We are delighted to introduce you to our series on parenting your Montessori 6-12-year-old. I know there is lots out there for Montessori preschoolers but not as much for Montessori 6-12s. In this series, I have collaborated with some Montessorians...
I thought I would give you a glimpse into how students in my class know what follow up work they have to or could do. When I first came into the class there was a system where the teacher set...
“The child has a different relation to his environment from ours… the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul. He incarnates in himself all in the world about him that...
Golden Beads, Coloured Beads, Bead chains, Trinomial cube! The montessori math curriculum is huge! There is so much information out there on the internet. How do you know though where it all fits? I've put this scope and sequence together...
You will need - A Black pen, light blue pen, dark blue pen and a red pen - Small cut up pieces of paper - A prewritten caption that says 'verb' - The verb sphere symbol or a ball that is...
Have you heard of arrays? I must admit that before upskilling in my mainstream maths knowledge I hadn't! You are probably familiar with them though Let's take this piece of footpath. Each individual square has 6 dots across and 6...
I'm not sure about where you live but one thing I have noticed about some Montessori classrooms here in New Zealand is that they are dominated by 'nuclear-families' that is a male and female with children. Sometimes when something is...
I am a big fan of the hundred board and a big fan of open ended maths questions. This week I have been combining both I gave my students these puzzles pieces and then gave them a number. I said ...
Our Montessori equipment is great for teaching place value. In Montessori we start quite early with 'big' numbers for example it is not uncommon for a 6 year old to be adding two four digit numbers together. However students aren't...