Sweet Montessori-inspired orca tray for babies and toddlers; tray includes Schleich orca, free printables, orca book, and sensory bottle!| Living Montessori Now
You’re not alone if you’ve ever scrambled to keep kids busy while working from home, only to have your toddler somersaulting off the sofa 37 seconds later. We cover this struggle often inside The Wonder Mom Success Club because it’s real. The good news? With a Montessori-inspired approach, you can match your child’s natural development […] The post How to keep your kids busy when you need to work (no matter their age) first appeared on jojoebi.| jojoebi
Teaching grammar can sometimes feel as exciting as watching paint dry, especially when you’re working with little ones who’d rather be herding plastic sheep than diagramming sentences. But that’s exactly why the Montessori grammar farm is such a brilliant tool. It takes abstract grammar concepts and turns them into a hands-on, engaging experience that actually […] The post How To Teach Grammar With the Montessori Grammar Farm first appeared on jojoebi.| jojoebi
Do you ever give your child an invitation to learn or play? (or the best of both worlds, learning whilst playing!) Or does this scenario sound familiar… MOM: Hey, why don’t we do this cool craft?KID: OK, how do we make it?MOM: Just a second, I will get the things we need…wanders off looking for […] The post Invitation to Learn: How to Spark Curiosity Without Losing Your Sanity first appeared on jojoebi.| jojoebi
Try this fun and easy Montessori shopping game at home to help your child practice counting, number recognition, and early math skills through imaginative play.| jojoebi - jojoebi | Productivity For Moms | Printables for Kids
The following article was originally published October 21, 2022 on the American Thinker website. View it here. Before the devastating psychological effects of the COVID lockdowns, the U.S. faced a frightening rise in drug addiction, with youth suicide becoming the second-leading cause of death among people aged 15–20 in the U.S., and suicide in children quadrupling from 2007 … Continue reading "What Vision Do Young People Need?"| Marsha Familaro Enright
The following article was originally published in Law & Liberty. View it here. At a tumultuous time in history, with too many parallels to our own, an astonishing drama unfolded. Amidst a raging civil war in 1939 Spain, Maria Montessori anxiously waited with her grandchildren on the second floor of their house in Barcelona as … Continue reading "The Ordered Liberty of Montessori Education"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Many, many people across the political spectrum are concerned about the dire state of government schools today. Not only are too many students arriving at college illiterate, innumerate, and ignorant, but many have had to survive a dangerous and destructive time in government schools. Free society advocates argue that a market solution—thriving competition—is the key … Continue reading "I Run a Private School, and I’m Against School Vouchers"| Marsha Familaro Enright
The following article was originally published by The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. View it here. Collectivists of many stripes—but one aim—have been eating away at our free society for over one hundred years. If we want to reverse America’s current slide into authoritarianism and actively move towards a fully free society, we … Continue reading "To Restore American Liberty, We Need Colleges that Actually Teach the Liberal Arts"| Marsha Familaro Enright
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Austrian economist Bob Murphy talked to Marsha Familaro Enright about the reasons for her opposition to school vouchers, even though she founded, and ran the private Council Oak Montessori School for 27 years. Enright warns that they will ruin the independence of private schools. Enright also describes her work towards creating optimal higher education using … Continue reading "Austrian Economist Bob Murphy Interviews Marsha Familaro Enright on School Vouchers"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Marsha Familaro Enright Interview – Schools for Individualists In this 2007 interview by Sara Pentz in The New Individualist (link above), Ms. Enright explains fundamentals of excellent education, the ingenious ways the Montessori Method gives students what they need, how we arrived at the dismal state of education we have today, the dire effects of … Continue reading "Schools for Individualists – Montessori’s Methods and Today’s Problems"| Marsha Familaro Enright
by Rachel Davison Oak Farm Montessori School and Marsha Familaro Enright* The Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute Teaching Freedom Illustrations Abstract Free Enterprise educators are urged to examine their educational principles and align their classroom practice with their advocacy of liberty by providing a classroom environment that develops the virtues as well as the ideas needed … Continue reading "Teaching Freedom: Incorporating the Principles of a Free Society into Pedagogy"| Marsha Familaro Enright
By Marsha Familaro Enright President, The Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute, sponsor of The Great Connections Program The Economic Stage is Set In recent decades, the creative destruction of capitalism has changed the face of the U.S. economy, destroying many former giants of industry like TWA and Montgomery Wards, integrating others into colossal conglomerates, like GE. … Continue reading "Flourishing Through Education in the Creative Destruction of Capitalism: The Science and Educa...| Marsha Familaro Enright
By Marsha Familaro Enright Originally published in Free Voices, Spring 2013 One hundred and thirty two years ago last August in Chiaravalle, on the northeast coast of Italy, a baby girl was born who became the founder of a liberation movement: the liberation of children. Her work ignited interest around the world and is controversial … Continue reading "Maria Montessori: The Liberator of Children"| Marsha Familaro Enright
By Marsha Enright Winter 2010 — If you’re familiar with two- to five-year-old children, then you understand what Aristotle meant when he said “All men, by nature, desire to know.” Very little will stop the young child from exploring the world and trying to learn—sometimes to the exasperation of parents! The young child who turns … Continue reading "Education for a New Enlightenment"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Thoughts from an expert teacher by Marsha Familaro Enright Very, very often when I tell people about our project to open a new college program, their first question is: “Will it be online?” And they have good reasons to expect that it would be: online is vastly cheaper than in-person teaching and it can reach … Continue reading "What’s Wrong With Distance Learning"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Education As If Individuals Matter Jerry Kirkpatrick, Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education (Claremont, CA: TLJ Books, 2008), 212 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Marsha Familaro Enright Jerry Kirkpatrick, a professor of International Business and Marketing at California Polytechnic Institute, has come out with another book applying his passion for … Continue reading "Review of Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in...| Marsha Familaro Enright
originally published in Montessori Leadership “Help me to do it myself,” self-responsibility, peace: these are fundamentals of the Montessori philosophy. How many of you know that another, highly influential thinker with these same beliefs has had a huge influence on the Montessori movement: Ayn Rand? Today, there are thousands of parents, teachers and heads of school … Continue reading "A little recognized influence on the Montessori Movement by Marsha Familaro Enright"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Marsha Familaro Enright has been attracted by the pleasures and problems of education since the third grade. Trained in biology and psychology, she has written research articles on psychology, neuropsychology, development, and education for a number of publications. She founded the Council Oak Montessori School near Chicago in 1990 and has served as its president … Continue reading "Schools for Individualists: TNI’s exclusive interview with Marsha Enright, by Sara Pentz"| Marsha Familaro Enright
When I was in grammar school in the late ‘50’s, I loved school. I eagerly looked forward to learning every day. But by the time I was eight I noticed this wasn’t true for everyone. No. In fact, many, many of the other children were confused or defiant or scared or just plain bored. I could … Continue reading "The Montessori Way, by Tim Seldin and Paul Epstein"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Q: How did the ideas of Ayn Rand impact your life? Marsha: I read through Atlas the summer following The Fountainhead, and all the books and essays I could get my hands on after that, over the next few years. This included Nathaniel Branden’s The Psychology of Self-Esteem, which greatly influenced my thinking in psychology, … Continue reading "Interview with Marsha Enright by Karen Minto, Full Context, Vol. 12, No. 1"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Revised August 1997 Formerly a psychotherapist, Marsha Enright, co-founded the Council Oak Montessori School (elementary level) in 1990, of which she is the president and administrator. Another cofounder of the school and its corporate secretary, Doris Cox, currently teaches middle school children at Council Oak. The education of the human child is of profound importance … Continue reading "Foundations Study Guide: Montessori Education"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Promue depuis plus d’un siècle comme l’une des grandes alternatives à l’éducation traditionnelle, la méthode Montessori, centrée sur l’autonomie, a longtemps été auréolée de prestige. Après les mots, les chiffres. Les premières études d’experts donnent un bilan plus nuancé. Une méta-analyse de 2023 compilant 34 études internationales révèle que les élèves suivant cette méthode affichent […] The post Les effets de la méthode Montessori plus nuancés qu’annonc...| UNADFI
Whether you’re looking forward to the start of school, dreading the start of school, or totally unsure about the start of school, you’ll find lots of ideas here to make your August easier. Welcome to my calendar of August themed activities for kids! This calendar is designed for parents and teachers at home or in... Read More » The post August Themed Activities for Kids appeared first on Living Montessori Now.| Living Montessori Now
Anya, the founder of Montessori From The Heart, is an educational coach, a blogger, an author, a digital creator, and an influencer.| Montessori From The Heart
July is such a fun month … and there are fun ways to add learning activities to it. Many of these ideas for July calendar observances and activities will help prevent summer slide while giving your kids hands-on experiences they’ll enjoy. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts listed by themes in my “Montessori-Inspired... Read More » The post July Themed Activities for Kids appeared first on Living Montessori Now.| Living Montessori Now
Montessori Farm Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten, These are Fun Hands on activities for a Farm Theme Unit Study, Farm Animal Spelling words for Early Elementary, Montessori Movable Alphabet, Hands on Learning, Free Preschool Farm Theme Printables| Natural Beach Living
This banana-cutting Montessori practical life activity is an easy homeschool learning activity that only takes minutes to set up. Try it today! Cutting a banana is a simple Montessori practical life activity and an introductory lesson in food preparation that can help young children develop independence, boost self-esteem, and encourage reading readiness. Banana cutting is a… The post Cutting Banana Montessori Practical Life Activity for Kids appeared first on Rhythms of Play.| Rhythms of Play
Invite children preschool age and up to sort coins with this Montessori-inspired sensorial activity for kids. Inspired by Montessori sensorial activities for young children, this coin-sorting activity can stimulate learning and encourage preschoolers, kindergarteners, and young elementary students to focus their attention and develop their senses as they learn to observe, compare, and sort money.… The post Coin Sorting Activity: Inspired by Montessori Sensorial Activities appeared first on ...| Rhythms of Play
The transition from learning short vowel sounds and consonant blends to long vowel sounds with all the rules and letter combinations can be challenging for children.Our Montessori-inspired Green Series Long Vowel Sound A Activities with Free Printables are here to help!These activities break down every letter combination that makes a long "a" sound with so many ways to practice.Students can focus| Every Star Is Different
The word “tessellation” comes from the Latin: tessera - a small, tile-like stone. Tessera was used to make tessellata - mosaics and tilings which decorated ancient Roman buildings. | Wings, Worms and Wonder
Discover the benefits of mixed-age learning—how children thrive academically, socially & emotionally when learning together across ages, both in school & at home.| jojoebi - jojoebi | Productivity For Moms | Printables for Kids
One of your most potent tools as a teacher is creativity. The Montessori method can be compared to an artist crafting a masterpiece. Except here, the canvas is the classroom, and your colors are as diverse as academic subjects and artistic explorations. This approach fills your classroom with more than just facts and figures; it brings harmony, curiosity, and innovation, crafting a vibrant learning atmosphere that resonates with every child’s creativity. Central Components of Montessori Art...| The Inspired Classroom
It's officially fall!The autumnal equinox passed us last weekend and here in the Northern Hemisphere it's officially fall - even if it still feels like summer in my neck of the woods! But I see the signs. The first 2 trees to start the leaf shift are the figs and the sycamores. But neither offer […]| Wings, Worms and Wonder
September themed activities for kids with calendar observances and Montessori-inspired activities and unit studies for a variety of ages!| Living Montessori Now
Learn how to pick a book at the right reading level for your child. Use the five-finger rule to ensure books are enjoyable and match their reading abilities.| jojoebi - jojoebi | Productivity For Moms | Printables for Kids
Discover how a simple activity teaches your child 18 essential skills, fostering fun, independence, and learning.| jojoebi - jojoebi | Productivity For Moms | Printables for Kids
Even if you don't follow Montessori, implementing the Montessori work cycle at home will help you have a tidier and cleaner home and independent kids...| jojoebi - jojoebi | Productivity For Moms | Printables for Kids
Here's a spring nature scavenger hunt (with printable) for kids (or adults) with a list of spring-themed clues to look for and check off.| Rhythms of Play
Research indicates that Montessori students results in better academic success and emotional wellbeing than those who study in traditional education. Read here why.| Welcome to the Global Montessori Network
Montessori education is a child-centered educational approach that focuses on the development of cognitive skills in children. Through the use of hands-on materials and self-directed learning, Montessori classrooms provide an environment that encourages critical thinking and problem solving. By fostering independence and autonomy, Montessori education helps children build a strong foundation for lifelong learning and academic success.| Welcome to the Global Montessori Network
Setting up Montessori-inspired library for children helps the child to build reading habits and higher intelligence. Click here to read how?| Welcome to the Global Montessori Network
Montessori toy rotation refers to repeating of activities or toys placed on a front open shelf. Click here to learn why, how often and how many activities you should rotate.| Welcome to the Global Montessori Network
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I’m always looking for ways to teach Jax about what we can do to help our planet. I knew a “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” theme would make a wonderful quiet book theme. Trash and recycl…| Imagine Our Life
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