Montessori Teachings

We are continuing our study of birds this week. Today we made more birds nests which will be discussed in a future post. Although we are d...

We have already studied two vertebrates: mammals and fish (please see previous posts). We are now on to our third vertebrate: birds! We ha...

Another way to help understand Antarctica is by coloring or painting pictures. We decided to use the technique of wax resist. The child t...

How does one study Antarctica? In a Montessori environment we begin the study of continents by using the beautiful continent maps. Antarct...

In our land and water form study, we began archipelago and system of lakes. We begin by giving a concrete experience of pouring water into...

The children have begun using a cheese slicer as a way to cut their own snack. First they carry the materials needed to a table. Then they...

Dr. Montessori felt that movement was vital to a child’s education. “But movement is a part of man’s very personality, and nothing can take ...