Montessori from the Start Chapter Four – “The Hand and the Brain” “Never give to the mind more than you give to the hand.” ~ Maria Montessori This chapter outlines the development of the hand and the brain. Specific activities and Montessori materials are described for helping the hand develop it’s fine motor movements and […]
The Absorbent Mind Book Club: Chapter Three
{Week 3 – Book Club} The Absorbent Mind Glad to have you back for this week’s The Absorbent Mind book club. Chapter three adds on to Chapter two‘s information wonderfully. Dr. Montessori moves her conversation into a high level thinking with the stages of development. In this chapter, we begin to see how important the first […]
Absorbent Mind Book Club: Chapter Two
Chapter Two of Dr. Maria Montessori’s The Absorbent Mind is a completely fascinating chapter to read from a Christian homeschooling perspective. There are some terms which lack modern-day political sensitivities, but if you are able to read past them into what Dr. Montessori is really trying to get at, there are some really interesting concepts […]
Montessori Infant Environment & Book Club
“Montessori from the Start” Book Club Chapter Two – “Welcoming the Newborn” This chapter in the book, “Montessori from the Start” brought back nostalgic feelings for when my little boy was an infant. I am all excited now to start over again with baby number two following these awe inspiring Montessori methods for the Montessori […]
Montessori Book Club: The Absorbent Mind Chapter One
{Week 1- Book Club} The Absorbent Mind Great to have you all with us today for The Absorbent Mind Chapter One. If you missed the introduction post, please take a minute to review The Absorbent Mind: CMN Advanced Book Club. Chapter One: The Child and World Reconstruction This books is written by Maria Montessori in […]
Montessori Book Club: Montessori from the Start Chapter One
{Week 1 – Book Club} Montessori From The Start If you missed the introduction to this montessori book club, you can read the Introduction to Montessori from The Start here. This chapter starts out by talking about the Psycho-Motor development of a child with some really great charts! You will see some pictures of common […]