“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” – Maria Montessori Because we care deeply about our children, we seek to protect them, to shelter them from harm or struggle, to preserve the carefree state we so often associate with childod. But...
In most Montessori classrooms, you'll find a standing rack with a number of curious frames hanging on it. They are typically wooden squares surrounding two panels of cloth. One frame includes panels of cloth to close together with a zipper. Another frame is closed by...
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...
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...
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 shapes....
