Montessorikiwi Blog

Bringing Montessori into a traditional classroom
Wow time has flown! In my first post I introduced my classroom to you and what I have been doing in my 'traditional' class. We have just ended week...
Bringing Montessori into a traditional classroom
Wow time has flown! In my first post I introduced my classroom to you and what I have been doing in my 'traditional' class. We have just ended week...

Introducing Montessori ideas to my traditional ...
A couple of weeks ago I got a job in a mainstream or traditional classroom. I love Montessori and in the ideal world I want to work in a classroom...
Introducing Montessori ideas to my traditional ...
A couple of weeks ago I got a job in a mainstream or traditional classroom. I love Montessori and in the ideal world I want to work in a classroom...

Including creation stories from around the worl...
I was recently talking with a parent about the Montessori Great Stories and how the indigenous views of her background would be included in a Montessori classroom of 6-12...
Including creation stories from around the worl...
I was recently talking with a parent about the Montessori Great Stories and how the indigenous views of her background would be included in a Montessori classroom of 6-12...

Why I'm not a fan of us vs them - Montessori vs...
Us vs them I'm sure many of you have seen lists of Montessori compared to Traditional education or Montessori compared to normal education. These lists are meant to be an...
Why I'm not a fan of us vs them - Montessori vs...
Us vs them I'm sure many of you have seen lists of Montessori compared to Traditional education or Montessori compared to normal education. These lists are meant to be an...

Encouraging deep Maths thinking in Preschoolers
The Montessori Maths curriculum is rich and beautiful. I love how it goes from symbols to introducing written numbers. I also love how equipment delivered in one cycle or age...
Encouraging deep Maths thinking in Preschoolers
The Montessori Maths curriculum is rich and beautiful. I love how it goes from symbols to introducing written numbers. I also love how equipment delivered in one cycle or age...

Three tips for managing a large Public School M...
It is a truth universally acknowledge in Public School Montessori that sometimes you get thrown curve balls.Sometimes one of those curve balls is a large class size. If you are...
Three tips for managing a large Public School M...
It is a truth universally acknowledge in Public School Montessori that sometimes you get thrown curve balls.Sometimes one of those curve balls is a large class size. If you are...