How Montessori Works

Everything you need to know about how Montessori Education benefits children. Come away with an understanding of the four avenues, sensitive periods and stages of development.

Early Reading:  The Gateway to Learning  

This course will deliver everything you need to effectively teach early reading to children between the ages of 3-6 either at home or in the classroom.

This course is perfect for teachers and parents. Learn proven techniques that align with Maria Montessori's approach to this avenue. 

Freedom and Discipline: Finding the Balance

You may be shocked to learn that to achieve more discipline in your home/classroom you actually need to add more liberty!

Normalization in the Early Childhood Classroom

If you feel like you are in a constant state of reactive management in your classroom, it is very likely that the children are not reaching the state of Normalization. These qualities of Normalization reveal themselves when we prepare the environment and provide freedom of choice. No teacher “makes” the child work. Children love the work that corresponds to their internal development, and it is our job to provide that environment. Enjoy more calm in your classroom when you cultivate an environment for Normalization!

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Teaching Montessori Math

If the idea of teaching early Childhood math makes you nervous, then this course is your solution. At the end of four weeks you will understand the how and why of teaching early childhood math.

Montessori Elementary Assistant

New to your position as an Elementary Assistant or need help finding your place in the classroom? This course will give you the confidence you need to earn the trust of the children, become a better team member in the classroom.

Infant Toddler Assistant Course

An amazing amount of physical and mental development occurs between the ages of 0 and 3. Learn how to best assist the child with their development through the environment and your interactions with them.

Montessori Early Childhood Assistant

Make sure you have the training to be a well-prepared Early Childhood Assistant. This course is perfect for new hires in the Early Childhood classroom!

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Practical Life and the Importance of Movement

While simple and often overlooked, Practical Life is the core of Montessori’s Early Childhood program. For many a children lessons in Practical Life will be among their first life experiences!

Early Child Development

The first six years of life are the most important for the development of trust, self-esteem, intelligence and so much more. Learn to anticipate and work with developmental stages and sensitive periods! Maximize education effectiveness and more peace at home!

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Montessori’s Sensorial and Cultural Materials

Sensorial is the second of four major avenues in Montessori’s plan for young children. Based on the need to touch, see, smell and hear, the sensorial avenue offers materials for children to systematically explore the environment through all the senses.

Discovering a Child's Sensitive Periods

The sensitive periods comprise one of several basic principles on which Montessori early childhood education is founded. Montessori wrote about these intense interests as sensitive periods. We might say that the sensitive periods furnish energy for the child to explore specific areas of the environment and to master certain skills at precise time periods. Montessori said: “It is this sensibility which enables a child to come into contact with the external world in a particularly intense manner. At such a time everything is easy; all is life and enthusiasm. Every effort marks an increase in power.”

Different Ages, Different Needs: Understanding the Stages of Development 

Here is an opportunity to take what you will learn about the stages of the child’s development as seen by Maria Montessori and apply this to the children in your world! With each stage you will begin to look at classrooms that provide adequate experiences for the child’s developmental growth.

“The more you know about these stages, the better you can work with your child and keep a calmer home or classroom”. Mary Ellen Maunz

The final unit is devoted to a series of supplementary documents examining current child development information, which helps to validate Montessori’s work.

Recovering + Preventing Burnout for Montessori Teachers

The practices selected for this course were designed to be no experience required and most require no equipment. These practices are designed to not just be a pleasant 2-week experience. Rather, they teach you to reset your professional and personal lives by training you to develop your breathing, address your limiting beliefs, and use your body to move gently to physically release and relax.

Getting Kids to Listen

Do you feel confused & annoyed when your kids just won't listen? Are you frustrated that no matter how you repeat, explain or give consequences, things just don't seem to change?

Sample of Lesson 1: How to move from upset/resistant, to calm, in 30 sec. Who couldn't use this?

This course will give you tools to connect with your children in moments of chaos and bring calm to your home or classroom. A lifesaver for parents and teachers!