Earthside Montessori

Montessori students were, on average, a full school year ahead by sixth grade, according to the analysis. 📑 🧠

The most significant gains were in language, math and general academic ability. In nonacademic measures, Montessori students demonstrated stronger executive function, including self-control and working memory, reporting a more positive school experience overall compared to traditional preschool and elementary students.

What the Evidence Says About Montessori Education New research compares Montessori and traditional schools.

La rentrée mood 🎈(back-to-school)
The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse, 1956

French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse wrote + filmed the screenplay “Le Ballon Rouge”, featuring his son Pascal. The film follows Pascal as he adopts a red balloon.. It won the Palme d'Or for best short film at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival ! As well as an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 🏆

Good luck to all our little people embarking on their new (or first) school year ! Join us over on IG ♥️ 🧃

A Week of L♥️VE ! With Valentine’s and a Random act of Kindness day, 2023.

Warm Wishes and Welcome, 2023 👑 ✨

We’ve an exciting week ahead, which features a delicious pastry cake 🥮 and a whole lot of crown-crafting !

Stay posted to discover the (rather French) tradition behind our creations this week, any guesses ? 💛

Nature. Wonder. 🍃

With a bounty of colour and texture, these holiday-inspired stars make for uplifting window or table decor, or an eco-friendly garland. Crafted simply with :

• Dried, pressed leaves
• Décopatch glue / PVA

I’ve also included a traditional paper star (recycled tissue paper).

Children of different ages can be involved in the various stages; leaf gathering and pressing into books, cutting (or folding if you try the origami way), assembling, and pasting with glue. 🤍

Farewell to our Queen of the United Kingdom ♥️ 🕊 💙

Discover our wholesome recipe for baby-friendly Turmeric Playdough, up on the Little French Heart Store blog :

https://littlefrenchheart.com/make-montessori-turmeric-inflused-playdough/
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Make Montessori Playdough ~ Good for the Soul | Little French Heart Teacher Kay Duffy of the Montessori Atelier based in Paris has a simple recipe for turmeric-infused playdough that you can make and store. It's a beautiful activity that is as good for holiday and weekend activities as much as it is good for the soul. Find Montessori toys at the Heart.

Dreams + Sunbeams ✨🌞🌟✨
The Montessori Mind

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No paintbrush ? No problem. Create beautiful prints + impressions with nature brushes 🖌 ❊ 🌾 ✤ 🍃

Use a little wire / thread, to secure leaves + flowers to sticks. You can also dry out small branches, such as blossom or pine. Join our IG community :

Create beautiful prints + impressions with nature brushes 🖌 ❊ 🌾 ✤ 🍃

Delve into our world. Discover thoughtful articles, Montessori FAQs and seasonal activities, every month over on Kids O'Clock. 🎈

https://cutt.ly/magazine-kidsoclock_meetKay

Thanks for being here 🤍
Kay

Introduction to our Montessori Expert: Kay – kidsonews Dear Kids O'News readers,There is a bond that unites us, a purpose and synchronicity to our community - and that is children, the future. One characteristic of the Early Years Community that I treasure the most is our capacity to really care for and support one another.

The brilliance of Bauhaus
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Here are just a handful of our colour theory and shape workshops, based upon Josef Albers. His simplified, vibrant works (particularly “Homage to the Square”) pay attention to colour and form, offering a range of process to children of different ages :

🔅 Scissor practise
🔅 Mixed media, shape collage
🔅 Shape study
🔅 DIY stamps / printmaking
🔅 Colour mixing + theory
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Josef was a printmaker + multi-disciplinary artist known for his crucial role in developing the Bauhaus.

📍 Anni et Josef Albers « L'art et la vie » is currently exhibiting at Le Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris - (sneak preview in the first montage, alongside the children’s work). Discover more over on IG stories.

In the wondrous depths of Autumn 🤍

Touch. Babies are born with over 100 billion neurons 👀 🧠

Intentional, sensory activities directly stimulate a toddler’s brain, which is undergoing rapid development.

🤚🏾 In this workshop we’re exploring corrugated, ridged materials and instruments with emphasis on the ability to see, touch + hear. I use precise vocabulary to accompany learning ; how do these ridges on the red roof feel ? How does it sound, if we run the stick along the bumpy surface ?

It's through sense of touch that children further learn about their environment; shapes, objects, textures + temperatures. 🧡

When in Italy 🤍🖤
Vogue Bambini, 1971

Safari workshop 🐘 🖌 🦏

For language resources, DIY crafts, weekly workshop coverage + our favourite books, join us over on Instagram 🎈

Snappy Jaws ! Finger-strength fun 🦈 🐊 classic DIY with wooden clothes pegs 🤍

Hello 🍃 👀 🐍⁣⁣ we’re back to school and are having a week bursting with fine-motor + precision ! 🤏🏽 🧠

Kinaesthetic leaf snake : ⁣⁣

• Hole puncher⁣⁣
• Equal-sized leaves ⁣⁣
• Craft pins ⁣⁣
• Stickers or paper for eyes + tongue ⁣⁣
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✔️ Craft pins allow for realistic, kinaesthetic movement, like that of a snake’s body ⁣⁣!
✔️ Leaves are wonderfully easy to punch holes through + are flexible enough to play with, after the snake is complete ⁣⁣🤍
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Eco-friendly paint palette 🎨

Bottle lids ? Cardboard ? Save them for this simple DIY ! ♻️ Every day is , but with the official celebration approaching, we’ll be sharing recycling-themed crafts over the next week 🌏 join us over on Instagram 🤍

Matisse-inspired collage workshops ✂️🔸〰️ 🔵 ♥️

We had a discussion about Henry Matisse + set up the table with postcards / prints. Children cut squares + squiggles and I provided the more complex shapes. Our 6.5 - 9 years also tried more complex shapes !

You may join us on Instagram, to craft-along 🧡

Happy Sunday ! 🌼

Mastering environment 🎨
In Montessori pedagogy, creativity is regarded as a natural ability, established through the process of child development. The process begins when the child is born + progresses as the child develops their sense of self, intelligence + personality.

These joyful pieces from our colour process workshops (ranging age 1 - 6 years), naturally demonstrate creative development, discovery + personality 🧡

We have just four "Hearts : Workshop In-a-Box" remaining 💗 this box is brimming with craft materials (paint, templates, stickers, craft paper, washi tape) homemade The Montessori Mind worksheets ... and our tried + tested guidelines 🎈 💗 so that you can spend quality time at home, with everything curated, whilst joining in with our ateliers. 😊 To request an order, please send us a message or e-mail, or use the following form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdf-O8tH7ETtTe9l_ZrtQ4Mc3a1S0zwcWJBz3VMUZ1XvFqWEQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Some of our mixed media Earth work, from this week 🌍 🌏 🌞 🌎 age 3 - 6