For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes Baan Dek · Episode 117 - What a Difference a Year Makes What a difference a year makes. This is the start of →

There’s a tool we use almost constantly in the classroom. In fact, we all use it, all the time! It’s something called a Three Period Lesson, and it’s essentially how we all learn language. There →

This episode is an interview with Rachel and Jamie from the All Things Montessori Podcast Baan Dek · Episode 116 - Interview with All Things Montessori Instagram: @allthingsmontessori Twitter: @allthingsmonti Our theme music is by →

This interview is with Myesha Green, an educator at Arbor Montessori School and the genius behind All-Day Primary Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? Hello! My →

You know that old joke, “Who’s on First?” If you don’t know, I’ll give you a second to google it. Surely you can come up with an example or two of your own in this →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. Baan Dek · Episode 114 - Do As I Do The original title of this post was “how to get your child to →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. Baan Dek · Episode 113 - The Benefits of Process Art Handprints, circles with eyes and long long legs, scribbles and blobs with →

These days, life looks different, doesn’t it? Many of us are working and learning from home, and even those of us who are essential workers are coming to a very different workspace each day. It’s →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. It’s easy to think Montessori is a place, or a philosophy, or a set of materials. Montessori is a way of interacting with →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. In the midst of a crisis, or a setback, or a global pandemic, as we’re experiencing right now, it often helps to “look →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. Here are links to resources listed in this episode, an interview with parent and educator Mrs. Bauer. Podcasts: brains on! Wow in the →

Every spring, families in Primary Montessori programs are making a really big decision: what to do about Kindergarten? Whether this decision is tumultuous with easily identified pros and cons, or whether this decision has been →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. Montessori values collaboration over competition. A casual glance into the Montessori classroom would convey a peaceful space, children using polite language and manners →

We're hiring an AMI trained Primary guide! Whether you've recently completed training, or come with an abundance of experience, one of our driving principles at Baan Dek is that we're all always learning. →

For a podcast of this post, listen here or subscribe on iTunes. It’s a time of year when many people are traveling. In areas of the world where this time of year is particularly dark →