One of our favorites, the Broad Stair or Brown Stair is a constant attraction in the Montessori classroom. A frequent partner to the Pink…
Montessori Monday: The Broad Stair
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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 First Plane: 3-6
When you visit a Montessori Early Childhood classroom, you’re likely to see children preparing foods of all kinds: chopping apples,…
Bedrooms in the First Plane: 3-6
“Five books tonight, Mommy,” she says. “No, Olivia, just one.” “How about four?” “Two?” “Three?” “Oh, alright. Three. But that’s it.” -…
Montessori Monday: The Globes
There are some parts of the Montessori classroom that seem to get all the attention: the beautiful Practical Life materials, the engaged…
Montessori Monday: The Red Rods
There are few materials that can claim to be as fully-engaging as the Red Rods. Prominent in the Sensorial area, the Rods are an…
Empathy in the First Plane: 3-6
As infants and toddlers, children demonstrate initial kindness, especially toward people with whom they have a special bond. As they move…
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: Rolling a Rug
As we move past the transitional first days of school and the rhythms of the school year begin to be established, we will begin sending…
Separation Stress in Early Childhood
For older children, who have a more developed sense of themselves separate from their parents and their ability to influence their…