Montessori described six year Planes of Development, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18, each marked by three year delineations that helped to better…
Montessori Transitions: Lower to Upper Elementary
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Montessori Transitions: Early Childhood to Elementary
Montessori’s multiage classrooms typically run in three-year cycles, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-15, and 15-18. But what about those ages…
Montessori Transitions: Infant to Toddler
Traditional school settings divide children based on their age or grade and typically keep them together for a full academic year, moving…
Montessori Monday: The Stereognostic Sense
The Early Childhood Montessori classrooms provide rich supports as children refine their abilities to perceive through their senses and…
Preparing for your Parent-Teacher Conference
Here in the US, we’re a little over halfway through the school year, a perfect time for Parent-Teacher conferences. Your child’s teacher…
Montessori in the Airport
Ideally, we’re all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children’s development, when they can move smoothly…
Montessori in the Backseat
If you’re like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car….
Material Matters
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful…
The Most Important Meal of the Day
If you’re like many families, mornings are hectic. Sleepy parents, sleepy adults, breakfast to make, lunches to pack, school bags, work…
Movement and the Toddler
It’s estimated that most toddlers walk the equivalent of two and a half miles, roughly 14,000 steps (but also including over a hundred…