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The Science of Emotions with Angie
Recently the HMP class was grateful to have a parent-visit from Angie. Angie is a practising clinical psychologist who considers herself a relational therapist.
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Montessori Material: The Pink Tower
“The environment itself will teach the child, every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens.” – Montessori (2017) “For the child to have a true experience, she must be allowed to make mistakes.” Welcoming mistakes and accepting them might be a challenging task to follow, but the outcomes are inspiring. Whenever this idea is brought up, I think of unique material in our classroom. It is a material where mistakes result in a clamour – the kind that makes any adult’s head turn, ready for a rescue. However, if we take Montessori’s…
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Montessori Theory: The Human Tendencies
Human tendencies are potentials that are developed over time, not necessarily innate abilities. These distinctive traits are both universal and timeless.
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Supporting Friendships: What Can We Do?
These beautiful friendships take time to develop. At first there are many connections that do not dive as deep as one would think. And that’s okay too. This is where parents come in. As guides, caregivers and parents we want our children to be happy and to engage with other children.
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M is for May’s Montessori Materials: “I Spy” box
The "I Spy" box is a little box containing 8-10 various objects which helps with drawing attention to the sounds in a word and leads to spelling and writing.










