You’ve experienced the scene before. All is quiet and calm. The kids are playing outside. Maybe you are even focused on something you’ve wanted to…
Category: Education
Materials Spotlight: The Timeline of Life
Nothing quite captures the imagination of elementary-aged children more than the Timeline of Life. Developmentally our six- to twelve-year-olds can start creating temporal order and…
Our Montessori Bookshelf: The Power of Plants
In Montessori, we want to ensure that children are immersed in the wonders of the natural world and biology is interwoven into daily life through…
Let’s Go Outside: Benefits for Our Children (and Ourselves!)
Our world–and as a result our children’s world–is increasingly dominated by screens and schedules. As such, the importance of reconnecting with nature has become more…
Setting up a Montessori-Based Space at Home
As parents, we want to nurture our young children’s growth and independence. Because Montessori philosophy centers on supporting children’s natural development through a carefully…
A Subtle Art: The Beauty of the Montessori Three-Period Lesson
In Montessori education, we have a subtle art for connecting children to new concepts, a technique we call the Three Period Lesson. This structured approach…