibilities around the house, the earlier the better. That means lining up chores for children as young as 12…
As a current or prospective Montessori parent, you know one of the special attractions of Montessori preschool is its unique, natural approach to social development. The ability to move around the classroom freely and interact with peers across a three-year age span, coupled with the teacher’s lively lessons in “Grace and Courtesy,” helps Montessori children…
As families continue to stay home together, we’ve prepared some tips about technology for preschoolers. The Montessori approach, as you know, is based on connecting the young child with the real world. But real experiences are severely limited during this unprecedented time. So how can screen time for children support Montessori education? More importantly, how…
Are you running out of ideas to keep your preschooler happily and productively engaged in stay-at-home Montessori? As this quarantine period stretches longer, we’ve compiled some additional Montessori activities for stay-at-home (in case you missed it, we shared other Montessori at home activities in our previous article). Some of these experiences grow organically out of…
We hope you are all staying well! To help keep your children engaged during this prolonged “break” from school, this week we’ve put together some spring Montessori activities to do at home (and don’t miss out on our last list of Montessori at home activities). Make an Easter Tree Called Ostereierbaum in German, an Easter…
As you’ve observed your child’s joyful work at Montessori Center School, you may have wished you could “bring Montessori home.” Now that virtually everyone is staying home to cope with this public health crisis, that wish has become much more urgent. You know your preschooler thrives on routines, but the familiar ones are in short…
Things have been eerily quiet these past few days since the announcement of our school’s temporary closure due to COVID-19. We hope your family is finding solace in each other’s company and that everyone is staying safe and healthy. We’re here to share our Montessori resources and wisdom until we get to see you again…
As families attempt to balance modern life with healthy habits, nature-based learning and education for young children has become a fast-growing trend. The number of nature preschools in the United States has grown exponentially in recent years in response to parents’ concerns about lack of exercise and too much screen time. Montessori Center School is…
Montessori kindergarten is about more than just academics; it’s about nurturing the emergence of your child’s whole self at exactly the right time. Your little one just blew out five candles. Now he needs a whole hand to show how old he is! For the past two years, you’ve observed his joyful growth at Montessori…
