Don’t Settle for Being the “Best Kept Secret In Town”! By its very nature, the Montessori Method can present a challenge for parents who are more familiar with test-based performance metrics. No matter how many times they ‘hear’ the Montessori Method praised, even the most engaged parents may question their decision to invest in a …
There are simple little things adults can do outside of the typical learning environment to explore simple math concepts. The information available for teaching children formally in lessons and school is vast and plentiful, but I’d like to share a few every day activities to aid the mathematical mind of the children in your lives. There’s little to no …
Land, Air, and Water is an activity found in many Montessori Geography areas. The purpose of the activity is to explore and discuss where an animal or an object spends most of it’s time. For example, airplanes fly; we would classify it under air. It’s not necessarily a study about where they live or stay, but where …
The Moveable Alphabet is a Montessori Material used for inventive spelling, without having to form the letters on paper. Words can be dictated by a teacher, a classmate, or by objects. A child’s first experience with the movable alphabet will be isolating a word’s sounds, not as a spelling activity for accuracy. I consider the …
For this week’s Montessori Moment, I’m happy share the newest book for using the Montessori Method at home: Help Your Preschooler Build A Better Brain: Early Learning Activities for 2-6 Year Old Children by John Bowman. The minute I picked up the book, I found myself pouring over pages displaying materials and educational activities. …