Peace and Love

Two of the main philosophies of Montessori are peace and love.  This is something that anyone can easily incorporate into their traditional classroom.  One of the most important lessons I have learned teaching Montessori this year is the benefit of a peaceful classroom.   Creating and maintaining peace is one of the most important things that happen each day in my class.  This starts with an attitude and demeanor of peace and love.  It continues with the creation of your peace corner.  This is not to be confused with a reading corner, which we often see in traditional classes.  A peace corner is a place where students can visit throughout the day to find peace, calm down, and just relax.  There are many things that you can have in your peace corner: peace books, peace flowers, a peace bear, peace rocks, seashells, an hourglass, a battery-operated candle, a zen garden........the list can go on and on.