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12 Easy Things To Draw For Kids

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Do you have an artist at home? Your child may love to doodle during their free time, or maybe your […]

A young girl is seated on a rug center frame the rug is striped with one large white stripe followed by an orangey brown stripe that is not as wide, and then a pink stripe followed by another orangey brown stripe. The pink stripe is a little bit wider than the orangey brown stripes but only about half as wide as the white stripe. The orangey brown stripes are about 1/3 the size of the white stripes. The pattern repeats four times on the small rug. The rug is on carpet that is tan and wheat colored. The young girl is looking down her focus is on her hands which are dropping some colorful manipulatives onto the small rug. They are red yellow blue and green. They are about the size of a quarter, but they are not round. The little girl has on a long sleeve gray shirt with white lace running the length of both sleeves. She is wearing indigo denim jeans. The little girl is the focus of the picture although there are other people in the frame they are out of focus. There are also other rugs visible in the frame. One behind the girl is striped with light blue and green with the light blue stripes being larger than the green ones. A woman with long blonde hair is partially visible on the right side of the frame.

How is Montessori Daycare Different Than Other Schools?

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How is Montessori daycare different than other schools? The answer depends on the type of preschool you're referencing. In this […]

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Full frame of a Montessori classroom toward the front of the frame is a round wooden table at which three young children are seated. A young brown-skinned girl with black curly hair wearing a shirt-sleeved pink t-shirt toward the left part of the frame seated at the table which is child-sized, playing with a wooden block with graduated holes the smallest being toward the front of the frame getting increasingly larger as you go towards centerpoint. A light-skinned male child With light brown hair wearing a seafoam green short-sleeved T-shirt is facing the camera and playing with three pink blocks that he has stacked. Frame right is the back of a light-skinned boy whose left arm is extended across the table reaching for a pink block he is wearing a shirt-sleeved salmon colored T-shirt. In the back of the frame arethree children and an adult man seated at a rectangular child sized table. The adult male is hunched down leaning against the table using his elbows for support, next to him is a light skin boy with longish blonde hair wearing a button front shirt that is plaid mostly red white and blue. He is looking down at some thing the teacher is doing but is obscured by the head of the child wearing the green shirt. Across the table from the teacher and the blonde haired boy are two little girls whose backs are facing the camera the girl on the left is wearing a sundress that is primarily magenta with orange accents the girl on the right is wearing a navy and white striped dress. The background consists Of an L-shaped sofa with blue and pink pillows, Upper right frame and then the upper left frame an adult size desk with a Charles Eames chair. The chair is white.

What are Montessori Schools, And What Do They Teach?

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What are Montessori schools and what do they teach? Montessori is one of the fastest-growing methods of education worldwide, and […]

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Montessori vs. Waldorf Schools: How Do They Compare?

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Montessori vs. Waldorf schools: How do they compare? Beyond their reputations for being progressive/alternative schools that were conceived in the […]

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Five children are visible in the frame working at three desks that have been pushed together two of the desks are blonde wood, the one closed to front of frame is light brown. The child in frame lift is light-skinned with dark hair cut above his ear. He is standing up and is wearing a long sleeve white T-shirt over which he is wearing a short sleeve striped T-shirt with very narrow navy stripes. His hands are at the top of the tower that consists of from bottom arete block green black red block to green blocks to Redbox and then his hand is obscuring the rest of tower, though the top of the tower is blue. To his left is a student who is seated at the light brown desk. They are primarily obscured by the boy in frame left so you can see that they to have dark hair. Standing next to the seated child is a light-skinned young girl wearing a long sleeve light pink T-shirt. Her hair is in braids on either side of her face and she has bangs. Her focus is on another set of wooden blocks. Next to her is a taller light brown-skinned Girl who is a few inches taller and his hair is dark and quite curly pulled up in dog-ears on either side of her head she is wearing a short sleeved mustard/gold T-shirt. Her left hand is placing a red block on a stack of blocks that are primarily natural colored wood although there is a yellow block into green blocks in the stack. To her left is a little boy wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt with neon yellow stripes of various widths. He is focused on a tower that consists of from bottom to red blocks a green block three natural wood blocks and a red block on top. In his left hand he is holding a blue block. On the desks around them are blocks of wood in red, green, purple, and blue. A bright window is visible in the background on the right left back ground consists of a green bulletin board on which a white piece of paper With a colorful design is visible.

The 12 Best Maria Montessori Quotes

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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) would have undoubtedly been the queen of the sound bite had she been born 100 years later. […]

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A light-skinned child with honey-brown hair, bottom center/right frame, facing away from the camera is visible holding a piece of chalk in their right hand, up tho a chalkboard as if finishing writing the word HOMESCHOOLING. HOMESCHOOLING is written on a blackboard which also serves as the background. The letters in HOMESCHOOLING are written in different colors - H,S, the third O, and I are pink, The first O, C, and L are blue. The E, the second O, and the N are light green/white, and the M,H, G are yellow.

Montessori vs. Homeschooling: How Do They Compare?

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Montessori vs. homeschooling, how do they compare? The answer will vary depending on which model of education you are using […]

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Ten clear glass jars filled with thick pieces of chalk from the top of the frame at 12 o’clock is red or pink and around the circle yellow, purple, orange, blue, light green, and dark green. In the middle of the circle is a red pink color. There are several pieces of chalk in each jar. The jar of light green chalk at 7o’clock has a bright pink ribbon tied around it.

Steiner vs. Montessori: What’s The Difference?

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Curious about the difference between the Steiner and Montessori education methods? Conceived in the early 20th century as a response […]

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How To Introduce Solids To Baby, And Which Are The Best

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Introducing solid foods to a baby is an exciting milestone that many parents look forward to! As they grow older […]

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A tablet of white paper s visible center to left Fram e, slanted, at a 40-45 degree angle on a wooden table. An ink pen is visible in the lower center frame tilted at an opposite angle from the paper. On the paper is hand written "Business Plan" with a thin black hand drawn rectangle frame, at the top of the page. Below it are six words in two rows of three, similarly outlined. The words are :"objectives," "methods," "Keys to Success," and "Strategy," 'Market Analysis," and "Products and Services." there are arrows between the word frames. A white ceramic handless coffee cup with black coffee is visible to the right of the paper pad.

How Do You Start A Montessori School?

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How do you start a Montessori school? Though the process might seem daunting at first, once you break it down […]

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Traditional classroom setting with teacher at the front of the room, and students seated at desks with their hands raised.All of the children, who look about 8 years old, and the teacher are all light- skinned. Many of the dozen or so children visible in the frame are wearing plaid shirts, though one is wearing stripes. The room is bright with sunlight from the windows, frame left. A white dry erase board and a green chalkboard are visible in the fan of the classroom, upper right to center frame.

Montessori vs. Public Schools: What’s The Difference?

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Montessori vs. public school: Are there differences between these two models of education? Yes. Plenty. Methods of education have been […]

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A natural wooden box center frame top 2/3rd of frame. Twenty-one rectangular partitioned spaces are fully visible, while 7 more are partially visible at the very top of the frame. Each rectangular space holds a letter that is either red or blue. in the lower 1/3 of the frame the word Montessori is visible. The vowels are blue while the consonants are red. All of the letters are lowercase. The layout of the letters is not precise.

Why Are Montessori Schools Bad? What Are The Criticisms?

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Why are Montessori schools bad? Depending on who you ask you're likely to get a variety of answers. You're sure […]

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An engraving /etcing of Maris Montessori on an Italian bank note. She is etched in deep red and ecru. Yellow, olive and light blue dots and diamonds are visible to her left. The word TALIA is visible in the lower left frame. The I was apparently cropped out of the photo. oops.

Who Was Maria Montessori, The Founder of Montessori Schools?

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Who was Maria Montessori, the founder of Montessori schools? Dr. Maria Montessori wore many different hats during her lifetime. She […]

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How to Make Paper Mache

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Paper Mache is one of the oldest forms of basic crafting. Almost any kid of any age can do it […]

Craft Ideas with common household items

Awesome Crafts with Common Household Items

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Craft projects for kids are a lot of fun. You can create lots of things by using simple items such as […]

girls playing hopscotch, a classic outdoor game

Classic Outside Games That Never Get Old

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Playing outside is a lot of fun, and with enough space, the possibilities are endless. Playing some of the more […]

Printable Mazes

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Our printable mazes are a great way to help your child improve their small motor skills while having fun. Easily […]

Adjectives that start with A

77 Adjectives That Start With A

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Language is arguably the most powerful form of communication. People use words to not only share information but convey various […]

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3 Easy Crafts Made with Recycled Materials

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Making crafts out of old or used materials is a great way to reuse and recycle — think aluminum cans, […]

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The 3 Most Important Childcare Questions, Answered

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After their new baby arrives, many parents utilize childcare — both inside and outside the home — so they can […]

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Your Ultimate School Supply List: Kindergarten Through Fourth Grade

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Back-to-school means it's time to buy a new crop of school supplies, but every age and grade requires something slightly […]

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the summer isn't over yet! Here are some great ideas for cheap summer fun!

60 Days of CHEAP Summer Fun!

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Ahh… I feel like summer just started, but realistically, we have less than 60 days left to live it up! […]

Fruit Basket

This Amazing Fruit Basket Game is Perfect for All Ages

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If your kids like zany, crazy games with lots of movement and imagination, this is a birthday party game for […]

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Free Printables Roundup #2

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It's time for another round-up of free printables for moms and kids! Hopefully, by the third round-up, we can give […]

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Build A Burger Busy Bag Printables

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As parents, we all have those moments when we just need to keep our little ones busy, happy, and occupied… In […]

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