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A Tour of Jen's Lower Elementary Montessori Classroom

A Tour of Jen's Lower Elementary Montessori Cla...

My name is Jennifer Dempsey. I hold an MEd. in Elementary Education with a focus on Math, Science, and Montessori. I am dual-credentialed in both public school grades K-6th ,as...

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A Tour of Jen's Lower Elementary Montessori Cla...

My name is Jennifer Dempsey. I hold an MEd. in Elementary Education with a focus on Math, Science, and Montessori. I am dual-credentialed in both public school grades K-6th ,as...

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Key Experience: The Article

Key Experience: The Article

You will need  - A collection of objects some singular some plural e.g. 4 pencils, 3 beads, 5 cups, 6 toy cars, 1 book - small paper pre cut into strips...

Key Experience: The Article

You will need  - A collection of objects some singular some plural e.g. 4 pencils, 3 beads, 5 cups, 6 toy cars, 1 book - small paper pre cut into strips...

Key Experience: The Noun

Key Experience: The Noun

  You will need  - A Black pen - Small cut up pieces of paper - A prewritten caption that says 'noun'   Key Experiences are ways of sparking the...

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Key Experience: The Noun

  You will need  - A Black pen - Small cut up pieces of paper - A prewritten caption that says 'noun'   Key Experiences are ways of sparking the...

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A tour of Bree's Homeschool Classroom

A tour of Bree's Homeschool Classroom

Hi! I’m Bree, my husband and I were both homeschooled through grade 12, and are now homeschooling our three kids, ages 6, 4, and nearly 2. I fell in love...

A tour of Bree's Homeschool Classroom

Hi! I’m Bree, my husband and I were both homeschooled through grade 12, and are now homeschooling our three kids, ages 6, 4, and nearly 2. I fell in love...

Multi Age classrooms in Montessori

Multi Age classrooms in Montessori

Multi age classes have long been a cornerstone of Montessori classrooms.  Montessori classrooms were built around Maria Montessori’s idea of healthy communities. Montessori thought it unnatural to segregate by age...

Multi Age classrooms in Montessori

Multi age classes have long been a cornerstone of Montessori classrooms.  Montessori classrooms were built around Maria Montessori’s idea of healthy communities. Montessori thought it unnatural to segregate by age...

Great Story Two Follow up Materials

Great Story Two Follow up Materials

The Second Great Story has so much that could be presented after it. It is important to think about curriculum coverage. If you are really interested in dinosaurs you might...

Great Story Two Follow up Materials

The Second Great Story has so much that could be presented after it. It is important to think about curriculum coverage. If you are really interested in dinosaurs you might...