Picture this: Children learning in classrooms with walls with slits you could see straight through to the room two doors down. Rain poured through gaps in the timber and aluminum, flooding their learning space every wet season. Children deserve so much better. Today, those same children sit in classrooms with solid walls and raised floors. The ...
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Help! How do I teach science with no science background?
Dear Ask a Montessorian, help! I feel overwhelmed with teaching elementary science. I don’t have a science background. There is so much preparation with scientific knowledge, finding the materials, setting up, creating lessons; buying the Montessori 3 or 5 part cards, and coming up with a creative follow-up activity to excite and inspire the ...
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Help! What parent ed topics should I address with my Elementary students?
Dear Ask a Montessorian,
I’ve been teaching Children’s House for quite some time and am excited to be entering my first year as an Elementary teacher next year. What parent education topics would you suggest for our Elementary families, especially when it comes to the home environment, screen time and academic expectations?
Sharita, Des Moines, ...
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