“Ask for advice if you need it.”

“Ask for advice if you need it.”

In Blog by Georgie Ann

While I was teaching, I noticed that nine to twelve year old students did not ask for help very often. I always ended lessons by saying “Ask for help if …

A GREAT FIND: ART TEACHER, RHODA KELLOGG

A GREAT FIND: ART TEACHER, RHODA KELLOGG

In A Great Find by donna

I read Rhoda Kellogg’s book The Psychology of Child’s Art when I was teaching Montessori art in the Children’s Studio. The environment was a grant funded program I created for …

Virtual Lesson: Geometry I

Virtual Lesson: Geometry I

In Blog by donna

Types of Triangles There are three types of triangles. Each type has 3 sides, 3 angles (created by two sides) and 3 vertices (the point where 2 sides meet). Each …

A Great Find: Postage Stamps

A Great Find: Postage Stamps

In A Great Find, Blog by Georgie Ann

Postage stamps can make great matching games. They are small and appeal to younger children. Three different stamps were published by the postal department this year. One was of the …

The Fourth R

The Fourth R

In Blog, News by Georgie Ann

Most people are familiar with the “three Rs” in elementary education. Reading, writing, and arithmetic are accepted as basic skills that increase in difficulty from preschool to elementary and secondary …

A Great Find: Glass Yogurt Jars

A Great Find: Glass Yogurt Jars

In A Great Find, Blog by Georgie Ann

While food shopping, I found Yoplait yogurt packaged in two glass jars. It comes in two flavors, Salted Carmel and Chocolate shavings. The jars are sturdy and well designed to …

A Teachable Insight

A Teachable Insight

In Blog by Georgie Ann

There are times when one is inspired to change how one teaches a lesson that for years has been successful. I have used the knobbed cylinders for years to introduce …

Extensions for Grace and Courtesy

Extensions for Grace and Courtesy

In Blog by Georgie Ann

When teaching 9-12 year old children I discovered that a simple, direct, sincere, and tension-busting way was needed to express one’s ownership of mistakes. Children often laugh when something goes …

How to Work Effectively With Your Assistant

How to Work Effectively With Your Assistant

In Blog by Georgie Ann

I was very lucky as a teacher to have worked with excellent assistants. It is very important that you as the head of your environment discover all the talents and …

A Great Find: A book on parenting

A Great Find: A book on parenting

In A Great Find, Blog by Georgie Ann

Parent Education is an important part of our philosophy. Helping parents understand how our teaching method and environments work to produce lifelong learners is just one topic we present. As …

The Importance of Acceptance

The Importance of Acceptance

In Blog by Georgie Ann

It is safest to assume that all art made by a child is the best she/he can do at that moment. It is to be taken seriously just as one …

Will All My Students Want to Be Artists?

Will All My Students Want to Be Artists?

In Blog by Georgie Ann

A primary/elementary art program would serve as platform for those who, in the future, might seriously pursue a career in art. The value of an art program rests more in …

On Allotting Time for Art Education

On Allotting Time for Art Education

In Blog by Georgie Ann

Montessori Art Education works when the principles and practices are followed. Time is critical to the success of an art program. We have about nine years to make sure each …

Art Into Life

Art Into Life

In Blog by Georgie Ann

The MAM curriculum is designed to encourage children to develop their own highest level of skill to make and appreciate art. The following poem by a six-year-old student of mine …