Words + Movement = Reading

Montessori teacher observing a student completing a pouring activity with precision.

By: Connie Parker Within a Montessori classroom, movement is found everywhere. It has great importance in mental development, provided that the action which occurs is connected with the mental activity going on. Having purposeful movement is what drives not only behavior but learning. Children are given the freedom to move around in the Montessori environment…

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Movement in the Montessori Classroom

Children developing fine motor skills through Montessori lacing and threading activities.

By Kristen Guzzi All the way through elementary school and into high school, we always sat in desks or at a table. It didn’t matter if we were doing worksheets, homework, or power points. As I got older, I remember just always wanting to get up from the desk to just go get water or…

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