Montessori Monday: The Abacus
As children develop through early childhood, they are increasingly able to understand abstract ideas. This seems simple to adults, but...
Bedrooms in the First Plane: 3-6
"Five books tonight, Mommy," she says. "No, Olivia, just one." "How about four?" "Two?" "Three?" "Oh, alright. Three. But that's it." -...
Montessori Monday: The Multiplication Bead Boards
Long after a child has mastered the golden beads, when the sandpaper numbers are far behind her and the Bank Game is old hat, she'll...
Montessori Monday: The Fraction Skittles
The Montessori Math materials are distinct for their ability to make concrete otherwise abstract concepts and, by doing so, to allow...
Empathy in the First Plane: 3-6
As infants and toddlers, children demonstrate initial kindness, especially toward people with whom they have a special bond. As they move...
Montessori Monday: The Montessori Bells
The Montessori classrooms is filled with materials which are both wonder-ful and didactic, introducing specific, precise concepts but...
Persistence in the First Plane
We may hope for a peaceful future for our children, that they are successful and supported throughout their lives. We may want to protect...
Montessori Monday: The Grammar Symbols
Do you remember learning grammar in Elementary school? Did you memorize the definition of a noun (" a person, place, thing or idea,")...
The Freedom to Interact (Or Not) in the First Plane: 3-6
If you imagine a traditional preschool, you might think about children sitting together at circle time, singing songs all together,...
Freedom of Choice in the First Plane, 3-6
While the protected Freedom of Choice for Infants and Toddlers tends mostly to lie in a preservation of the child’s natural patterns for...