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Skip counting in five

Skip counting in five

When teaching skip counting traditionally in Montessori students would use bead chains and then move onto the multiplication bead board.  Here is how I take those traditional Montessori ideas and...

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Skip counting in five

When teaching skip counting traditionally in Montessori students would use bead chains and then move onto the multiplication bead board.  Here is how I take those traditional Montessori ideas and...

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The big picture road map

The big picture road map

As a Montessori teacher and current homeschooler, I have a tendency to get stuck with the nitty-gritty behind the day too. From organising resources to behaviour management. However, it's pointless...

The big picture road map

As a Montessori teacher and current homeschooler, I have a tendency to get stuck with the nitty-gritty behind the day too. From organising resources to behaviour management. However, it's pointless...

Let's move past the traditional Montessori  puzzle maps

Let's move past the traditional Montessori puz...

We need to decolonise our curriculum. If I decide to teach using the traditional series of Montessori maps including the 'Australia' map here are some questions I ask myself. Am I...

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Let's move past the traditional Montessori puz...

We need to decolonise our curriculum. If I decide to teach using the traditional series of Montessori maps including the 'Australia' map here are some questions I ask myself. Am I...

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Diary of the First Great Story Part 2

Diary of the First Great Story Part 2

Read Part 1 here Each year I have a different focus for the Great Story. The focus is really for my benefit so that I can weave in key ideas...

Diary of the First Great Story Part 2

Read Part 1 here Each year I have a different focus for the Great Story. The focus is really for my benefit so that I can weave in key ideas...

Laws of the Universe and The Story of Creation

Laws of the Universe and The Story of Creation

The Laws of the Universe (LOU) experiments are a series of experiments that are designed to be appealing to children and introduce ideas about the "nature of things" to students. ...

Laws of the Universe and The Story of Creation

The Laws of the Universe (LOU) experiments are a series of experiments that are designed to be appealing to children and introduce ideas about the "nature of things" to students. ...

Why I'm Pragmatic About Worksheets

Why I'm Pragmatic About Worksheets

I live in the grey.  I know there are some Montessorians that will say categorically that worksheets are universally bad and should not be seen in an "authentic" Montessori classroom...

Why I'm Pragmatic About Worksheets

I live in the grey.  I know there are some Montessorians that will say categorically that worksheets are universally bad and should not be seen in an "authentic" Montessori classroom...