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Montessori International Happy Holiday Wishes 2025

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Montessori International Happy Holiday Wishes 2025
I hear, from people around the world, that it is fun to “travel” with me through social media and this blog. So, to celebrate the 2025 holiday season I am sharing more and hoping you enjoy it.

In 2011 our family created a song/video celebrating Earth and some thoughts on the meaning of Christmas. We called it “A Christmas Prayer for the Earth.” Here is the link to an updated version of that video, CLICK: Video

The original YouTube version has received over 8,000 hits and has been translated into several languages, and every December travels the world. This pictures shows bread-baking in a Montessori IC (Infant Community) for ages 1-1.5 in Sweden, and one slide from the Czech translation of the video. Continue reading →

Leaf Classification for All Ages

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Leaf Classification for All Ages

Over Thanksgiving my husband and I walked the Tsurai Trail on Trinidad Head here in Northern California. I was reminded of the joyful years I spent as a Montessori teacher sharing botany with students, adults, and with my own children and grandchildren. Continue reading →

Montessori Newspaper Column for Parents and Teachers

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Some years ago I was invited to write a Montessori column for The News, a newspaper in Eureka, California. Since that time sections of this document have been published as parenting articles by AMIUSA (The Association Montessori of the United States), and have been shared by Montessori schools and teacher training centers.

The column was named Renaissance Parenting because it was focused on ways to enable parents and other adults to make use of Montessori philosophy and practice in the everyday life situations.

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