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millennialmontessorian · 1 year

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To my fellow Early Childhood educators, as we approach Earth Day here are some great books that discuss the importance of taking care of our beloved planet Earth!

🌍 Wangari’s Trees of Peace

🌎 We Are Water Protectors

🌏 Old Enough to Save the Planet

🌍 What a Waste

🌎 City Green

🌏 All The Colors We Are

#education #montessori #psychology #history #maria montessori #anthropology #cosmic education #philadelphia #teacher #ecology #environmental justice #childrensbooks #social justice #montessori education #early childhood education

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millennialmontessorian · 1 year

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Spring is here!

🌸Flower Arranging

🌼Anatomy of a Flower Puzzle

🌻Flower Matching Cards

🌺Flower Picture/Object Matching

🌹Pattern Blocks: Flowers

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millennialmontessorian · 3 years

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Color spools. Dr. Montessori’s own handbook. 1914.

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millennialmontessorian · 4 years

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Freedom Within Limits

“To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.” - Maria Montessori

Many people have the misconception that the Montessori philosophy implies that children are free to do whatever they like whenever they like with no rules or boundaries in place. Freedom within limits is one of the core concepts of Montessori education. This concept allows children to explore their environment and do their own learning independently with some guidance from their teachers. Because of the way a Montessori environment is prepared (low shelving, organized work spaces, and logically ordered activities) it encourages the child to move freely around the classroom and independently choose their own work within limits of appropriate behavior. The limits are ground rules that are established at the beginning of the school year: respect for oneself, respect for others, and respect for the environment.

Respect for oneself teaches children how to properly use the materials in the classroom to avoid self-harm. It also helps children learn how to independently take care of their bodies and how to be responsible for their own belongings. Respect for others involves both social skills and good behavior. Children are allowed to choose work independently or they can work in small groups. In order for children to work in small groups, they must be invited to join and understand that they must not interfere or disrupt another child working. In our classroom community, all children must show respect for one another. Respect for the environment relates to taking good care of all things inside the Montessori environment. Children are expected to properly handle the materials, putting work away correctly, and taking care of plants, classroom pets, and all living/nonliving things in our environment.

There are various types of freedom within a Montessori Environment. As we have discussed before, movement is a major part of the Montessori philosophy. Freedom to move allows the child to move around the classroom and continuously find purposeful work independently. By allowing children to move freely in their environment we are encouraging them to learn more about their environment and their interests. Freedom to make mistakes is a type of freedom that really promotes critical thinking and problem-solving. The Montessori materials were designed to have a visual control of error, which guides children to correctly finish the activity through hands-on experience. Freedom of time gives children the opportunity to work on activities for as long as they like. This in return, allows children to develop at their own pace and learn great concentration/focusing skills. This also helps to build their patience, as there is only one of each activity out in the classroom. Since children have freedom of time to work on materials as long as they like, they also have the freedom to repeat. The work cycle gives children time to practice and repeat activities until they’ve been able to master them.

“Let us leave the life free to develop within the limits of the good, and let us observe this inner life developing. This is the whole of our mission.” – Maria Montessori

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millennialmontessorian · 4 years

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Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.

Maria Montessori (via quotemadness)

#love #peace #montessori #teach #teacher #early childhood education #development #history #culture #geography #sensorial #practical life #life skills #language #imagination #child #children #creation #strength

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millennialmontessorian · 4 years

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Classroom Weekly Updates

Every week I have to write up a weekly update of things that we’ve been doing in our classroom to send to parents. Currently, the topic I am discussing is about the seven aspects of a Prepared Environment: Freedom, Structure & Order, Beauty, Nature & Reality, Social Environment, Intellectual Environment, and lastly Montessori materials.

This week I will be posting about Freedom in a Montessori Environment.

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millennialmontessorian · 4 years

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#montessori #love #peace #psychology #education #doctor #child development #science #life skills #math #language #anthropology #teach #teacher

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Here are some October/Fall Montessori Activities that I have put out in my classroom 🙃

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.

Maria Montessori

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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This is a great short video that summarizes the Montessori Method (:

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Overwhelmed

Man, this past month has been the most stressful month of my life. On August 12th my stepfather passed away, and on September 9th my father passed away. My mother and I have planned 2 funerals in less than a month...on top of that it’s the beginning of the school year and I work full time in the classroom. While also taking 2 online classes. My anxiety has been through the roof and I’ve never been this depressed In my entire life. But going into work every single day and seeing my students really makes me remember my purpose on this Earth. It’s definitely been a crazy ride, but I’m really practicing mindfulness in these moments. Instead of taking it one day at a time, I’m taking it one moment at a time. To anyone else going through some hard times, just remember to BREATHE.

#love #peace #death #father #family #funeral #hope #mindfulness #happiness #anxiety #depression #teacher #teach #sad #overwhelmed #rant #venting

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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IMPORTANT REMINDER!

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You are not weak for walking away from people who upset your energy. You are not weak for wanting to protect your peace.

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#peace #love #montessori #health #mental health #energy #protection

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Our work is not to teach, but to help the absorbent mind in its work of development. How marvelous it would be if by our help, if by an intelligent treatment of the child, if by understanding the needs of his physical life and by feeding his intellect, we could prolong the period of functioning of the absorbent mind!

Maria Montessori

#anthropology #teacher #child development #history #peace #love #psychology #philadelphia #science #Women empowerment #intelligence #schools #Maria Montessori #education #educators

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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American Montessori Society on Gender Pronouns

We Are Ready for "They"—Are You?

After months of consideration, we recently decided to adopt the word “they” as a gender-neutral singular pronoun.

For example, instead of “Every student brings his or her lunch to school and eats when he or she is hungry,” we now say, “Every student brings their lunch to school and eats when they are hungry.”

Not only is it less cumbersome, it’s also a way to refer to people who don't want to be called "he" or "she." The decision challenged our lifelong conviction that “they” was for plural-use only.

The conversation involved considerable research about what others in the worlds of language and journalism were doing—here’s one of many articles on the topic. Marcy Krever, our chief communications officer, said: “In the end, we agreed that language evolves, and so must we.”

#education #love #peace #sociology #montessori #psychology #maria montessori #history #anthropology #cosmic education #philosophy #philadelphia #queer #teacher #lgbtq #gender nonconforming #gender neutral #nonbinary

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Hello Everyone!

I have been gone for probably over a year. My personal life has been absolutely chaotic and I've been working so hard on finishing up my Montessori Certification while teaching full time and also taking online classes to go back to school for a degree in Anthropology....the school year has started and I have worked so hard on this classroom. I feel so proud of this environment that I have created for these beautiful, sweet little spirits. The first week of school was amazing and the children are all energized and ready to work after a long summer!

Also my assistant is another badass queer boricua that is eager and willing to learn about Montessori Education. It's so empowering to lead a classroom with another queer latina 🌈🇵🇷

#education #love #peace #sociology #montessori #psychology #maria montessori #history #anthropology #cosmic education #philadelphia #pennsylvania #culture #boricua #puerto rico #queer #philosophy #science

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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Long time no see

I haven’t been on here as much as I had originally hoped...I promise to get back on her soon and continue to spread the Montessori philosophy! This school year has definitely been a busy one as well as my personal life...to all the teachers out there who are almost done the school year and ready for the summer...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

#education #love #peace #sociology #montessori #psychology #maria montessori #history #anthropology #cosmic education #teahers #teach #school #summer

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millennialmontessorian · 5 years

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What kind of education did you have growing up?

Hey thanks for your question! I just went to regular public schools from elementary- high school.

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