Whether or not you’ve mentioned it yet, Elementary aged children are often already aware of the upcoming end of the school year. They may…
How to Say Goodbye: Second Plane 6-12
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Second Plane
Bedtime in the Second Plane
Bedtimes (and bedrooms) become far more independent as your child ages. You might notice your child choosing to go to sleep on their own,…
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 Second Plane
If you believe what you see in the media, you might expect children in the Second Plane to be just plain awful, disrespectful and…
Persistence in the Second Plane
Children in the First Plane of development are learning how to push through struggles, how to try again and again and again, often…
Montessori Monday: The Grammar Symbols
Do you remember learning grammar in Elementary school? Did you memorize the definition of a noun (” a person, place, thing or idea,”)…
Freedom to Interact (or Not) In the Second Plane
We know that one of the noticeable changes as children move into the Second Plane of development is their new interest in social settings…
Montessori Monday: The Perpetual Calendar
The Montessori materials all share certain characteristics. They are beautiful and elegant by design, isolating a single concept and…
Teacher Talk: Observing Writing
We know that part of our work as Montessori teachers is to observe children. We observe to understand their development, that we may…