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Turning Valentine Crafts into Montessori-Style Activities

Deb Chitwood — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:20:46 +0000

You can turn many Valentine’s Day craft ideas into Montessori-style activities. Not only will your child have a chance to repeat the activity as often as he or she wishes, but you will give your child extra opportunities to develop important skills. Giving your child a chance to repeat activities is especially important when your...

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How to Help Your Child Feel Comfortable Greeting Relatives

Deb Chitwood — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 05:30:21 +0000

The holiday season (along with summer reunions) is a natural time for getting together with relatives … but children aren’t always comfortable meeting and greeting relatives. You can help. By using Montessori techniques for teaching grace and courtesy, you can help your child learn and more comfortably use appropriate greetings. Here are some techniques you can...

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How to Teach Your Child Table Manners for Holiday Gatherings

Deb Chitwood — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:55:24 +0000

Meals are a natural part of many holiday gatherings, and it’s important to prepare your child for those meals. By using Montessori techniques, you can help your child have appropriate table manners for any situation. This will be a very condensed version of how to teach table manners. Even if you don’t have time to...

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A Montessori Approach to Discipline

Deb Chitwood — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:55:12 +0000

“If we could say, ‘We are respectful and courteous in our dealing with children, we treat them as we should like to be treated ourselves,’ we should have mastered a great educational principle and be setting an example of good education.” Maria Montessori “The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be...

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Simple Way to Teach Kids to Stop Interrupting {Montessori Monday}

Deb Chitwood — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:00:49 +0000

It’s hard to even think when you’re on the phone or trying to get something accomplished and kids are talking to you or screaming for your attention. Both parents and teachers have to deal with the problem of kids needing and wanting attention at times when it just can’t be given. But you can teach...

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Why Is Analysis of Movement Important in Montessori Education?

Deb Chitwood — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:00:37 +0000

You may have noticed that I spend a lot of time emphasizing practical life, or daily living, exercises for toddlers and preschoolers. Those are the exercises for control of movement, care of self, care of the environment, and grace and courtesy. Activities in each of those areas have obvious practical benefits. Even more important are...

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Online Montessori Conference for Parents, Teachers and Administrators

Deb Chitwood — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:00:58 +0000

Do you want some Montessori inspiration – whether you’re a parent, teacher, or school administrator? I’m so excited to tell you about the first-ever Trillium Montessori Summer Summit (a 100% online Montessori conference) for parents, teachers, and administrators! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Seemi from Trillium Montessori is an amazing...

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How to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers to Take Care of Books

Deb Chitwood — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:30:42 +0000

If you love books, you’re probably frustrated, maybe horrified, to see the way toddlers typically treat books. But there’s hope! In honor of NEA’s Read Across America Day tomorrow, I want to share some ideas that can help your toddler or preschooler learn to take care of books. My husband and I have always loved...

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Teaching Toddlers about Winter with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson and Activities {Montessori Monday}

Deb Chitwood — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:45:38 +0000

Teaching toddlers about seasons is tricky in general. If you live in a warm climate, it’s even trickier – especially when you’re teaching toddlers about winter. Still, the Montessori 3-period lesson can give your toddler one of the best introductions to the winter season. We’ve been introducing my 2-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, to winter concepts for a couple of months. Since we...

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Teaching Toddlers about Fall with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson

Deb Chitwood — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:00:26 +0000

How can toddlers understand seasons? Well, they can’t, really. But with the Montessori 3-period lesson, you can give your toddler a good introduction to the seasons (or any concept). We’ve been introducing my 22-month-old granddaughter, Zoey, to fall concepts. That’s a bit tricky, since we live in San Diego. Where we have fall themes available in...

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