There’s a well-known trope that children are chaotic. Busy, screaming, messy. We can’t wait for them to grow up because then we’ll have some sense of order back in our lives. However, anyone who has →

It’s so natural to want to have Montessori materials at home. After all, parents often don’t come in the classroom, so it’s hard to imagine what a child is doing without actually seeing it. More →

For a podcast of this post, scroll to the bottom of this page or subscribe on iTunes. Children’s clothes, puppies, anything with a gnome on it. A list of things that are unanimously considered cute. →

At some point in childhood, “fair” comes up. “It’s not fair,” comes from an adult or from a child, and we’re met with this difficult dilemma. “Life’s not fair,” isn’t a very palatable response, but →

How do you use this material? This is one of the most beautiful materials in the classroom, and it requires a high level of patience, attention to detail, and logic. First a child gets out →

Oh wow. She took out the Trinomial Cube (a 27-piece cube puzzle that is a challenge for adults but a fun and challenging work for children in the Montessori Children’s House) AND a blindfold. Woah. →

For a podcast of this post, scroll to the bottom of this page or subscribe on iTunes. Montessori and Minimalism so naturally go together. Minimalism is becoming increasingly popular, with "The Life Changing Magic of →

At some point, we all yearn for peers. We want to move beyond the cozy intimacy of family life and find our “something more.” The children at the playground are oh so appealing. We bounce →

Katie and Leticia are the brains behind Making Montessori. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? Katie: I grew up in Northern California in a musical →

Sometimes we just need a bit of a nudge. A little assistance. A reminder of how something works. In the Montessori classroom, help is always nearby. It’s one of the best gifts of a mixed-age →

For a podcast of this post, scroll to the bottom of this page or subscribe on iTunes. At Baan Dek, we feel we have a two-fold mandate: Guiding children Supporting families Families have trusted us →

Traditionally, Kindergarten is a time when children “learn to learn.” You have at least 12 years of education ahead of you, and we need to get certain skills in place first. So much of our →