“As soon as children find something that interests them, they lose their instability and learn to concentrate.” – Dr. Maria Montessori A couple of years back, I enrolled my son in summer camp. There were many activities and courses for kids to choose from. I decided that it was in my son’s best (academic) interests to opt for English…Read More
Oi Playschools – Let your Child Experience Real Learning
“Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults” – Abraham Lincoln When you’re holding your tiny little bundle of happiness in your arms, you can only think about one thing – how much you love her. As the months pass, you revel in your new role as a parent, and…Read More
How to Prepare your Child for Daycare
So you’ve found the perfect daycare center for your baby – that’s great news! This is really a huge load off your mind and you can now get ready to prepare your child for daycare. Whatever age your child is, putting her in a new place one fine morning without any kind of warning is…Read More
10 Books about Diversity and Tolerance for Young Kids
For many of us, the world today seems to have changed beyond recognition. Almost every day, we hear stories of discrimination of some kind of the other, based on one’s faith, skin color or choice of clothes. It’s scary for Moms like you and me, wondering what kind of a world our kids are going…Read More
10 Easy Last Minute DIY Cards for Teachers
After the initial years in the safe, familiar confines of their homes, kids eventually step out to join school. Whether this creates greater separation anxiety for the Mom or child is a different matter! While our kids are at school, they are away from our eyes, but they have a worthy substitute in their teachers,…Read More
How to Introduce Toddlers to the Story of India’s Independence
15th August has always been an important day in our lives. It’s helps us appreciate the value of the freedom we enjoy today, and a remembrance of those who lost their lives for it. It’s also a reminder of what we can achieve when we stick together, and what we can lose when we allow others to…Read More
Best Montessori Toys you can Buy in India
Now that we are almost at the end of our Montessori training series you must be thinking about materials for Montessori and where you can buy them. As any avid shopper knows, you get the best deals online, so I have put together a resource list that you can refer to as you march ahead…Read More
40 Fun, Easy and Budget-friendly Montessori Activities for Kids
We wish to provide the best possible environment for raising our children and we hope that the Montessori Method will help with this goal. But if you’re wondering whether it’ll be heavy on the pocket, I assure you it won’t! Today, I have got some fun, easy and budget-friendly Montessori activities that you can do in…Read More
Tips to Start Montessori at Home
Hello friends! Welcome to part 2 of “How to start Montessori at home?” If you missed out on reading part-1, please read it here, before moving on to the second part. Tips to Start Montessori at Home Today, I would like to introduce one of the most important aspects of Montessori philosophy – the…Read More
Cambridge English Young Learners
When I think of school, I remember our English teacher distinctly. For some reason, the other kids thought that language wasn’t as important a subject as, say Math or Science, and it was often given a step-sisterly treatment by most students. Our English teacher took great pains to explain that a good command of language…Read More