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...
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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...
Teacher Talk: Welcoming Guests
Just when your class has finally hit its pace, when the hectic scheduling of the holidays is behind you and the children have returned to...
Teacher Talk: Observers in the Classroom
Montessori classrooms enchant curious observers. How can so many young children engage so independently at once? How come everyone seems...
Teacher Talk: Teaching in the Third Plane
Oh, you dear, patient, lovely people, you teachers of adolescents, you bold adventurers blazing a new path for an ever widening...
The Three Year Cycle
Noticing a trend? Three Hour Work Cycle. Three Period Lesson. Three Years in each Plane of Development... Montessori sure likes her...
The Three Period Lesson
January is a great time for reminders... for many schools, this is the return to the work cycle after an extended holiday. For others, it...
Teacher Talk: Making Time for Observation
You may be getting ready to return to your classroom with a whole list of teacher resolutions in your mind. Maybe you're planning to take...
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