Category: Teacher Talk

1. “Let the Child Be the Guide”

   December 19, 2018 Have you ever wondered what is it really like in a Montessori classroom?  What type of environment does your child get to enjoy once you drop them off? Being able… Continue Reading »

2. Potty Talk

   April 10, 2018 Potty training is something that I honestly knew very little about until recently. When students are in my  classroom they are generally potty trained, so I don’t really have much… Continue Reading »

3. Montessori Elevator Speech

   January 31, 2018 While in school studying to be a teacher I was often challenged to think of my Elevator Speech for explaining Montessori. When I say Elevator Speech I mean a quick… Continue Reading »

4. A quiet place for a child

   March 17, 2017 Just as anyone in the world, I have emotions and sometimes those emotions get so intense that I need to just take a moment to calm down. As an adult,… Continue Reading »

5. How to talk about MLK to children

   January 31, 2017 On January 16, 2017 countless people will be taking a day off to celebrate and remember Martin Luther King Jr. When going over the calendar with my class I always… Continue Reading »

6. Teaching Kindness

   December 6, 2016 With everything that had been going on in our society recently I have been really thinking about what I can do to try to help. The conclusion that I came… Continue Reading »

7. October 15, 2016 Changing works in the classroom to go with themes is a heavily debated topic in the Montessori world. While there is real validity in keeping the materials pure, the way… Continue Reading »

8. Talking TO kids not AT them

   September 23, 2016 I was recently reading some articles on education and I came across an article by the Atlantic. It talks a lot about how our academic expectations have changed dramatically over… Continue Reading »

9. Why observation is key

   April 26, 2016 Two months ago I was lucky enough to go to the American Montessori Conference which was held in Chicago. I went in with a very open mind, but to be… Continue Reading »

10. Staying warm in the cold weather

    November 21, 2015 I know that I personally love being outside in the winter. I love playing in the snow, building snow forts, and most of all going sledding. But as the weather gets… Continue Reading »