Mealtime in the Second Plane: 6-12
Peaceful family dinners during the Age of Rudeness? Yes, it's possible. But just as bedtime had to change to accommodate the needs of a...
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The Timelines
As Montessori learners develop the ability to measure and "tell" time, they are increasingly motivated to use these skills beyond daily...
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...
Concentration in the Second Plane: 6-12
Just as you feel like you've mastered the pace of Early Childhood, you find yourself with an active, blooming Elementary student in your...
Mealtime in the Second Plane: 6-12
Peaceful family dinners during the Age of Rudeness? Yes, it's possible. But just as bedtime had to change to accommodate the needs of a...
Concentration in the Second Plane: 6-12
Just as you feel like you've mastered the pace of Early Childhood, you find yourself with an active, blooming Elementary student in your...
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...
Freedom of Choice in the Second Plane
If we understand the Freedom of Choice to expand in 3-6 from a child's agency over their own basic needs to include authority over their...
Montessori Transitions: Lower to Upper Elementary
Montessori described six year Planes of Development, 0-6, 6-12, and 12-18, each marked by three year delineations that helped to better...
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