Maria Montessori was born in Italy in 1870 – the year of Italy’s birth in the midst of the Industrial …
Fun to Flourish
As a value added service to families and nannies who have entrusted our agency, we are proud to share Fun to Flourish, a series of articles filled with activities and suggestions for children ages newborn to 6, authored by our Montessorian, Cindy. On a regular basis Cindy will share activities designed to enhance child development through hand-on, enjoyable, practical life skills. Cindy believes that to best understand Montessori techniques, you must first understand its founder, Maria Montessori. If you are familiar with Maria’s vision and philosophy please spread her good works. If not, please read more about Maria Montessori.
“This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands, and actively exercising his senses, also takes … The study of early childhood development centers on children’s physical/motor, psychosocial, cognitive, language, and literacy development from ages prebirth to … “The child can only develop by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience work” —Dr. Maria Montessori … The goal of Practical Life activities are to help build a child’s concentration, self-confidence, independence and coordination, all while contributing … At two years old, your toddler not only understands most of what you say, but he or she will quickly … Early in the second year, your beautiful infant will grow into a toddler. The term toddler first appeared in a … Toward the end of the first year, your child will begin to communicate wants by pointing, crawling, or gesturing toward … Children learn language in stages. Beginning at birth, your baby receives information by hearing you and others make sounds and … It is proven that babies thrive when they receive warm, nurturing care throughout their first year of life. Brain research …
Sensorial experiences…
Introduction to Child Development
Introduction to Practical Life…
Practical Life — Transfer Activities
Language Development — 24-36 months
Language Development — 12-24 months
Language Development — 8-12 months
Language Development — Infants 4-8 Months
Language Development — Infants 1-4 months