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Children learn concretely, adopting new concepts best when they can feel them in their hands and move them about. For some concepts, like quantities from one through ten, this is easy enough to provide: one bead fits in the hand just as ten do. How, though, can we introduce children to concepts that … Read more about Montessori Land And Water Forms

We all know it’s important to play with your young child. The right kind of play is fun, and it’s also interesting, educational, and a bonding experience. But figuring out how to interact and how to happily occupy a one-year-old throughout the day can be a challenge. Here are some ideas for … Read more about Activities To Do With Your One-Year-Old

“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 childhood. But sometimes our efforts to protect … Read more about The Kind of Help a Kid Can Do Without

When you and your kindergartner sit down to a movie, you want it to be really good quality. It's hard to know which movies are best without taking the time to preview them all. We're going to save you some time. Check out this list of classic movies for kindergartners, all proven to be kid-friendly … Read more about Classic Movies for Kindergartners

“Share with your friends!” “Remember to share!” "Give your friend some!" Children who share are seen as more generous, more kind, more social. Children who share are empathetic. Shouldn’t we insist on children sharing until they know how do to it themselves? Yes… it’s just a matter of … Read more about Sharing is Caring, Except…

Whether this is the first time your child is headed to school or you're preparing for your youngest of six, the first day of school evokes all kinds of emotions. You may be feeling anxious about leaving them, or excited to have a little more space to breathe and think during the day. You may be … Read more about Preparing for the First Day of School: 0-3

Just as the Montessori classroom allows ample practice for the physical skills children will need to master holding a pencil, we also offer practice for the discernment skills children will need to remember and replicate the shapes of letters. Throughout the classroom, integrated into lessons across … Read more about Montessori Sandpaper Letters

Are your shelves cleaned? Have you reorganized your cupboards? Are they a safe distance apart? Decided whether the loft should be a reading nook or an observation perch? Is it a safe distance apart? Is the label maker out yet? Are your first-day checklists complete? Does your Assistant know where to … Read more about Teacher Talk: Preparing for the New Year

Perhaps the most distinct difference between traditional early childhood programs and Montessori classrooms is the absence of fantasy characters in the Montessori prepared environment. Mickey Mouse doesn't live here. Power Rangers and Powderpuff Girls are left at the door. Montessori's … Read more about Fantasy and Imagination

Montessori teaching is a calling that demands self-care. We are intellectually engaged long beyond after the children have gone home, analyzing our observations, preparing lessons, maintaining the environment, and active models whenever they are present, scientists, servants and saints. It's … Read more about Maintaining Community from a Distance

You may be getting ready to return to your classroom this fall with a whole list of teacher resolutions in your mind. Maybe you're planning to take more time for yourself this year. Maybe you're hoping to take time to offer more advanced lessons. Maybe you're determined to take time to finish those … Read more about New School Year Montessori Teacher Resolution: Observe The Children

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 more time for yourself this year. Maybe you're hoping to take time to offer more advanced lessons. Maybe you're determined to take time to finish those materials … Read more about Teacher Talk: Making Time for Observation