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Here you will find a variety of posts about Montessori in general, Montessori for the Elementary child, happenings in my classroom, elements of the Montessori elementary classroom, and more!
Oh hey! I’m working on this post, and I am almost done! Come back soon! This is a story about the end of the third year of the child who made me a true Montessori teacher. She remains in my heart forever, and she is currently starting her freshman year of college. I couldn’t be […]
One of the best tools a Montessori Elementary teacher has is the weekly child/teacher conference. Weekly conferences are when the teacher sits down with each child individually (or a few at a time; I let friends come together when they ask) to talk about the work they did the previous week and what they’d like […]
We all know that as children grow and develop, their needs and developmental characteristics change. A five-year-old absolutely will need something different than a seven-year-old. Montessori’s theory describes four planes of development, each with its unique characteristics and needs. These planes represent distinct stages in a child’s development from birth to adulthood. Here’s an overview […]
I’m not sure if you realize this, but Dr. Maria Montessori was a cold stone renegade. When I started my Montessori training, I really struggled to read Absorbent Mind. I’m not sure if you have ever read it, but it is heavy reading. I put it down and instead picked up Maria Montessori: Her Life […]
What’s the difference?? When you walk into a Montessori classroom, you’ll imm ediately notice that things are very different than what most of us are used to in a traditional elementary setting. I was taught in a traditional classroom setting my whole schooling career and had no clue what Montessori was when I first heard […]
A colleague and good friend of mine describes people’s stories about finding Montessori as their Montessori Love Story. I am partial, obviously, but I think mine is pretty amazing. Being an elementary teacher was not something I ever thought I would be. I had gone to undergrad with a major in Geography with an […]