I started to doubt myself. Everywhere I looked on social media, people were sharing their Montessori sensory bins and invitations to play for their toddlers. I even saw many toddler classrooms with Montessori cylinder blocks and the pink tower. And I’m thinking, “did I miss something in my Montessori training?!" I’m an AMI-trained Montessori teacher and see babies and toddlers in my classes (and my own children) using their senses EVERY day – we just don’t use sensory bins to do it. Let’s see … [Read more...] about Are sensory bins Montessori or not?
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January link pack: all the links you have to read, curated by Simone Davies
Hope you are all having a fun start to the year. What are your favourite things to do in January? I’m going to live vicariously through you all as I still have a couple more weeks of study left with the altMBA program. I’m taking the chance to really dive deep and get as much out of it as I can. But I forgot what it’s like to have no spare time any more. Will be worth it! Can I share my excitement? We have a new class pet – a dwarf hamster. Isn’t her little white nose just adorable? As it’s a … [Read more...] about January link pack: all the links you have to read, curated by Simone Davies
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