All the links you need to read, curated by Simone Davies There are so many blog posts out there it can feel overwhelming to read them all. So I’m making it easy for you. Welcome to the September link pack – my favourite links around the web related to Montessori. 1. We are all loving this alphabet poster by Love your Lingo. Beautiful illustrations and suits multilingual families – all the objects on the poster start with the same letter in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German … [Read more...] about September link pack
Montessori for toddlers
How to get out the door on time (even with kids)
I still remember when my son was young and getting into battles with him to leave the park, a friend’s house or even home. I’d start nice and patient; then I’d kind of be bribing him with some idea about what we were doing next; and I mostly always ended up with a very sad boy. I’m happy to report that by my second child – and with my training as a Montessori teacher – I no longer got into these battles. I was much clearer, had positive ways to encourage cooperation, and provided support for … [Read more...] about How to get out the door on time (even with kids)
A tour of my Montessori toddler classroom
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
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