Finding Our Center - Reaching Out

  We each have an incredible gift: the ability to engage children with the world - indeed, the universe - that surrounds them and...

  As parents of Upper Elementary students can attest, many pre-adolescent children have a newfound righteousness that is not shy about ...

The upper elementary Montessori cultural curriculum allows for multiple opportunities for children to uncover meaning from the dai...

  I adore the way that Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall have collaborated over three decades to create beautiful and poignant storie...

  As we gaze into the candles and fires that form the centerpieces of many of our winter traditions, we can explore the relationships...

In Montessori classrooms, we go to great lengths to make connections between cultures and countries across the globe and throughout time. R...

  In this beautifully rendered retelling of Leo Tolstoy's short story, Jon J. Muth creates a simple and resonant opening for deep conve...

              Montessorians do a wonderful job of being open to and welcoming of many different cultures and global perspectives withi...

  When children enter the Upper Elementary, they suddenly find themselves in a very big and different world. They are sure that they’r...

In an experiment exploring how I say what I say, I created a "wordle" all of the text of this blog to date. Certainly an inter...

We are mathematical beings. Our very survival as animals on the planet has depended upon us being able to think logically, to recognize ...

  As parents, it is natural and right for us to want to be sure that our child is prepared for the next stage of her learni...

                                                         (image courtesy of Montessori Madmen @ http://montessorimadmen.com/)  A Mo...