Posts by Matt Hillis
Is Montessori Just for Preschool?
What do the older five and six-year-old children get out of staying in Montessori? Although not as intuitively obvious, the benefits of keeping your child in Montessori for “Kindergarten” are even more compelling – and will have profound effects on your child’s social, emotional, and academic development.
Read MoreMontessori Basics: What is the Montessori work period?
You may already know a bit about the Montessori work period, also known as the work cycle. What exactly is it, and why is it so important?
Read MoreAttention Parents: Do These 6 Things for a Successful Transition to Montessori Elementary
If you do these six things when your child moves up to Elementary, you will help your child’s transition to this new and exciting period of her life.
Read MoreInfant Massage: Tools for Soothing, Bonding, and Communicating with Your Baby
Presented by Elise Arevalo, M.Ed., LMT March 3, 10, 17 (Mondays) 2:30 to 4:00pm The Family Room at Bergamo Montessori School Ages birth to 12 months Sign Up! Learn to give Infant Massage! The parent is the best person to give massage to an infant, and in this class you get the tools needed to…
Read MoreOnly in a Montessori Classroom
by Peter Davidson, reposted from MariaMontessori.com I recently visited a Montessori school in Arizona and had the opportunity to observe in the toddler classroom. On this particular morning there were eight children present, the youngest being 18 months of age and the oldest close to 30 months. It was toward the end of the morning,…
Read MoreThe Fundamental Choice
by Heike Larson, reposted from MariaMontessori.com “It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.”—Dr. Maria Montessori Last May, I had the opportunity to observe a kindergarten and first grade class at the local elementary school my then 5-year-old daughter would have…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Montessori and Play
David Ayer • The Montessori Observer (reposted from MariaMontessori.com) Dr. Angeline Lillard, professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, author of Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, as well as several academic articles on Montessori, and Montessori speaker and advocate, has a new article in the American Journal of Play: Playful Learning and Montessori…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Stop a Toddler Tantrum
Have you ever tried to coax a toddler to leave the park? Has your toddler ever been so wound up that it’s hard to settle them into bed? Do you find yourself exhausted at the thought of cleaning up all the toys that are strewn about the house? The answer to your troubles…
Read More8 Ways to Help Your Child Deal With Mean Kids
by Patty Shade “Ben is being mean to me!!” “I don’t like Allie. She’s SO mean!” Surprisingly, complaints like this are common in my Lower Elementary Montessori classroom. And, I’m guessing that, at one time or another, you have heard something similar from your own child. It’s heartbreaking to see our children upset. And,…
Read MoreThe Family Room at Bergamo Montessori School in Sacramento
Bergamo Montessori School in Sacramento now has a place for families to gather to learn more about Montessori and is now offering classes for parents with infants and toddlers. The Family Room across from the Nido classroom in the main building of our Pocket Road campus features a Montessori Home Environment where babies can explore,…
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