The Montessori Math materials offer concrete, manipulative experiences with concepts that most adults think about abstractly. Through…
Montessori Monday: The Long Chains
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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…
Montessori Monday: The Fraction Insets
You’ve probably enjoyed any number of geometric drawings your child has brought home from his or her use of the Metal Insets. The Metal…
Montessori Monday: The Abacus
As children develop through early childhood, they are increasingly able to understand abstract ideas. This seems simple to adults, but…
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 Multiplication Bead Boards
Long after a child has mastered the golden beads, when the sandpaper numbers are far behind her and the Bank Game is old hat, she’ll…
Montessori Monday: The Fraction Skittles
The Montessori Math materials are distinct for their ability to make concrete otherwise abstract concepts and, by doing so, to allow…
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 Montessori Bells
The Montessori classrooms is filled with materials which are both wonder-ful and didactic, introducing specific, precise concepts but…