The Perpetual CalendarThe Montessori materials all share certain characteristics. They are beautiful and elegant by design, isolating a single concept and...
Telling TimeWhile young children may not easily grasp the abstract concept of time, they are nonetheless inundated with references to the measurement...
Time is on Our Side"It's time to go." "We don't have time." "What time is it?" "Time will tell." Children hear lots about "time," but often struggle with...
Peace Education: The Cultural MaterialsThe peacefulness of Montessori classrooms is promoted through the design of those classrooms, the nature of the materials to evoke...
Montessori Monday: The Continent MapsThere are some parts of the Montessori classroom that seem to get all the attention: the beautiful Practical Life materials, the engaged...
Montessori Monday: Sandpaper LettersJust as the Montessori classroom allows ample practice for the physical skills children will need to master holding a pencil, we also...
Math and the Teacher's SpiritMath is a language of the spirit. Really. When Montessori acknowledged that the tendency toward the construction of the mathematical mind...
Math and the AdolescentMontessori adolescent environments are strikingly distinct from traditional Middle Schools. While traditional classrooms may be doubling...
Math and the Elementary MindIf you think of the window of development between birth and age six as marked by the construction of labels for files in a cognitive file...
Math and Early ChildhoodThe Math materials are an essential part of the Early Childhood classroom, designed to respond to what we understand about development at...