Montessori Monday: The Knobless Cylinders
A companion material to the Knobbed Cylinders, the Knobless Cylinders offer children extended practice with the relationships of height,...
Material Matters
Visitors to Montessori classrooms often comment on the beautiful materials on the shelves, the lovely wooden crafted puzzles, graceful...
Montessori Monday: The Green Materials
If you remember full-group spelling lessons in your elementary school, it may be hard to imagine how language can be taught in classrooms...
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...
Nomenclature Cards and Purposeful Writing
Once children have begun to write letters, they are quickly motivated to apply that knowledge to useful, meaningful activities. But a...
Sandpaper Letters and Metal Insets
Just as the Montessori classroom allows ample practice for the physical skills children will need to master holding a pencil, we also...
The Pincer Grip
In the complicated web of Montessori materials, we see basic skills reinforced across multiple domains and through various activities....
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: The Prepared Environment
"Can I see your shelves?" What an odd question. And, yet, if you spend much time with Montessori teachers, you'll almost inevitably hear...
Montessori Monday: Transferring
It's a sort of curious activity to watch: a young child, mesmerized, repeatedly transferring some small object from one container to...
The Timelines
As Montessori learners develop the ability to measure and "tell" time, they are increasingly motivated to use these skills beyond daily...