“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” -…
First Plane
After the Fireworks
The festivities of summer – especially those big ones like Independence Day – can make it feel like the season is a three month long…
Preparing for Summer in Early Childhood
By the time your child is in Early Childhood, they likely have a better ability to discern between different kinds of days: school days,…
Summer with your Infant/Toddler
While many Montessori programs offer summer care, most American schools are shifting gears at this time of year, moving from a more…
Montessori Monday: The Farm
How did you learn to love grammar? Wait. You didn’t learn to love grammar? Good news: your Montessori children probably will. The…
Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game
Throughout the prepared environment, the Montessori materials follow a careful sequence, leading children through experiences that become…
Montessori Monday: The Square of the Decanomial
Some of our favorite Montessori materials are the ones that make elegant and simple seemingly complicated concepts. The math materials…
Montessori Monday: The Long Chains
The Montessori Math materials offer concrete, manipulative experiences with concepts that most adults think about abstractly. Through…
Montessori Monday: The Trinomial Cube
The Montessori materials all share certain qualities. They are beautiful. They are precise. They are didactic. They offer an isolated…
How to Say Goodbye: First Plane 3-6
It’s time for the end of the school year celebration, teacher thank-you’s and summer plans. For teachers and parents, this is a time of…