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Short Pump Blog – These are the blogs associated with Short Pump, in Richmond VA. A top-rated preschool, childcare, daycare, and kindergarten school.

Montessori School Brown Stair

The Montessori School Brown Stair, or the Broad Stair, is meant to develop the child’s awareness of size difference. All ten blocks are the same length, but they vary in both length and depth. This material trains both the eye and the hand to discriminate and compare between wide and narrow. What is the...

Positive Discipline Montessori Cheat Sheet

Positive Discipline Montessori classrooms use the Positive Discipline approach created by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. This approach assumes the best of children, collaborates with them, and empowers them to develop self-discipline and problem-solving skills. Positive Discipline is easy to read about, but it can be challenging to put into practice. This philosophy requires a paradigm...

Teaching Children to Appreciate Diversity

Teaching Children to Appreciate Diversity The Montessori teacher’s task is to facilitate her children’s development into world-minded individuals. Back at the dawn of the 20th century, Maria Montessori knew that world peace started with educating children. In today’s world, this concept is as relevant as ever and teaching children to appreciate diversity is of extreme...

Winter Holidays Around the World

Winter Holidays Around the World The beginning of Winter marks a time of celebration for many religions and cultures which means many winter holidays are celebrated. In general, these traditions fall close to the Winter solstice and involve a festival of lights. They originated before electrical power when Winter was dark and gloomy. Food...

Fun Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving with your Preschooler!

Fun Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving with your Preschooler! There are lots of fun ways to celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with your preschooler. Thanksgiving will be on November 28 this year, and believe it or not, that’s right around the corner. Holiday-themed activities are not only fun but they also create special memories for our...

Montessori Geometric Cabinet

Montessori Geometric Cabinet Can a three-year-old really learn geometry? Absolutely--in fact, the early years are the perfect time for it. We have a special tool we use in teaching! We use the Montessori Geometric Cabinet to teach our students! Preschool children are in a sensitive period for language and for order. They crave...

Montessori Teachers and their Role in Child Education

Montessori teachers have a role that appears understated, but it is a complex and demanding position. She exudes a sense of calm, but her mind is always active and alert. We fall in love with Montessori when we witness the child’s joy as he discovers something new all on his own. There is nothing...

Helping New Students Transition to Montessori Daycare

Students who are new to Montessori daycare need a little extra help to adjust, but fortunately, the transition to Montessori work happens pretty quickly. Maria Montessori designed her materials to accommodate children starting in toddlerhood. Kids who start their education as infants in a Montessori daycare don’t know any different. But what about the...

Montessori Knobbed Cylinders

Montessori Knobbed Cylinders The Montessori Knobbed Cylinders are the very first sensorial material a child works with. Their purpose is to support visual discrimination skills. Additionally, the Knobbed Cylinders include work with language development, tactile sense, and even pre-writing skills. What are the Knobbed Cylinders? The Montessori Knobbed Cylinders consist of four separate...