Links and Articles

Spanish for toddlers on Tv channel Fox 2 "Trick or Treating 2017 with the seniors"

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/halloween-combined-for-preschoolers-and-senior-citizens-at-clawson-rec-center

Spanish Immersion Article Extracts

"Earlier is Better" by Linda Foust, Parents Press

"Small Talk" by François Thibaut, People Magazine (May 1999)

"Early Childhood Bilingualism in the Montessori Children's House", Montessori LIFE (Spring 1998)

Spanish Language Links

http://www.cal.org/topics/fl/immersion.html can explain in more detail what a foreign language immersion program is. This website also provides more information on foreign languages teaching and learning techniques.

http://www.primeraescuela.com/ is an educational website for preschool aged children, presented entirely in Spanish.

http://www.analomba.com/ provides articles, materials and ideas for teaching languages to young children.

http://www.solycanto.com/music.html provides lyrics for some Spanish songs, and allows you to listen to some of their favorites.

http://www.mamalisa.com/ lists children's songs and nursery rhymes from around the world, providing the foreign and the English languages side by side along with the tune.

Montessori Article Extracts

"Educating the Child in His Movements" an article from "The Montessori Home" by Madam Caspari (colleague of Maria Montessori)

"Gentle Hands, Quiet Voices: Secrets of Montessori" by Randi Lynn Mrvos, Mothering Magazine (Issue 118, May/June 2003)

Montessori Organizations and Websites

American Montessori Society (AMS), www.amshq.org

New York, NY 10010; 212-358-1250

Association Montessori International (AMI-USA), www.montessori-ami.org Rochester, NY 14607; 800-872-2643

The Montessori Foundation & International Montessori Council, www.montessori.org

Sarasota, FL 34240; 941-379-6628

Websites:

Montessori Connections - http://www.montessoriconnections.com/

Montessori Online - http://www.montessori.org/