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What’s the Best Preschool for Shy Kids? How Montessori Supports Different Personalities

Your child is talkative, playful, and full of personality at home. But around unfamiliar people? That’s a different story. Maybe they hide behind your leg

Problem Solving Activities for Preschoolers: How Montessori Encourages Independent Thinking

Your preschooler is building a tower, carefully stacking one block on top of another. Then, just as they’re about to add the final piece, the

Is Preschool Necessary Before Kindergarten? How Montessori Helps Children Prepare for What Comes Next

Kindergarten has a way of making parents think about everything their child knows—and everything they might still need to learn. Should they know all their

Montessori for Babies: What Does an Infant Montessori Program Actually Look Like?

When you hear the word Montessori, you may picture a preschooler carefully pouring water,choosing an activity from a classroom shelf, or proudly completing a task

Child looking at flower through magnifying glass

7 Enrichment Activities for Preschoolers That Make Learning Come Alive

Your preschooler probably doesn’t separate their day into subjects like adults do. To them, digging in the garden isn’t a science lesson. Singing a song

What Is Reggio Emilia? What Louisville Parents Should Know About This Unique Way of Learning

Your preschooler spots a caterpillar outside and immediately has questions. Where is it going? What does it eat? Will it turn into a butterfly? It

How to Balance Technology and Montessori

Balance Technology We live in a world overrun by technology and our kids are growing up in an era when…

Lunchtime Learning – Prepare Your Child’s Lunch Montessori Style!

A Montessori education strives to help children master the skills necessary to meet fundamental needs. Parents can support this objective…

How Poetry Engages Young Children

Poetry Engages Young Children Remember how much you loved poetry as a child? The songs, the nursery rhymes, the rhythm…

How Behavior Can be Influenced by Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensory Processing Disorder and behavior Behavior problems in school interfere with the educational process for all students in the classroom….

Stop the whining!

Temper Tantrums: Stop the Whining! Research has confirmed whining as the most annoying sound to the human ear. Unfortunately, parents…

How to Build Gross Motor Skills

How to Build Gross Motor Skills Gross motor skills involve using the large muscles of the body to perform everyday…

How Materials Engage Little Learners

How Montessori Materials Engage Little Learners Ever wonder how Montessori differs from traditional education? Maria Montessori held the view that…

The Montessori Preschool Difference

Montessori preschool difference If you are new to Montessori education, you may wonder what makes it different from traditional preschool…

Peace Education | Grace and Courtesy

Peace Education | Grace and Courtesy Grace and courtesy, part of Montessori’s peace education initiative, are among the most important…