Maria montessori birthday activities

I'm not gonna lie: a big part of me associates the transportation theme with little boys! I know, it's shameful. Extremely sexist but once against, my daughter set the clocks right for me at least! :) A lot of our activities were actually "borrowed" from my son's when he did a similar week back in preschool and I received no protests from my girly girl. I also brought it some new ones of course! :) Matching letters using cars and parking spaces Vroom, vroom, vroom. Or is it zoom, zoom, zoom?…

When most people think of Montessori and birthdays, they think of the Montessori celebration of life. I want to add to that fabulous activity with a few more Montessori-inspired activities to celebrate a child's age

Happy 145th Birthday, Dr. Maria Montessori! Today, we celebrated our dear Maria Montessori’s birthday by having a special Celebration of Life in her honor. We heard stories about the things s…

As a mother, I always find myself reliving the wonder of my children on their birthdays. It’s amazing to see how they’ve grown, how suddenly they are two or four years old, and can walk, hold their end in a conversation, and begin to take care of their own needs. In our Montessori preschool classrooms, […]

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The Montessori Theory is a method of teaching developed by Maria Montessori where the key principles are Independence, Observation, Following the Child, Correcting the Child, Prepared Environment and Absorbent Mind.

Celebration of Life - A Montessori Style Birthday

The Montessori method is named for its progenitor, Maria Montessori, who was in many ways ahead of her time and a true pioneer of education. Dr. Montessori was born in Chiaravalle, Italy in the year...

These Maria Montessori quotes about children, education and life will inspire you each day. Maria Montessori is the creator of the Montessori Method and curriculum.