The Montessori Sets Basket is a numeration tool, for sorting and counting the numbers 0-10. It is one of my favorite math activities, because it is so enticing for children to look at beautiful things while sorting and counting. It is always fun to change this basket with seasons or unit studies. At our house, …
The Practical Life Area in a Montessori Classroom or Montessori Home may look very simple, but it’s purposes are a foundation for Montessori Work and Materials throughout education. Each area of Practical Life carries the same goals for the child- the direct aims of Coordination, Cooperation, Concentration, and Independence. Everything here has its place, which …
What I am about to tell you will come as no surprise. What I am about to tell you probably won’t change your life today. What I am about to tell you is very, very old news. I’m telling you anyway though, because I’m not sure the message is really being internalized. So please listen …
Preschool is an important time in a child’s live. Chances are, this will be the first time the 3 or 4 year old has been away from mom or dad regularily for any length of time during the day. Preschool can be a trying time for the parent as well as the child, so 5 practical …
I recently wrote about sibling rivalry on my own blog. Even the closest siblings have moments of frustration and jealousy. I discussed different ways to help each child feel important and loved as well as ways to decrease sibling conflict. One of the best (and often most difficult due to logistics) ways to help children …