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Importance of Contributing to the Community with Hands-on Work


You rarely hear about a successful and connected community with a hands-off leader. Getting involved means working together with everyone to achieve goals. By collaborating directly with the people,...
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How Visioning Helps Children Develop Understanding of the Universe


Visioning is a task that helps children develop their understanding of the universe based on their experiences at home and school. As a child progresses from birth through the end of their elementary...
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Recognizing Learning Styles in Children and Accommodating Them


If you think your child learns differently from other kids, you’re right! Studies prove that there are various learning styles in children. The VARK model identifies four very different learning...
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Understanding the Benefits of Mentoring in Mixed-age Classrooms


Teaching older children to mentor younger children opens a wide range of possibilities for teachable moments, growth, and friendships. Older children in a mixed-age classroom learn how to be leaders...
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Importance of Encouraging Self-regulation in Toddlers


A core foundation in all human beings is self-regulation. Researchers define self-regulation in toddlers as managing feelings and thoughts to enable goals through action. Across our lifespans,...
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Encouraging Children to Choose a Learning Focus


For some parents, getting their child to choose a learning focus can feel like a daunting task. It might take some effort at first, as you both get accustomed to a new way of doing things, but...
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How Visioning Helps Children Develop Understanding of the Universe


When children are first enrolled in school, they don’t have a sense of direction. A large part of Dr. Montessori’s academic philosophy was centered around teaching kids the right ways to...
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Learning the Steps to Practicing the Montessori Method at Home


As the pandemic encourages more and more families to home school their children, the principles of the Montessori method have become more relevant than ever before. Follow these steps to turn your...
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Tips for Parents of Montessori Students that Support the Philosophy


Education is a joint effort between a child’s teachers and their parents. If you’ve enrolled your children in a Montessori school, there are plenty of things you can do at-home to support...
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Tips for Teaching Children Self-motivation


Self-motivation is an important skill that everyone needs to learn in order to function in the working world. In 2021, most families are educating their children at home due to the pandemic. As...
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