Some interesting and fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day While St. Patrick’s Day is now associated with wearing green, the holiday is grounded in history and dates back more than 1,500 years. The earliest known celebration was held on March 17, 1631, marking the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick in the 5th century….
Let’s learn some interesting facts about Leap Year! For this post, I would like to share some historic and interesting facts about Leap Year. What does Leap Year mean? It means that we have 1 extra day in the year, totaling 366 days in the year, only in the Leap Year. The extra day is…
The important, while possibly annoying, WHY questions When you watch your child, do you ever feel that their curiosity does not seem to end? How many questions does your child ask you on your ride to and from school? Do you feel exhausted answering the multitude of questions your child has? Do you ever resort…
New Year’s Resolutions – Working as a team with your child When a year comes to an end, we tend to look back at that year and reflect on it. We also think about what the New Year will have in store for us. For us, the adults and parents, New Year’s resolutions are a…
Gift Giving – Questions a Montessori Parent should ask For this blog, I would like to share an interesting article, published by psychotherapist and parenting coach Debbie Pincus, MS LMHC, titled ‘Anger, Guilt and Spending on Kids: 8 Questions to Ask Before Buying Anything’. You can read the article in full by visiting the web…
Holiday celebrations – The Montessori Way Our Montessori classroom transformation Children in a Montessori classroom embrace celebrations of the seasons in a cross-curricular, more involved, and less obtrusive way. In the weeks prior to a holiday of importance, the Practical Life shelves may reflect the colors and symbols of the season in the pouring, sorting,…
