Parent Education
PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
Do you know what the Bank Game is? Have you ever wondered how the Moveable Alphabet and Sandpaper Letters help your child learn to read? Do you think that the Snake Game involves learning about reptiles? If you so, the MMCA Parent Education Series is for you.
The MMCA Charter Council and MMCA PTA are sponsoring an MMCA teacher-facilitated education series to help parents of MMCA students gain a better understanding of the activities within a Montessori classroom environment. These classes will be designed to give parents a hands-on learning experience. MMCA teachers will provide parents with a lesson on how to use classroom materials, and then parents will have the opportunity to put that lesson into practice.
2008-2009 Parent Information Night Dates and Topics
September : Love and Logic Informational Meeting
September 25 - October 23: Love & Logic Classes
October 3: Language Arts
January 17: Montessori Math
Parent Education can also be in the form of providing literature on the Montessori philosophy. Each classroom found an article that they felt was important for the parents to know about Montessori. These articles are presented below in a PDF format. Please refer to them to help you better understand Montessori teachings.
Montessori Pedagogy -montessoricentenary.org
How Do Montessori Teachers Do That? by Paul Clement Czaja, Ph.D.
Research shows benefits of Montessori Education-EcucationGardian.co.uk Friday, September 29, 2006
Those Mysterious Montessori Materials: The Road from Concrete to Abstract Thinking-Tomorrow’s Child Magazine: Back to School Edition 2002
Setting Limits-by Katherine Kvols: What are Limits?
Introducing Food Preparation: The Savory Side of Practical Life- by Dabra Gorman Cagle
Everyday Math Montessori LIFE. Summer 2004 p. 44
The Prepared Environment -Tomorrow’s Child Magazine Back to School 2002 p. 14
Why Do Montessori Schools Group Children Together In Such Large Multi-Age Classes? –Tomorrow’s Child Magazine Back to School pp. 14-15.