MSOSV’s Five Part Blog Series A New Beginning: The 2021 School Year Work is the Child’s Play: Following a New Child – Tori, who is Three Years Old The Montessori Work Cycle Continued The Classroom: Not Only Are They Learning, They Have Created a Community The Role of the Guide: How They Can Follow Each Child Independently – Allowing Each Child to Learn and Grow at Their Own Pace   The Classroom: Not Only Are They Learning, They Have Created a Community In our previous blogs we talked about work being the child’s play and what happens in

MSOSV’s Five Part Blog Series A New Beginning: The 2021 School Year Work is the Child’s Play: Following a New Child – Tori, who is Three Years Old The Montessori Work Cycle Continued The Classroom: Not Only Are They Learning, They Have Created a Community The Role of the Guide: How They Can Follow Each Child Independently – Allowing Each Child to Learn and Grow at Their Own Pace   The Montessori Work Cycle and Philosophy Continued Working together “classifying” This is the Hundred Board – Some children will spend the entire work cycle with this material This is the

MSOSV’s Five Part Blog Series A New Beginning: The 2021 School Year Work is the Child’s Play: Following a New Child – Tori, who is Three Years Old The Montessori Work Cycle Continued The Classroom: Not Only Are They Learning, They Have Created a Community The Role of the Guide: How They Can Follow Each Child Independently – Allowing Each Child to Learn and Grow at Their Own Pace Play is the work of the Child Dr. Maria Montessori Dr. Montessori observed that children enjoyed play based in reality, the children were happier and engaged longer with activities

MSOSV’s Upcoming Five Part Blog Series A New Beginning: The 2021 School Year Work is the Child’s Play: Following a New Child – Tori, who is Three Years Old The Montessori Work Cycle Continued The Classroom: Not Only Are They Learning, They Have Created a Community The Role of the Guide: How They Can Follow Each Child Independently – Allowing Each Child to Learn and Grow at Their Own Pace In May of 2020, MSOSV returned from the 2-month shutdown, the children had been at home. Parents transitioned from the office to work at home. The

“Good Job” Each generation believes theirs is the greatest generation of all time. As a Gen Xer, I certainly think this. Our parents were Baby Boomers who, it’s safe to say were clearly irritated with the simple presence of Gen X as children if the number of times my own parents said things like children were to “be seen and not heard”. As a latch-key kid I was rarely seen nor heard by my parents. We became the “problem solving” generation primarily as a survival instinct while we raised ourselves. So, what

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Making children say “sorry” As adults, caregivers, and parents alike, we begin to guide young children as they interact with other children. We want our children to be kind, empathetic and caring towards others. So, when your preschool or toddler walks over to another child, snatches their ball, and runs away. The other child begins to cry. What do you do? It is very natural for parents and caregivers to jump in and tell the child to “say they are sorry”. However, just saying “sorry” without follow-up teaches children that they can act

Block the Sun, Not the Fun! At the Montessori School of Silicon Valley, the children love to play outside, especially in the summertime, so we take summer sun safety very seriously. During the months of May through September sunscreen and sunscreen application becomes a part of our daily routine. Here are some ways we help to “block the sun, and still have fun”. What you can count on from us regarding Summer Sun Safety Staying hydrated is important. Children are encouraged to drink the filtered, cool and refreshing water that we make available all day both indoors

Our friends from our Primary program at Crescent Montessori want to share with you their favorite colors! Do you have a favorite color too?

MSOSV Spring Gardens are Open When I meet young adults, and they tell me they attended a Montessori School as a child, either in my school or another Montessori school, I ask them to share something they remember about the Montessori school. Answers are typically: “I remember peeling a carrot” “I remember making my own snack, spreading jam on a cracker, then getting to eat it” “I remember being with Ms. Colleen in the garden” “I remember this garden being so much bigger” While students in a fully implemented Montessori classroom are fully immersed in academic work,