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Category Archives: Primary
Montessori – Culture Studies
Montessori – Cultural Studies I receive questions from time to time about two subjects in particular: Culture and Peace Education The fact is that AMI integrates those aspects into the whole experience without creating arbitrary lessons. Peace education: When a child … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Elementary, Primary
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Montessori: Child Refusing Presentations
Montessori: Child Refusing Presentations Yep. It happens. Children refuse presentations. Some children even get angry about it. And age doesn’t matter. The factors remain the same – there is a mis-match between the invitation and the child. the child … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Elementary, Primary
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AMI is FREEing
AMI is FREEing (WARNING! This post is blunt. And honest. I just sat down and spent 12 hours reviewing a myriad of albums based on the comments I mention in the next paragraph. I like many aspects of those albums; … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary, Primary
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Montessori Environment
Montessori Environment I really like how the author of this post really gets down to the fundamental of Montessori – providing the rich environment and showing the “why”: http://www.wholesomelearning.com/montessori-supplies.html Another post of the same author’s – equally balanced: http://www.wholesomelearning.com/montessori-method.html … Continue reading
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Montessori Theory
Montessori Theory Do NOT underestimate the importance of the Theory albums when looking for album sets that will work for your situation. Without the theory, the content doesn’t really matter. Trying to use Montessori without the theory albums (even if … Continue reading
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Wooden Hierarchical Material – Number Cards
Wooden Hierarchical Material – Number Cards Questions have arisen over the last few years in regards to elementary materials – more and more this is happening as elementary Montessori is extending out into the homeschool world and families are … Continue reading
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Primary AMI Geography and Sensorial
Primary AMI Geography and Sensorial Recently, it came to my attention that some people were looking for album pages not included in their AMI album pages. Despite the emphasis on “AMI does not change”, it does indeed change; thus there … Continue reading
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Periodic Table of Elements
Periodic Table of Elements A question often asked by parents of older elementary students, but more frequently of late by parents of lower elementary, is, “When do we introduce the Periodic Table of Elements? Why is not showing up anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescence, Elementary, Primary
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8 Principles of Montessori Education
8 Principles of Montessori Education To highlight the different approaches to the first and second planes of development, let’s take a look at teach of the 8 Principles of Montessori Education as outlined in Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. … Continue reading
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Montessori and Common Core Alignment
Montessori and Common Core Alignment Common Core is the buzzword of late. This site does not intend to get into the positives or negatives of these standards. Simply to share some information for the Montessori homeschooling community. This article is … Continue reading
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