As parents and guardians, we are often immersed in the digital world, using screens and devices for work, communication, and entertainment. While these tools are undeniably important and necessary, recent research highlights the impact they can have on our relationships and personal growth. Finding a balance between screen time and quality time with our children is crucial.
How Movement Shapes Your Child’s Development
At Imani Montessori, we recognize that movement plays a crucial role in a child’s growth, learning, and self-discovery. By providing an environment that supports freedom of movement, we empower children to explore, learn, and thrive on their unique developmental journey.
How to Keep Your Child Engaged During Car Rides
As a parent, your child's time in the car is an opportunity to connect and engage with them. Whether you're driving to school or running errands, there are ways to make the car environment more conducive to your child's development.
Self-Dependence vs. Independence in the Montessori Setting
Self-dependence refers to the child relying solely on themselves and their own abilities, while independence refers to the child's ability to work independently while also being able to collaborate and contribute to the community.
About the Montessori Curriculum
The Montessori curriculum places a strong emphasis on practical life skills, such as self-care, basic care of the environment, and social skills. This is because the Montessori approach views these skills as essential for a child’s overall development and independence. In a Montessori classroom, children are given opportunities to practice and develop practical life skills through hands-on activities and real-life experiences. For example, they might learn how to pour water from a pitcher into a glass, tie their shoes, or set the table for a meal. Through these activities, children learn important life skills and develop a sense of order,...
Why Going Outside is Important for Children
Modern life has made it so that children don’t need to go outside their homes to interact with friends. Where older generations had to physically be at a friend’s house to engage in play or study, today’s children have the benefit and convenience of technology. Children can pick up a phone and call their friends. They can jump online for a quick online game versus their friends who are also online. They have several more ways at their disposal through which they can contact their friends and the outside world in general. But even with the convenience that...
Montessori Learning Provides Children Ample Time to Grow
Every teacher at Imani Montessori School is well able to support and nurture every child’s individual interests. The materials we use in our classrooms are designed to support the children’s growth and to give them an opportunity to discover their interests through their own engagement. By interacting with their peers the children are able to foster meaningful roles in the lives of other children. A Montessori education nurtures children ability to build a sense of themselves. The Montessori way of learning supports children to be collaborative, curious, and full of wonder. It instills an intrinsic desire and motivation to learn....
Supporting Children in their Efforts to be Useful
Among the many things we teach children at Imani Montessori School, is the fact that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity. Through the activities the children perform in class and outside the classroom, we show them the importance of respecting people’s choices. It is a crucial part of creating a fair and just society. But somehow this sort of respect for choice and agency is rarely extended to children. Distractions as a Remedy Many times, we treat children’s choices as a nuisance. And so we keep them distracted whenever we have ‘important tasks’ to perform. We give...
How to Build Your Child’s Language and Numeracy Skills
Stories can be told verbally, using books, or while drawing pictures on paper or in sand. Real reading starts with pretend reading. When your child watches and listens to you reading they will develop language skills more quickly. Try to spend 10-15 minutes reading with your child each day.
How to Foster Effective Communication With Children
To engage in good and effective communication with children each individual needs to offer their children full attention. That is; stop what you were doing and engage in a meaningful conversation with your child however simple the conversation is.