“I really want to bring Montessori at home, but I don’t have the space for all the materials at home,” a friend said to me as she waited patiently for her two year old to put on her shoes. “That right there, what you are doing right now, waiting, observing, respecting your child. That is […]
All You Need to Know about Beautiful & Easy Montessori Art
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Although there is no specific Montessori writing on art in a Montessori classroom, we can only imagine the appreciation Dr. Montessori must have had for this approach to learning. Her emphasis on order, neatness, and love of nature gives further indication that she would support artworks within a Montessori classroom. In addition to the general […]
Must Have Materials to Teach Montessori Grammar
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Montessori Grammar is fun to do with kids, and noun sorting cards are a must have when you do so! When my son was almost six years old, he was extremely interested in parts of speech. He asked a lot about what certain words mean and why these words belong in a particular sentence. It […]
Montessori Assessment Tools & Resources
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A Montessori early childhood classroom environment is unique in the way teachers assess children. You won’t find testing, quizzes, and grades within a Montessori environment. Most of you reading this article are proud and happy that our children don’t have to face the wrath of these tests but where does that leave us? How can […]
Use Both Hands – A Case for Training Montessori Assistants
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Training Montessori assistants is imperative for a smoothly run classroom. If Montessori teachers were given a magic wand for their classrooms, more often than not they’d use it to implement Montessori to the best of their ability. When asked, teachers usually reveal just how many responsibilities they have that can get in the way of their […]
How to Observe Children in a Montessori Classroom
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As you may know, delivering a quality Montessori education is a lot of work. Preparing and maintaining an environment that meets every child’s needs, creating curriculum, guiding children to practice community-created rules, reporting progress to parents and administrators, identifying developmental milestones and more, the job of a teacher is overwhelming and depends on a variety […]