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Learning with All the Senses: 7 Activities and Materials That Stimulate Toddlers

Sensory materials help your children do what they do best—learn through play—by stimulating all five senses: touch, sight, smell, hearing, and taste. Sensory play gives toddlers a chance to...

The Montessori Method and Its Impact on Twenty-First-Century Learning

Montessori education in 2023 is more popular than it’s ever been. This century is under constant transformation, and there’s no educational method that embraces that fact better than Montessori....

Montessori vs. Traditional Education: What’s the Difference?

In this article, we’ll discuss the differences between Montessori and traditional education. We find that, with parents new to the philosophy, this is one of their most common curiosities. The...

5 Ways Montessori Schools Foster Independence and Creativity

What Is Creativity? Before we get started, it helps to define Montessori education for creativity and Montessori education for independence. A creative child is one who can generate new ideas to...

4 Techniques to Help Soothe a Child Having a Tantrum

Tantrums aren’t enjoyable. But they become easier to manage when you understand them. Very young children (one to two years old) may be trying to communicate something that they need and don’t...

15 Educational Indoor Activities for Kids Stuck at Home

We’ve thought of some activities for kids at home—some to get their bodies moving, some to get their brain working—and put everything together for an all-around great time. 1. Make a DIY craft...

5 Ways Montessori Education Help Develop Child Independence

Montessori philosophy greatly emphasizes independence in a child, and we do all we can to foster that independence in the environment we create. In this article, you’ll find five ways that we...

Do Montessori Schools Teach Children to Be Competitive?

Whether you’re new to Montessori or a seasoned veteran, you’ve probably noticed that we don’t often encourage competition between our students. You’ll see obvious evidence of this in the fact...

Are Montessori Schools Equipped to Guide Students with Learning Disabilities?

There are plenty of aspects of the Montessori educational model that make it a wonderful choice for children with special needs, but it’s also important to recognize that there are aspects that can...

Are Montessori Schools a Good Option for ESL Students?

Did you know that Dr. Montessori was a big proponent of children learning a second language? She promoted the direct conversational method, using games, songs, pictures, and charts to help children...

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Learning with All the Senses: 7 Activities and Materials That Stimulate Toddlers

The Montessori Method and Its Impact on Twenty-First-Century Learning

Montessori vs. Traditional Education: What’s the Difference?

5 Ways Montessori Schools Foster Independence and Creativity

4 Techniques to Help Soothe a Child Having a Tantrum

15 Educational Indoor Activities for Kids Stuck at Home

5 Ways Montessori Education Help Develop Child Independence

Do Montessori Schools Teach Children to Be Competitive?

Are Montessori Schools Equipped to Guide Students with Learning Disabilities?

Are Montessori Schools a Good Option for ESL Students?

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