Healthy Beginnings Montessori House

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Montessori Connections - a brand-new meetup group for anyone passionate about Montessori education! Whether you're a parent, teacher, homeschooler, administrator, nanny, or simply someone eager to learn more about the Montessori approach, this group is for YOU!

🤝 Join us to connect, share ideas, experiences, and resources, and build a supportive community of like-minded individuals dedicated to the Montessori philosophy. We’ll have regular meetups, discussions, and opportunities to collaborate and grow together.

🌱 Let’s inspire and empower each other as we create environments that nurture curiosity, independence, and a love of learning!

Discovering Montessori: A Roundtable Discussion, Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup Welcome to our first meetup! Whether you're a parent, educator, or simply curious, this group is for anyone interested in learning more about Montessori education. Join us

Even babies have interests that aren't about us. We can validate those interests—those tender expressions of self—by not interrupting, whenever possible. ✨

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The Movable Alphabet is such a powerful material! 🔡

Use of this work goes from single words, to phrases, and eventually to stories. In this way, the Moveable Alphabet teaches children how to symbolize their own thoughts, and begin to write creatively. 📓

What will this kiddo write next? The possibilities are endless 🙌

Image ID: a child leans over and places the last movable alphabet letter on the word ‘hut’. Above and beside this there are pictures and alphabet letters depicting words: bun, hug, and gum, all on a white work mat.

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As with all the Montessori materials, there is much more going on with the child’s work than might appear to the casual observer.

Among the first in the sensorial materials, the Knobbed and Knobless Cylinders set the stage for a progression of exercises that train the senses, encourage attention, and develop intelligence; in short, exercises that indirectly prepare the child for later work in language, mathematics, and all future academic endeavors.

Benefits from working with cylinders include the development of:

- Skills in visual discrimination
- Sequencing and seriation skills
- Precision
- New vocabulary

To learn more, read the article titled "The Montessori Knobbed Cylinders: Introducing the Young Child to Changes in Dimension" and check out our new series about Montessori materials on the Montessori Life blog. https://bit.ly/3H7Uc2b

“The real preparation for education is the study of one’s self. The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than the learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.”
– Maria Montessori

Did you know this year’s Montessori Experience will focus on spiritual preparation?

Join us: https://loom.ly/gDi4EyM

Saturday, November 12th. Practical Life Hands-on, Workshop.

Dallas, TX. Springhill suites
8401 Angels Dr. 75024

Register now to attend our Practical life 101 workshop. Hosted by Tami Kinna and Geetha Nagarajan, this interactive workshop will provide tips and tools for practical life Montessori works for your classroom or home.

Who is this workshop for?
Educators and parents who want to refresh their skills have few materials, and those who wish to hands-on practice with real practical life Montessori work.

Early bird special starting at $49. Email for registration form:
[email protected]

Hello to our Healthy Beginnings community! We have an exciting update we want to share with you all.

Geetha Nagarajan, former Assistant Director and lead Primary teacher, and Tami Kinna, former Director, founder, and co-owner of Healthy Beginnings Montessori House, are coming together to launch a professional development training program. With over 30 years of combined Montessori experience, they are presenting Healthy Beginnings Montessori Professional Development.

"We are committed to the Montessori pedagogy and will continue to pursue our passion for educating and connecting with schools and individuals interested in child, school and administration development."