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
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TBD |
Love and Logic Informational Meeting |
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TBD |
Love & Logic Classes
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TBD |
Language Arts |
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Wednesday, February, 24, 2010 |
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
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.