Algebra? In preschool? Why not? As a field of mathematics, algebra addresses concepts that apply regardless of the individual quantities…
Montessori Monday: The Binomial Cube
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Primary
Montessori Monday: Word Building with the Large Moveable Alphabet
Our Montessori classroom is rich with language, from the casual conversations children enjoy between friends and teachers to the formal…
Montessori Monday: The Knobbed Cylinders
You’d be hard pressed to visit any Montessori early childhood classroom in the world and not find the Knobbed Cylinders on the shelf….
Montessori Monday: The Continent Map
There are some parts of the Montessori classroom that seem to get all the attention: the beautiful Practical Life materials, the engaged…
Slow Down. You Move Too Fast.
You may noticed the precision with which even the most seemingly simple of tasks are presented in the Montessori classroom. Step by step,…
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…
The Pink Tower
Learn about the Pink Tower, one of the foundational materials in the Montessori classroom.
The Knobbed Cylinders
You’d be hard pressed to visit any Montessori school in the world and not find the Knobbed Cylinders on the shelf. From the first block…
The Globes
There are some parts of the Montessori classroom that seem to get all the attention: the beautiful Practical Life materials, the engaged…
The Number Rods
Look familiar? They should. The Number Rods follow almost the same initial presentation as the Red Rods, a perennial favorite in the…