Modeling for Your Baby
We know that modeling is one of the most effective ways we teach children. They are learning from our example whether we intend for them to or not! The profound...
Make Language Easier
A toddler’s brain synapses are amazingly complex allowing for a child to have an explosion of language. It is possible your child may be beginning this language explosion right now...
Matching as the Foundation
While we play, we can support our toddlers in the incredible work they are doing to understand the world and their place in it. A concept that will support them...
Support Early Counting
As your little one grows, they are working hard to figure out how the world works. Skillfully exposing them to the foundations of all academic areas will support them as...
Minimize Toddler Power Struggles
How are the terrific twos going at your house? While two year olds can be challenging for adults, this is an exciting time of life and it doesn’t have to...
Learning letters with joy!
My mentor teacher once told me “It doesn’t matter when a child learns to read, but it does matter how.” Your child will at some point enter a sensitive period...
Cultivating Concentration
A teacher once recounted to me that a friend asked her “What in the world can you teach a three-year-old?” To which she replied “Anything and everything!”
Cultivate a Growth Mindset
Your child may be starting to move from “parallel” play to more interactive play. This is the perfect time to start developing some basic game-playing skills. The simple games you...
“Again?” “Again!” Why repetition is essential for our kids.
A key element of the Montessori Method is the importance of repetition. Like all of Dr. Maria Montessori’s work, she came to understand the importance of repetition through observing children.
The "Teachable Moment"
Curiosity is one of the many precious gifts that children bring into our lives. When your child was younger curiosity led to ongoing “experiments” (Will this bounce if I throw...
Skillful Praise for Preschoolers
Praise can be tricky. On one hand, having your own cheerleading section feels good! On the other hand, when we praise children unskillfully, our words can diminish a child’s confidence,...
Practical Life for Preschoolers
Pretend or imaginative play has not traditionally been a part of the Montessori 3-6 year old curriculum. And yet, if we follow Montessori’s golden rule of “follow the child” we...