Transitioning to Primary Why are ages 18 months – 36 months grouped together in the Toddler environments? The new toddler has a peer to relate

Progress, Transition and Change “A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the

Fantasy and Imagination In The Absorbent Mind, about the second plane of development Maria Montessori says, “…it is a period of growth unaccompanied by other

Normalization period As the weeks have rapidly passed we have learned more and more about your children. Each child, in very different ways, has opened

Sensitive period As every parent knows, it takes only the smallest change to throw a toddler’s day out of whack.  A missed nap, a smaller-than-usual

Greetings Walnut Farm Montessori School Community! This year has proven to be a challenging and strange time for us here in Northwest Arkansas, and around

Reflections on The New Year By Heather GrayThe New Year is a contemplative time for many people.  It is a reminder that, wherever we find

Reading Aloud to Your Children By Curriculum Specialist Heather Incao   Parents often ask what they can do at home to support their child at

Path to Abstraction By Victoria Gaber   Throughout the elementary years, children are following their own internal path towards abstracting concepts of math, language, the

The Great Lessons By Mary Donovan   Once children reach Elementary age, they are beginning a new plane of development (ages 6-12).  This child is