Want some ideas to keep your toddler busy? Have a look around my Montessori toddler classroom to inspire you. The school is called Jacaranda Tree Montessori based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where I run parent-child classes. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about A tour of my Montessori toddler classroom
Montessori for preschoolers
Being your child’s translator may be the answer we’ve been looking for
As a Montessori teacher and parent, I am constantly looking for ways to see the world through the child’s eyes. It helps me to understand what is going on for them and to give some guidance when necessary. What I’ve realised is that I have become a child’s translator. And you can too. With toddlers when they go to push a child, we can translate, “Is it that you want to play by yourself right now?". Maybe the translation is “Did you want to ask if you can play too?". Or “Did you want to … [Read more...] about Being your child’s translator may be the answer we’ve been looking for
Teaching children skills Montessori-style
Have you ever wondered how Montessori teachers make it look so easy to teach children new skills? If you’ve seen a Montessori class in action you would most probably have noticed a couple of things which help kids a lot. Montessori teachers are renowned for slowing down their movements and breaking it down into small parts. For example, say a young child wants to unscrew a jar. You could of course just open it for him. OR you can show him how to unscrew the jar. Breaking it down … [Read more...] about Teaching children skills Montessori-style
Montessori activities to do at home
Want a peek at at my first Google Hangout on Air for free? I’d had lots of questions from people wanting to know what type of activities to put together for their kids. So I did a Q&A session with the lovely Jeanne-Marie Paynel from Voilà Montessori. And now I’m making the recording available to all of you. I’m already working on some better sound and picture for next time. But it’s still packed with lots of useful information for you. Let me know what you think. If the video below … [Read more...] about Montessori activities to do at home