We know that one of the noticeable changes as children move into the Second Plane of development is their new interest in social settings…
Freedom to Interact (or Not) In the Second Plane
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Montessori Monday: The Perpetual Calendar
The Montessori materials all share certain characteristics. They are beautiful and elegant by design, isolating a single concept and…
Montessori Monday: The Knobless Cylinders
A companion material to the Knobbed Cylinders, the Knobless Cylinders offer children extended practice with the relationships of height,…
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…
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,…
The Emergence of the New Man
We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man, who will no longer be the victim of events…
Montessori Monday: The Snake Game
Essential in the design of Montessori materials is the need to entice the child to work. The Snake Game is a perfect example of the…
Montessori Transitions: Toddler to Early Childhood
While you may seem some of the same materials on the shelves, Toddler Montessori classrooms are not just simpler Early Childhood…