of the key founding principles of Montessori education is that children thrive and excel in an environment that is ordered and structured. One of the most obvious ways that a Montessori classroom is structured in space: every thing has its proper place in the shelves – set up so the child can get things for [...]
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As any parent knows, children can be very messy. Tidying up after children seems to take forever and more than one parent has been amazed at how much washing can be created by one small person. But now and again, children (and parents) need the fun of being able to play without worrying about making [...]
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You probably aren’t going to be able to teach your preschooler anything about advanced algebra or quadratic equations, but there is plenty that the average parent can do at home to help a child learn some of the basic foundations of mathematics. This isn’t as hard as you might think, and you probably do quite [...]
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Your children probably have a wonderful time at their local Montessori early learning centre – there’s so many activities that they can learn from and have fun doing at the same time. Parents often feel a bit jealous of all the fun things the children get to do at a Montessori centre and wonder how [...]
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Montessori education considers self-care to be an important part of education, along with more traditional educational concepts like literacy, mathematics and the like. Self-care is part of being a well-rounded, independent member of society, which is the ultimate goal of all education. Another important strand of Montessori education is graciousness or good manners, which also [...]
