There are buzzwords in education, and they’re rarely focused on academics. Instead, we’ve been hearing a lot about these “soft skills,” interpersonal skills and characteristics which help lead to success, which employers and college professors →

We are preparing them not to need us. Similar to the unspoken agreement a parent makes with their baby, yet so very different, when a child enters the classroom, we are making a promise -- →

There are lots of common, easily identifiable characteristics of Montessori Materials. We use primarily natural, breakable materials, such as wood, ceramic, metal, and glass. The Montessori Materials are designed to be beautiful and appealing to →

110 years ago today, something transformative happened. Maria Montessori opened the doors to her first Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House, in Italy. It is unclear if Maria knew how transformative this new system of →

How do you use this material? The Sandpaper Letters are displayed in a classroom in a box or sometimes on a small ledge. The Consonants are pink, and the Vowels are blue. The guide selects →

A gift of having children return to the same classroom year after year is watching their development in broad strokes. We observe children daily, seeing incremental changes happening all the time, presenting timely lessons as →

Sleep is a universal need. Adults, babies, everyone benefits from a good night’s sleep, and studies show we’re not getting enough quality sleep. It’s often an area where parents express concern. We were all up →

It's been quite a year. The children perpetually remind us that every day is new, every day is building on yesterday, every day is preparing for tomorrow. That being said, the hanging of a →

How do you use this material? The Dressing Frames are part of the Practical Life Area, and are a set of twelve-inch square wooden frames with various clothing fasteners. There might be zippers, large buttons, →

Montessori goes about many things differently. It might not be what you initially expect, it might look different, but understanding the purpose, the intention, what children are gaining, makes things logical and intuitive. Montessori gets →

Reading is so important. We don't realize we do it all day, every day. That is, until we're somewhere we don't speak the language. Does that say "push," or "pull?" Or, until we're with a →

Sharing is tough. We want children to share. But more than wanting them to share, we want them to possess the qualities which aid an individual in being willing to share -- kindness, empathy, compassion. →

How do you use this material? Pouring is used so frequently in the Montessori classroom, from various types of Pouring available on the shelf for the child to practice, to pouring water into a basin to →

No matter how advanced our society gets, as long as we put on earrings, tie knots, explore tiny objects, respect the work of artist and artisans, Handwork will still matter. Montessori is full of things →

Winter is always a bit of a surprise. You know it’s coming, it’s always the same time of year, but it always seems like the weather changes overnight. The days are suddenly dark. The Sun →