finger dexterity

At first glance, a lockbox may appear an ordinary choice for a children’s toy, maybe even something you wouldn’t have considered a toy in the first place. It’s the wonderful

Mashing Avocado by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Help Your Child Mash, Watch Them Grow! The finished product might be a healthy snack of mashed avocado on toast, or maybe

Slicing An Egg by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com One of Dr. Montessori’s core principles for natural learning is to give your child as many opportunities for hands-on learning as

Phonetic Objects by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com MONTESSORI READING For conventional educators, reading is a skill that must be taught by means of drills, homework, and tests.  Yet, most

One of the groundbreaking discoveries made by Dr. Maria Montessori was that movement with purpose is crucial for brain development. It’s easy to imagine activities for a three-year-old that provide

You’ve probably come across one or more articles that extoll the virtues of getting children to help around the house. They make the point that children who do chores have

Peeling A Hard Boiled Egg by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com FINDING JOY THROUGH CONCENTRATION When parents choose to bring Montessori into their home and their child’s life, the questions

Three-period language lesson with animals by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com THREE-PERIOD LESSON In an earlier article we discussed the basics of using the Three-Period Lesson to introduce vocabulary. Did

Wooden Egg and Cup by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com SIMPLE IS BETTER Most commercial toys try to cram a lot of “bang for their buck”. Imagine, with just one

Pouring Water: Pitcher to Different Glasses by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Pouring Water – Pitcher to Pitcher by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Pouring Water: Pitcher to Glass by