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Teaching Sounds and Letters in Montessori
Discover engaging, Montessori-aligned strategies to teach letter sounds and phonemic awareness effectively. From sound games to Elkonin boxes and sandpaper letters, explore research-backed, hands-on activities to build early literacy skills...
Teaching Sounds and Letters in Montessori
Discover engaging, Montessori-aligned strategies to teach letter sounds and phonemic awareness effectively. From sound games to Elkonin boxes and sandpaper letters, explore research-backed, hands-on activities to build early literacy skills...

Teach the Fourth Great Montessori Story: Commun...
I'm going to confess. The fourth and fifth Great Montessori Stories are not some of my favourites. In fact, there have been times when I have outright avoided them. The...
Teach the Fourth Great Montessori Story: Commun...
I'm going to confess. The fourth and fifth Great Montessori Stories are not some of my favourites. In fact, there have been times when I have outright avoided them. The...

Autonomy in Education
What is autonomy? Autonomy is the condition of being independent. Well that is what the dictionary says! In education and parenting it means consistently giving children opportunities to self determine...
Autonomy in Education
What is autonomy? Autonomy is the condition of being independent. Well that is what the dictionary says! In education and parenting it means consistently giving children opportunities to self determine...

Teaching Economic Geography in 9-12 Montessori
Today we live in a truly globalised world. Nearly every country depends, to some extent, on others—whether it’s for finished goods or the raw materials needed to produce them. From...
Teaching Economic Geography in 9-12 Montessori
Today we live in a truly globalised world. Nearly every country depends, to some extent, on others—whether it’s for finished goods or the raw materials needed to produce them. From...

Choral Reading in the Montessori Classroom. Imp...
A reading practice I have recently started including in my classroom is 'choral reading' this has been a change for me as I have increased my knowledge around recent reading...
Choral Reading in the Montessori Classroom. Imp...
A reading practice I have recently started including in my classroom is 'choral reading' this has been a change for me as I have increased my knowledge around recent reading...

Awe and Wonder Are Vital to the Montessori Curr...
Encouraging Awe and Wonder for the elementary age child. Why printables are not the centre of our curriculum.
Awe and Wonder Are Vital to the Montessori Curr...
Encouraging Awe and Wonder for the elementary age child. Why printables are not the centre of our curriculum.