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Advice for Working with Toddlers
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 31, no. 3
Date: Fall 2019
Pages: 58-59
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Abstract/Notes: Advice for Working with Toddlers The Montessori Toddler: A Parents Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being By Simone Davies Illustrations by Hiyoko Imai Workman Publishing Company 256 pages, paperback $19.95 During her workshop at The Montessori Event, in Washington, D.C., this past March, Simone Davies articulated the benefits of making Montessori accessible to all families and the importance of working in partnership with parents. While Davies does indeed focus mostly on activities for toddlers in the latter chapter, an easy entry point for many parents, she includes a list of "Some AtHome Practical Life Activities by Age" (pp. 42-43), which gives examples of how to increase the challenge of activities as children get older. The book covers a full breadth of topics, including key principles of Montessori, such as the absorbent mind, sensitive periods, the prepared environment, freedom within limits, and fostering the child's independence.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Creating Connections and Building Relationships With Parents
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 27, no. 1
Date: Spring 2015
Pages: 42-44
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Learning with Music in the Classroom: What Research Says
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 10, no. 4
Date: 1998
Pages: 32–33
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Wrestling with Reform: Montessori and the New Jerusalem
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 14, no. 1
Date: 2002
Pages: 49–51
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Is Your Child Learning to Deal with Stress?
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 4, no. 4
Date: 1992
Pages: 18
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Montessori Infant and Toddler Programs: How Our Approach Meshes with Other Models
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 23, no. 3
Date: Fall 2011
Pages: 34-39
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Abstract/Notes: Today, Montessori infant & toddler programs around the country usually have a similar look and feel--low floor beds, floor space for movement, low shelves, natural materials, tiny wooden chairs and tables for eating, and not a highchair or swing in sight. But Montessori toddler programs seem to fall into two paradigms--one model seeming more developmentally oriented while the other has a slightly more academic feel. Some of the more academic programs, or academic transition programs, have class a few hours a day, 9 months of the year designed for older toddlers. On the other hand, programs that provide full-day Montessori care and education 7 days a week, year-round for the infants and toddlers of parents who work, may lean toward a developmental approach. Families have different needs and expectations. Along with other types of materials, "academic transition" toddler classrooms introduce some traditional early childhood didactic materials by modifying them for toddlers. Montessori infant & toddler programs are something special because Montessori philosophy is special. Because Montessori philosophy teaches that every child carries within her the person she will become, those in Montessori care and education are compelled to treat each child with dignity and respect. Montessori believed in the innate intelligence and integrity of every infant, toddler, and child. So Montessori infant & toddler programs are built on respect for the "personhood" of the child, trust in the child's inborn desire to learn, and belief in the miraculous ability of the child to absorb his world. Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber focused on the "I-thou" relationship with the child. William and Martha Sears emphasized nurturing touch. In this article, the author describes how the Montessori approach meshes with other models. To guide peaceful, tolerant, cooperative children, adults must also learn to be peaceful, tolerant, and cooperative. It is acceptable, and even desirable, for differences to exist in teaching styles among competent Montessori professionals as they integrate components of other methodologies that they deem compatible with Montessori, but also occasionally as they interpret Montessori philosophy differently. Tolerance, open-mindedness, a desire to share knowledge, and a longing for continued self-improvement are critical to individual professionalism.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Building Community with Clay
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 25, no. 4
Date: Winter 2013
Pages: 38–41
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Nothing but Net: An Interview with the Curry Family
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Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 25, no. 4
Date: Winter 2013
Pages: 18–27
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Abstract/Notes: interview with Montessori alumni
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Fun with Rhythmic Notation
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: 1996
Pages: 12–13
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Backpacking with Upper Elementary Students
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 9, no. 2
Date: 1997
Pages: 44–45
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040