The Primary Aged Child In the previous posts, about The Montessori way, we considered the basic Montessori principles that make the method still relevant to our education system and discussions. We have also considered the preschool child’s needs and how to meet them as they develop. In this post, we will look at the Primary … More The Montessori Way 4
The Montessori way is a method of educating a child that I believe we need to look at more closely. Not doing this means we are seriously leaving too much on the table. Unfortunately, the world can no longer afford to do this. We can see the effects of our conventional methods of education on … More The Montessori Way 1
Teacher Aderonke Akeredolu loved her job as a Nursery 2 teacher and she also loved working with children. Singing songs and telling stories was her strong point and the children loved coming to school mainly because of those stories. She even learnt how to teach children to read and it has made all the difference … More Teacher Aderonke
In recent times, the education sector as well as the family space has seen a barage of problematic issues which have perplexed, and shocked many into outrage and confusion. Children (still babies to some of us) are writing love letters, seeking to hire hotel rooms for some hours, and then to top it all the … More The School,Family and Government must work together.
Were Bolanle and Ade suspended? Did they get punished? What disciplinary measures were taken by the school? Hmm… these were some of the important questions parents and educators asked about what happened with the incident I narrated two days ago. I must say right from the start that the school in question rarely suspends or … More I found a letter Part 2
Have you been wondering about teaching children how to read? This is a basic skill set we need to know as parents and educators. Join us for a short focused course to enable you acquire the know how. Addlo Montessori Training Center presents Teach Your Child to Read Book and course: heavily discounted till 14th … More Teaching Reading skills offer
So I got a message from one of my WhatsApp group members. She said she had a visit from one of the kids around her. As they got talking, he said something that struck and bothered her, so she wanted to bring it to my attention. What did the young 9 year old say? “Ma, … More
Happy World Science Day. We must always make sure our children see the inter-relationships in life and the science in it. Science is important. Science can be described as the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world through observation and experiment. For a child to understand a lot of … More Science is Important
When the Montessori Curriculum is mentioned, what comes to mind? The Subjects taught in the Montessori Setting? So what subjects do we teach in the Montessori setting? Practical Life Sensorial Education Language Development Mathematics Cultural Subjects Did you know that that these are the subjects peculiar to the 3 -6 age group? What the Primary/Elementary … More Understanding The Montessori curriculum
It is very important for our children to learn how to write, what is not important is this incessant demand on our two year old’s to not only write but write 1 to 50, 100, 150 etc. as the spirit leads each school, teacher or even parent! Please, can we just stop this ridiculous trend? … More On the Issue of Writing
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