There is no more important activity for preparing a child to succeed as a reader than listening to their someone read to them. It's no secret that reading books and other learning activities at home ...
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What We’ve Learned Blog
Welcome to my blog! Being in business since 2006 and a teacher for ten years before that, I have observed many things change, but one of the constants is children displaying the same type of developmentally appropriate, and sometimes inappropriate, behaviors — and parents asking for guidance on how to encourage them, reduce them, or even if they should do anything at all. (Struggling with potty training? Or getting your child to sleep? Got you covered.)
Then there’s the conundrum of what to do with changing times (which I address as they occur, like in my posts about Covid).
And sometimes I tell personal stories of my son, John, and husband, Rob (which they sometimes cringe over). I hope that sharing what I’ve learned here as a mom, wife, sci fi geek, and owner of Sunrise Montessori will aid you in your parenting journey…or at least give you a good laugh. 😉
Thanks for reading,
Shannon
Why are Date Nights SO Important?
It’s easy to get busy and feel overwhelmed with caring for our kids, maintaining a household, working, and keeping up with all the activities that are a part of our family's life. Those things are ...
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Make Parenting Easier With These Handy Smartphone Apps!
This week's blog post is written by Leslie Campos of WellParents.com. (Thank you, Leslie!) I hope you find it helpful and informative, Shannon
Becoming a Mom or Dad is an exciting rite of ...
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Learning Math the Montessori Way!
MATH....A word that strikes loathsome fear or dewy-eyed love in the hearts of us all. If you had asked me what I thought about math in high school, I would have told you that it's okay. I was ...
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One Word
If you could make 2021 THE year to lower your stress and increase your contentedness with life, achieve more success in your job, excel in one area as a parent that you've noticed lately ...
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Why I’m letting my West location go…
We opened our doors at 104 Northwest Drive on September 1, 2006 and will close our doors at that location on December 23rd.
I opened Sunrise because I wanted to create a preschool experience that I ...
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Self-care Strategies for Breastfeeding Moms
This week, my blog is written by talented the Leslie Campos. A busy mom herself, Leslie Campos has dedicated her site Wellparents.com to all the moms and dads out there searching for ideas on being ...
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Why Practical Life is So Important in our Montessori Curriculum
How it all begins
In a nutshell, the Montessori curriculum begins in Practical Life. In order for children to excel in learning, they must learn to concentrate first. Practical Life is the area of ...
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Why I am thankful for my Sunrise Team =)
This year has been one of most stressful on record for Sunrise Montessori. As if worrying about Covid wasn't enough, my team had to endure either being laid off for 5 weeks or watch 60% of their ...
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The First Day of Care: 10 tips on how to prepare yourself and your child
Construction is nearing an end (yay!) for the addition of seven classrooms to our Sunrise East location. Three of those classrooms already have a waiting list, which got me thinking...with many of ...
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Sensorial materials…The secret way your child is introduced to math!
Sensorial materials are naturally one of the materials that a child loves and gravitates towards in a Montessori classroom. Who doesn't love to test their hearing, like the boy in the picture just to ...
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How we teach your child how to read, the Montessori Way!
Reading this sentence probably seems effortless to you now, but once upon a time, you didn't know that these symbols were letters which formed words and that words could be communicated both verbally ...
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Can we celebrate Halloween this year? Yes!
My son, John, experimenting with his Captain Underpants costume
Unsure if your child should be out trick or treating this year? It's a BIG question, one that many of our parents at Sunrise Montessori ...
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“My child won’t listen to me!” The Montessori way of getting your child to hear you
My 4 year old son, John, with Captain Hook at Disney World
Does it feel like your child never listens to you? Or that what you've been using isn't working anymore? Does this picture above feel like ...
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7 Simple Tips to Help Picky Eaters
My nephew, Jeff, with my sister, Heidi
When I go to my sister's house for a visit and her boys are there, it never fails to impress me. They are both adult men now and eat healthy. They COOK....with ...
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You’re Not a Cr*ppy Parent for Putting your Child in School
Do you like my title? Eye catching, isn’t it? I’m not one to swear online (trying to keep my G-rated business as close to G as possible….H on occasion, then I draw the line), but it’s not really me ...
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