Within the beautiful materials of the Sensorial area, you’ll find specific lessons designed to support the child’s developing visual…
The Sensorial Materials: Visual Discrimination
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The Sensorial Materials: Auditory and Tactile Discrimination
Materials across the Montessori classroom work together to respond to children’s development from multiple angles. Some share similar…
The Sensorial Materials
Walk into a Montessori Early Childhood classroom anywhere in the world and you are likely to spot a set of materials unique to Montessori…
Montessori Monday: The Broad Stair
One of our favorites, the Broad Stair or Brown Stair is a constant attraction in the Montessori classroom. A frequent partner to the Pink…
Carnivals and Classrooms
If you were to draw your conclusions about children’s development based on the products you see marketed to them, you might presume that…
Limits and Freedoms
Montessorians often use the language of, “Freedom with limits,” to describe the open ended choice enjoyed by children in these…
The Three Hour Work Cycle
Of all the ways we consider time in the Montessori classroom, the Three Hour Work Cycle is one of the most important units. The work…
Visiting a Montessori classroom
Observing in a Montessori classroom offers an insight into the rhythm and climate of the prepared environment, but it sometimes needs a…
Montessori Monday: The Metal Insets
Simple geometric shapes and two or three colored pencils: who would imagine that such an unassuming combination could create such…
Mealtime in the Third Plane: 12-18
Except for the occasional glimpse of the backs of their heads emerging from the refrigerator, you might have stopped expecting to see…