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Expressive personality in a Montessori classroom?
... challenge to the teacher (he will have a different one this Fall) and I'm concerned how the Montessori method can mesh with an extremely ... of the term, I just don't know exactly what to say or specific suggestions for how he can "fit" within the Montessori classroom. I'd especially appreciate input ...
Does this sound "normal" for a Montessori classroom?
... colouring - NEVER did it until this class (he now loves colouring pictures and is amazing at it after just a few months) and quite honestly, he ... teacher made him do a "project", (not sure what that is). Anyway, I just wondered - I guess I thought montessori was less structured and rigid. Thoughts?
What exactly does a Montessori School Teach?
... school, I'll answer with 3-6 and try to give you a good, broad picture of the rest of the educational system as well. Maria ... jeans, the sky, iceburgs, a picture of a blue cartoon elephant ... to a more abstract concept. Children in a Montessori classroom know the difference between 1, 10, 100, and 1000 ...
Can you tell me about the Montessori approach to discipline in the classroom?
I just pulled my DD out of a Waldorf school because the discipline approach by the teachers did not work with her. At all. I'm wondering how discipline is approached in a Montessori classroom? Thanks for any info!
How many teachers should a montessori classroom have?
Hello, Are there a prescribed number of teachers that a montessori preschool classroom should have or does it depend on the number of children in the class? My son is starting preschool in September and his class of 20 will have 2 teachers but I thought 3 was the norm for montessori. Thanks!
Disicpline in the Montessori classroom
... kids finishing the K year in M after reading more about the K year.. and then here we go.. I know most Montessori kids are far better behaved compared to ... play by themselves outside. No assistant teacher, no one else there to supervise. And the classroom door was closed. The reason was, this kid and ...
Animals in Montessori classrooms?
... to them on weekends or breaks? Does anyone know what, if anything, Maria Montessori said about the role of animals in classrooms? How about AMI or AMS positions on animals and/or ... the ethical issues related to keeping animals in classrooms, as well as optimal care fact sheets for ...
Question about a 1,2 & 3 year old Montessori Classroom
... classroom. The answer was while they worked on mats and ran the classroom in a Montessori style they only had manuipultive type work. ... they're motor skills more then anything to carry them into the 4,5 & 6 year old room where he would use more Montessori typical work. I asked the question for two ...
what is your child's elementary level Montessori classroom like?
... year and is in the lower elementary classroom. He just turned 6. He went to a different Montessori school last year, ... class should be like. While his school last year did some things that were "un-Montessori", it was an overall wonderful school and I am so happy he was able to go there. He loved ...
Concerns after Montessori charter school tour
... does not require its teachers to be state licensed or to have a Montessori certificate. I'm really concerned about that. Their own website shows that the teachers are paid ... The 3-6 year-old studios were...not what I pictured. I'd always read about how quiet and calming Montessori classrooms were b/c ...
Montessori class request (long)
... : I'm sure even the most peaceful, lovely, best-led Montessori classrooms has days when everyone is in a funk ... . So I'm wondering if you think I should call the school and ask that she not be placed in that class? There's a 1 in 4 chance of her going into that classroom. But I guess I'm a bit worried ...
Montessori for Spirited Toddler?
... , hitting, scratching, pushing, throwing toys at other kids, etc). I always hear about how peaceful Montessori classrooms are & honestly, my son is the last thing I think about when someone says the word "peaceful" How does a spirited child do in a Montessori environment? TIA
How long should it take for Grade 1 student to adjust to new routine in Montessori classroom?
... 3, but at age 5, so he only did his last year of Casa in Montessori. He completes his work when the teacher ... to work on projects as a group. She said that perhaps Montessori isn't the right environment for him. I'm wondering if perhaps he just hasn't gotten used to the idea that more is expected ...
Montessori for a highly active, social child?
... do outside jobs, take laps around the building when they need to, etc. I don't know. I don't really want them to go to separate schools, but the Montessori just seems too small and calm for ds1. Has anyone had experience with a super active kid in a Montessori classroom?
Montessori class not working for my son
... opinions as well. ________________ Please explain to me how your child succeeds in the Montessori classroom. My son is not happy in his montessori class ... only finish 4 works in the 3 hour period) How different is this compared to your montessori class setting? If it helps - my son is 7, in 2nd ...
How does Montessori teach reading?
... turned 2, upper and lower case. He spends hours a day with books and wants to decipher the words. I am wondering how they go about fostering this love in a Montessori classroom. He is currently in the toddler program waiting for a space in Primary. We kept ...
Potty learning and Montessori
... the afterschool room (his normal afterschool teacher is out of town, and his classroom teacher was gone for the day). I asked her when was the last time he had gone ... So I guess my question is, how do I handle this, in the context of a Montessori classroom - fostering respect and independence, while ...
How might this work? (Montessori cooperative group)
... , and have a fairly good sense of what needs to happen in a Montessori classroom. I also would want this kind of role since ... group of parents like this, it is difficult since none of us will be a Montessori professional, and we will all be learning as we go. I don't really want to become a volunteer ...
Does anyone do "at home" Montessori?
... , I know all the research that I have been doing states that you can't have a true Montessori classroom at home. But what is the next best thing? Or how do you set up your child at home who goes to Montessori during the day. What kind of play activities does your Montessori ...
Montessori school vs. traditional school
... we toured a Montessori charter school they gave us a great handout that I wanted to share. I am so excited that my dd's will be attending a school like this for K-8! : A Montessori classroom vs. a traditional ... early (2-3) vs. start school late (5-6) multi-age classroom vs. single-age ...
Montessori and special needs kids
... posting to went toward talking (or at leat my brain went to thinking about)about Montessori and special needs kids and because it's in the learning at ... . What aspects of Montessori might be helpful to him? How would his education, his school experience be if he were to be in a Montessori classroom?
"Preparing" for Montessori?
... program, where she will stay till summer. She will start Montessori in the fall. My question is: What, if anything, should we do to prepare her for the Montessori classroom, since it is different from the school she's in now? Can I assume that the teachers will ...
Repercussions of coming into Montessori in the later years?
... unhappy with the options that they are considering. Plus, we just don't think that Julissa is being challenged enough. So we have found a Montessori school about 10 miles away that we are very impressed ... of traditional schooling "spoil" the Montessori classroom atmosphere she is about to partake ...