Montessori at Home

Strategies for Encouraging Young Readers

Proficient reading skills set our children up for success on several levels. Cultivating a love of joyful reading provides them with a lifetime of inspiration, entertainment, and knowledge. With our support, children can develop a lifelong love of reading that will enrich their lives in so many ways.

Growing in Accountability and Responsibility

Children love being able to help care for their environment through real and meaningful activities. In the process of helping maintain and care for their classroom and school, children develop a sense of belonging, begin to feel at home, and develop responsibility.

Montessori at Home: The Baby’s Room

When children come into our lives, we want to make sure we offer them the very best. Yet our children develop so quickly and their needs change so dramatically! A simple bedroom space plan for our babies’ first year supports optimal development but also helps us adults feel prepared for each stage of development.

Embracing Diversity From a Young Age

It’s never too early to start teaching our children to embrace diversity. Too often, we falsely imagine that young children do not notice what makes them different from each other. They do notice, and instead of waiting for them to ask questions or gather information on their own, we can be proactive about diversity education.

Toilet Learning: The Montessori Way

As parents we quickly learn that children have control over three things: eating, sleeping, and toileting. Rather than engage in power struggles, however, we can help children develop the skills they need to manage and gain mastery over these essential aspects of life.

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A Vital Form of Expression

Art is a vital form of self-expression, especially for young children. In Montessori, we’re highly sensitive to the various expressive needs of children throughout different stages of development. Explore the role that art plays in Montessori classrooms.

The Gift of Independence

You may already know that Montessori educators value and encourage independence in even their youngest students. Why is it so important? We believe that nurturing this valuable character trait is both empowering and necessary.

Connection Before Correction

Positive discipline aligns well with Montessori philosophy and helps us shift from being reward-based or punitive to being kind and firm at the same time. Children do best when there's encouragement instead of punishment. And yet, oftentimes we get caught in a cycle.