Shannon Black

Raising a child is similar in certain ways to starting a new job: Once you have the basics down, you take it to the next level and figure out a way to excel. If you haven't already, eventually you ...
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Most of our new families have not experienced a Montessori school before, so this is the last post out of a four-part blog series to show you with pictures and short descriptors what each level is ...
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Most of our new families have not experienced a Montessori school before, so this is the third out of a four-part blog series to show you with pictures and short descriptors what each level is like at ...
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Most of our new families have not experienced a Montessori school before, so this is the second out of a four-part blog series to show you with pictures and short descriptors what each level is like ...
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Most of our new families have not experienced a Montessori school before, so this is the first out of a four-part blog series to show you with pictures and short descriptors what each level is like at ...
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Ms. Lara in our Meadowlarks class teaching a group lesson to her 2 year olds with Color Box #2 See the picture with the babies in the wagon to the right? In my head, I call it the Patience Mobile. ...
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One of the most DREADED behaviors my son, John, displayed while a toddler at Sunrise Montessori many moons ago was biting. How I hated hearing that he had bit another child. He did grow out of it, as ...
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  Our Top Words profile for October used in our new gratitude program called Bonusly As we enter the official month for the season of giving, I wanted to share a new way we're showing our ...
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A Sunrise Montessori Primary-aged child grouping objects with the first letter sound Does anyone remember the Whole Language approach as a means to learn reading? I do and it was terrible, primarily ...
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Do you set certain events as a finish line of sorts when it comes to parenting your child? When John entered elementary school and middle school and high school, I felt like I'd achieved something ...
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You may have seen a quote from time to time in your classroom's Weekly Update by Maria Montessori, "Never help a child with a task at which he can succeed." We have this quote in our tour folder, too. ...
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What do our four baby classrooms (Duckling, Dove, Owlet and Starling) have in common? All the babies are learning sign language from their teachers so that they can explain to us what they need/want ...
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Parents have a duty to act as proxies for the real world—merciful proxies, caring proxies—but proxies, nonetheless. This obligation supersedes any responsibility to ensure happiness, foster ...
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Our first day for the academic year begins tomorrow! In fact, Sunrise Montessori has been in business for 15 years now, which means I've seen many first days. I've watched parents dropping off and ...
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I can remember two distinct times in my son's life when he had a longggg run with whining, from about 2.5 to 3.5 years old and again in second grade. He of course whined at other times and still does ...
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The Good News? No Illness At Sunrise Montessori There weren't many positive things we could point easily to this past year but virtually no illness at Sunrise Montessori was definitely one of ...
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