Montessori described six year Planes of Development, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18, each marked by three year delineations that helped to better…
Montessori Transitions: Lower to Upper Elementary
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Montessori Transitions: Early Childhood to Elementary
Montessori’s multiage classrooms typically run in three-year cycles, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-15, and 15-18. But what about those ages…
Montessori Transitions: Infant to Toddler
Traditional school settings divide children based on their age or grade and typically keep them together for a full academic year, moving…
Preparing for your Parent-Teacher Conference
Here in the US, we’re a little over halfway through the school year, a perfect time for Parent-Teacher conferences. Your child’s teacher…
Teacher Talk: Why You Should Go to Conference and What You Should Do While You’re There
It’s almost Spring, that season when Montessori conferences pop up like daffodils to enchant and inspire Montessori teachers all over the…
Montessori in the Airport
Ideally, we’re all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children’s development, when they can move smoothly…
Montessori in the Backseat
If you’re like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car….
Material Matters
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful…
Dinnertime
You’ve heard it before: families that sit down to dinner together enjoy higher academic outcomes for their kids, higher self-esteem, and…
The Witching Hour
The activity of the day is done (almost.) Dinner is ready (almost.) The table is almost set. The kids are almost settled down. You’re not…