Develop Lifelong Skills With These Montessori Activities! Curiosity, patience, creativity, and independence; all of these are skills that we want to teach our children. Sugar Mill Montessori curated a list of activities that encourage developing these skills! From making dinner together to sensory play, we look...
August 31st will mark 151 years since the birth of Dr. Maria Montessori, the pioneering founder of the Montessori method of education. Every August, the global Montessori community comes together to remember Maria’s legacy and its impact on the lives of children, families, and teachers...
Not every child will grow up to become a scientist. But developing a child's ability to reason and think scientifically is essential to their development. Science can create better critical thinkers and problem solvers. Science can also teach children to practice compassion and responsibility towards the...
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education. ﹣ Maria Montessori If you’ve ever set foot in a Montessori classroom, you may have noticed how relaxed and at peace many of the children seemed to be. Peace is a fundamental principle in Montessori education; and as...
We understand that it can be challenging to come up with fun, engaging activities for your children that you can do at home. Entertaining your children while working from home or housekeeping is a difficult task that many parents and guardians have been thrust into...
Movement Matters Sugar Mill Montessori emphasizes movement and making sure the classroom is constructed in a way where everything in the classroom becomes apart of the curriculum. Our approach to movement integrates mind, body, and spirit into activities to increase cognition and awareness in your child. For...
In a previous post, we discussed a few ways in which Montessori school is different from traditional school. We compared and contrasted school and classroom design, multi-age classrooms, and student-directed learning. While these are some very key differences, there are still more ways in which...
Just because someone has heard of the term “Montessori school” doesn’t mean they know what one is. Usually, the idea is that Montessori is an alternative to traditional schools, and it doesn’t go too far beyond that. That belief is correct, but there is more...
We believe that the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. In the words of Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States, "Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." A Montessori education builds leadership skills...
The curriculum at the Sugar Mill Montessori School is designed to prepare the very youngest learners for success in life. It is based on the research of Dr. Maria Montessori in which she concluded that the years from birth to age six are the years of...