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Who would of thought…

24. March 2009

I’m too burnt out to write anything clever today, so I thought I’d post a YouTube video of my new favorite song. I was checking out Montessori schools in Florida, and I came across a school that had posted this song on their website. I admit, I had to play it over and over again [...]

I see the light….kind of..

21. March 2009

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Today I got together with some classmates of mine to work on our albums together.I didn’t realize how much stuff I had to do! Let me break it down: 1. Illustrate all presentations (by hand) in my Language Album 2. Two quotes from each assigned Chapter from our reading log (A total of 26 quotes) 3. A 3-5 [...]

Open it up!

21. March 2009

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Opening Jars and Containers Direct Aim: Teaching a child how to open up containers Indirect Aim: Concentration, Fine Motor Movement, Coordination, Control Get a basket and fill it up with different types of containers. Lay a mat on the floor or on a table. Take one container and demonstrate how to take the cap off. Let the child feel [...]

Let’s mix it up!

20. March 2009

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Do you want to learn a fun way to teach your child about different colors? Read on! This activity is quite the hit in our class. It’s very simple to make and children love it! Direct Aim: Teaching children about the primary and secondary colors Indirect Aim: Concentration, Fine Motor Movement, Coordination Materials: A small tray 3 small containers w/ [...]

More on making Bubbles

20. March 2009

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I know I wrote a post about Making Bubbles already, but I don’t think I emphasized enough the direct aims of this activity. On the outside, it may seem like the point of this work is to see how big the bubbles can get. In actuality, there really is so much more to it. A [...]

Another famous Montessori graduate…

18. March 2009

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Did you know that Will Wright, creator of the best selling PC game in History, “The Sims” was a Montessori kid?I had no idea, but thanks to the beauties of twitter, you can find out anything now a days. Anyways, here’s another TEDtalks video where Wright briefly talks about Montessori and how it contributed to [...]

Edison’s Day

17. March 2009

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A must see Montessori Documentary! EDISON’S DAY (2006, 29 minutes) Today at school we had a meeting for all of the assistant teachers. My school conducts meetings once a month to discuss ways we can improve ourselves and our classrooms. I personally think meetings are a GREAT way to open up the lines of communication between [...]

Montefakes continued….

17. March 2009

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Check this video out explaining the differences between true Montessori schools and Monte-fakes.

Teaching two year olds prepositions…..

16. March 2009

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A couple of weeks ago, I got a chance to sub in the Toddler class. The children ranged from ages 2 yrs to 3 yrs. It was amazing to see how much these little guys were capable of doing. I was highly impressed. I jotted down a lot of cool ideas to try with my [...]

Bringing Montessori Home

16. March 2009

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Montessori Your Home! Tip: Montessori Schools can be super expensive and most Parents who would like to send their children to a Montessori school simply can’t afford the high price tuition. My suggestion to you, is if you can’t bring your child to Montessori, then bring Montessori to your child. There are a plethora of books out [...]