A companion material to the Knobbed Cylinders, the Knobless Cylinders offer children extended practice with the relationships of height,…
Montessori Monday: The Knobless Cylinders
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Teacher Talk: Articulating the Freedom for Movement
As Montessori teachers, we define our service to the children as encompassing roles farther than just those in the classroom. If we are…
Movement in the Third Plane
Montessori was deeply concerned with the nature of development in adolescence, and the disparity between the expectations of formal…
Movement in the Second Plane
Remember what distinguishes the Second Plane of Development, that window from six to twelve years old. Moving out of the “construction of…
Movement in the First Plane
A core tenet of Montessori is that children are free to move. We understand that the child’s developing mind is influenced by their…
The Montessori Freedoms
Montessori classrooms are notable for their freedoms. Children seem to be following their own paths, unaffected by a whole-group-plan or…
Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game
Throughout the prepared environment, the Montessori materials follow a careful sequence, leading children through experiences that become…
Teacher Talk: Teacher As Artist
What called you to teaching? Was it the excitement of witnessing a child finally grasp a concept in math with which he had been…
Montessori and Dramatic Play
When you observe in a Montessori classroom, you may be just as aware of what you don’t see as what you do. Where is the dress-up box?…
The Arts in the Montessori Classroom
History demonstrates an ongoing tension between back-to-basics school reform and models that focus on the “whole child,” like Montessori,…