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the secret of childhood: Freedom and Choice - a Fundamental Concept
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June 9, 2010. Freedom and Choice - a Fundamental Concept. I have been discussing the importance of Freedom and Choice with a friend of mine who is teaching in a Montessori School (6 to 9 room). We were digging up some quotes about the topic which supported our ideas about why freedom and the ability to choose were so integral to the Montessori environment. I thought to include them below as food for thought. About the child and his choices:. Montessori education is designed to awaken interest and to allo...
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the secret of childhood: Montessori Infant Toddler Program
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June 6, 2009. Montessori Infant Toddler Program. A friend of mine asked for some photos of our Infant Toddler learning area at the Montessori Learning Community, so I thought I'd share the pics - there are heaps! Here is the link: http:/ www.flickr.com/photos/35832724@N02/? If you would like to learn more about Montessori for Infants and Toddlers, check out my other blog http:/ www.montessorihomes.blogspot.com/. For tutorials, articles, materials to buy and more. June 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Im glad that so ...
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the secret of childhood: June 2010
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June 24, 2010. I have just finished making this Gobbi Mobile for a friend of mine who gave birth to a little girl. I have made the mobile a few times out of various materials with varying levels of success. I am really pleased with this effort and wanted to share. I have been thinking of making Montessori Infant Materials for sale and I'm wondering whether anyone out there would be interested in buying this sort of thing? June 9, 2010. Freedom and Choice - a Fundamental Concept. If the object meets the i...
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the secret of childhood: June 2009
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June 6, 2009. Montessori Infant Toddler Program. A friend of mine asked for some photos of our Infant Toddler learning area at the Montessori Learning Community, so I thought I'd share the pics - there are heaps! Here is the link: http:/ www.flickr.com/photos/35832724@N02/? If you would like to learn more about Montessori for Infants and Toddlers, check out my other blog http:/ www.montessorihomes.blogspot.com/. For tutorials, articles, materials to buy and more. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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the secret of childhood: January 2009
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January 25, 2009. As a result of her opportunity to observe children who were free to act upon in their environment in a natural way, Maria Montessori was able to identify several Sensitive Periods that occur in every child's development. Sensitive periods are now widely accepted in the scientific community, and are sometimes referred to as critical periods, or critical windows. This link on my other blog. January 7, 2009. Should take you to a more detailed article about the Absorbent Mind. A journey ded...
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the secret of childhood: Montessori Conference - Part 2
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May 16, 2009. Montessori Conference - Part 2. Paul Epstein's Keynote Speech was about looking forward to the next century of Montessori, and building upon the foundations of the previous century. He believes that it is no longer enough to live off the legacy of Montessori without putting something back. He said that the legacy of the first 100 years is centered around the "transformative moment of concentration". But he says that "concentration" is really only one part of the equation. Paul breaks down t...
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the secret of childhood: Giveaway
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January 2, 2011. I have started a new blog and little Montessori shop selling all things Montessori for Infants and Toddlers. Also available are a selection of interesting links for Montessori 0 to 3 (please email more links as I'm sure I have hardly scratched the surface), articles on sleep, weaning and toileting the Montessori way, with more to come. To celebrate the start of the blog I have made a Montessori Gobbi Mobile to give away to one lucky reader! Please visit the blog. I became a follower too.
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the secret of childhood: Montessori Conference - Part 1
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May 16, 2009. Montessori Conference - Part 1. I promised some information about my time at the annual Montessori Australia Council Conference in Brisbane, a few weeks ago. It will probably come in dribs and drabs - sorry for making you all wait! I have actually just applied for a job teaching a Lower Elementary Class (6 to 9 year olds) and I got it! This is great because my little boy can join the school community too - in the 3 to 6 class. So I will be spending my days slaving over the laminator! Since ...
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the secret of childhood: Montessori Infant Ball
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May 10, 2009. I spent the weekend sewing. Not my usual pastime, but I had a lot of fun and I am very proud of the results. The impetus, was the birth over the last month of three new babies into our Montessori community. It has become a sort of tradition for me to make one of these balls for each new baby born to a Montessori family. I thought to include photos of each step in case any of you are inclined to whip out your sewing machines! The first step - of which I have no picture (sorry! Now sew three ...
