Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game

Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game

Throughout the prepared environment, the Montessori materials follow a careful sequence, leading children through experiences that become increasingly complicated and which build upon previous experiences, both in the content children are learning and in the...
Montessori Monday: Grace and Courtesy

Montessori Monday: Grace and Courtesy

In addition to the design of the materials in general and the ground rules of the classroom, there are special lessons offered in the Montessori classroom to support children’s peaceful interactions and contributions to their society. The “Grace and Courtesy” lessons...
Montessori Monday: The Grammar Symbols

Montessori Monday: The Grammar Symbols

Montessori teachers introduce grammar lessons in the Early Childhood classrooms, first as sensorial experiences that link the nomenclature of grammar to physical experiences. The initial Noun Lesson, for example, is simply a series of small slips of paper labeled to...
Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game

Montessori Monday: The Stamp Game

Throughout the prepared environment, the Montessori materials follow a careful sequence, leading children through experiences that become increasingly complicated and which build upon previous experiences, both in the content children are learning and in the...
Montessori Monday: The Fraction Materials

Montessori Monday: The Fraction Materials

You’ve probably enjoyed any number of geometric drawings your child has brought home from his or her use of the Metal Insets. The Metal Insets offer children ten different inset puzzles, each set within sturdy metal frames and representing common geometric...