If you’ve ever watched a young Montessori child build a word out of beautifully crafted red and blue letters, you’ve witnessed something profound. This is the moment when spoken language begins to take physical shape through the Movable Alphabet, a beloved Montessori material that opens the door to writing long before children’s hands are ready for a pencil. What Is the Movable Alphabet? The Movable Alphabet is a wooden box...
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With invitations shared this week for our parent-educator conferences, we thought we'd introduce all FMS families to one of the quieter, less visible practices in a Montessori primary classroom: the Child-Educator conference. You may never see it listed on a schedule or mentioned in a weekly update, yet it plays a profound role in children’s experience at school. Relationship Comes First The purpose of these conferences is to establish, maintain,...
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The school years are full of exciting growth but can, at times, be fraught with tricky social situations. This is all normal. Children are learning how to communicate kindly and effectively, make and maintain friendships, manage their emotions, and solve problems, all while figuring out their place within a group. It’s no surprise that challenges arise. As parents and caregivers, our instinct is to protect our children, especially when they...
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Our children are particularly sensitive to changes. Whether something as seemingly small as news day, or as major as a new sibling, our children feel the energetic shift of change, and we may see resulting (and perhaps frustrating) differences in their behavior. Starting the school year, moving to a new classroom and especially starting a new school are much bigger changes that may take your child a little more time...
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