Learning How to Tell Time

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Learning how to tell time is part of the history area within Montessori. Time is such an abstract, non-tangible idea even to us adults. Imagine what it is like for children who developmentally cannot even comprehend a second versus a decade. So I went in search of concrete resources to help my preschoolers learn how [Read On]


Timeline of the Day Activity for Preschoolers

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We’ve begun our exploration into history. As I mentioned last week in a time telling post, history for Montessori 3 to 6 year old children is about the learning the passage of time and the duration of time. We ordered supplies to help us started on this journey. Our 3.5 year old is smitten with [Read On]


Help Children Learn to Tell Time

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{Image courtesy of adamr at FreeDigitalPhotos.net} I had a really great day of learning how to implement history within Montessori. The short story: for the 3 to 6 year old children, history is about the passage of time (e.g. seasons) and the duration of time (e.g. 5 minutes). Also, children at this age still need [Read On]