Montessorikiwi Blog

Spring is just around the corner and even if you are inside for the foreseeable future it is always a good time to connect nature to your learning. This spring money bundle is designed for children in 6-12 classrooms.  What...

I've talked before about the importance of teaching math strategies.  Teaching about doubles is one way of helping students find an anchor for their basic facts. Double equations are 1 + 1, 2 + 2, 3 + 3 etc.  If a...

If you are in search of an activity that encourages multiple correct answers, I've got one for you!  In this activity, students think of different ways to represent the number.  1)Give child several sticky notes or empty pieces of paper...

I know for many families shifting into a 6-12 Montessori class can be a big choice, especially as it is so unknown.  This course draws on my experience teaching Montessori and Traditional classes to help parents see what happens in...

Look I'll be honest, I love that Volcano explosion demonstration as much as the next person in the First Great Story however there comes a point when you want to add a bit more spark to your science shelf. There...

I have always loved the Montessori pink, blue and green series. Last year I used the free Blue Series from here to help teach my class reading. As much as I wanted to integrate comprehensive phonetic systematic reading I didn’t...

I was reading recently about how cash is only really used by children and the elderly and that for the rest of us we use our money electronically.  In this changing world how do we ensure children have a good...

The Great Stories are designed to ignite the imagination for the 6-12 year old. Theoretically, on entering our 6-12 class a child is a fluent reader, or near to a fluent reader, so we can get straight into independent research,...

I am a teacher. I have an only child. Barring a medical miracle, my only will be my only.  I am part of a community called One and Done, Not by Choice: OADNBC. It's not a community people want to...