One of my favorite lessons for lower elementary students is The Fundamental Needs of Humans. …
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The Benefits of Cooperation and Teamwork
Was your child eliminated from the spelling bee and came home in tears? Have you …
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As Montessori teachers, we start the school year by teaching grace and courtesy to the …
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How does your classroom mark holidays? Which do you celebrate in class? How do you …
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Helen Keller was only seven years old, yet she had already grasped a universal spiritual …
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Sanford Jones and Jean Miller* both recall that when Maria Montessori’s son Mario and his …
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To Montessori’s surprise, when she experimented with this very first Silence Game, the group of …
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Outdoor play in winter is not the carefree puddle-stomping of summer, to be sure, but …
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Lakshmi Kripalani: An Authentic Montessori Legend I have had good fortune and a bit of …
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Even outdoors, you are still the third point of the triangle! When we take the children outdoors, …
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