It's a sort of curious activity to watch: a young child, mesmerized, repeatedly transferring some small object from one container to another and back again. Maybe the containers are filled with pom poms or small rubber pellets. Maybe the tongs are large and...
"Can I see your shelves?" What an odd question. And, yet, if you spend much time with Montessori teachers, you'll almost inevitably hear them asking each other about how they prepare their shelves. You'll see them kneeling down in front of each other's shelves...
A companion material to the Knobbed Cylinders, the Knobless Cylinders offer children extended practice with the relationships of height,…
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful…
If you remember full-group spelling lessons in your elementary school, it may be hard to imagine how language can be taught in classrooms…
We know that part of our work as Montessori teachers is to observe children. We observe to understand their development, that we may…
Once children have begun to write letters, they are quickly motivated to apply that knowledge to useful, meaningful activities. But a…
Just as the Montessori classroom allows ample practice for the physical skills children will need to master holding a pencil, we also…
In the complicated web of Montessori materials, we see basic skills reinforced across multiple domains and through various activities….
“Can I see your shelves?” What an odd question. And, yet, if you spend much time with Montessori teachers, you’ll almost inevitably hear…