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 do, 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.

2009-2010 Parent Information Night Dates and Topics

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

Montessori 3-12…What next?

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.