children exploring the outdoor environment, building physical skills

HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MORNING DROP-OFF

It’s a Wednesday morning and the dog won’t come in from the back yard, you just spilt coffee on your new work shirt and your child decided today was the day she was going to break out last year’s halloween costume for the perfect school…
children working on an art project, using various Montessori materials

8 WAYS TO KEEP THE ROMANCE ALIVE AFTER HAVING KIDS

Remember the early days of your relationship where you could sleep in, go to brunch and catch a movie the first day it opened? Or maybe it was meeting up with friends and checking out the newest restaurant that just popped up. As much as we…
a child arranging flowers in a vase, developing fine motor skills

THE IMPORTANCE OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

In a Montessori classroom you will often hear about the immense importance of developing each child’s fine motor skills. The topic of pencil grip, tracing and writing comes up frequently when parents and teachers chat, and why wouldn’t it?…
students learning about ecosystems with Montessori nature study materials

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Guest Post by Golden Valley Children’s House 3 Lead Guide, Amanda. Happy New Years Eve! Today is always a bittersweet day in my life. It is a time to say goodbye to everything good that happened in the past year. A time to say goodbye to everything…
children engaged in language development with Montessori movable alphabet

8 FAMILY FRIENDLY WINTER ACTIVITIES AROUND MINNEAPOLIS

IT’S TIME TO ENJOY WINTER IN MINNESOTA! TAKE A LOOK AT SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AROUND THE TWIN CITIES THIS DECEMBER. Experience the Holidazzle What used to be a parade has now turned into an entire village! Visit Loring Park…
children engaged in language development with Montessori movable alphabet

THE TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHOD PROBLEMS THAT MONTESSORI SCHOOLS ADDRESS

Montessori education is often thought of an alternative form of education. In some ways we have to disagree with that way of thinking, because we believe that Montessori schools offer a form of learning that is actually the most natural way…