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Teaching is one of the best jobs on the entire face of the planet, especially when you are a Montessori elementary teacher. Buuuuuuut it is hard work.
Honing your art, your craft, takes time, commitment, and great effort. I know in my first year of teaching, I had a hard time keeping up with everything I needed to do, as well as feeling confident that I had what it took.
Much of the time, we just need to figure out how we work as people and what works for us. Over the 10 years I have been teaching, I have tried tons of different approaches to classroom management, lesson planning, record keeping, and developing systems. It turned out that creating and trying things was a crazy amount of fun.
So I decided I would share what worked for me and what didn’t. We all have to start somewhere. So no matter where you are in your journey, come on in and see if anything here sparks inspiration.
Offering support for new teachers and those looking for someone to bounce ideas off of.
The first years of teaching are hard. It takes time to get settled into the craft, and sometimes it can feel like you’ll never settle in.
Trust me when I say, you will. You CAN do this.
Please reach out to me and schedule a free 30-minute consultation to see if we’d make a good match.
Having systems set up in your classroom is vital for successful classroom management.
When you have a general idea of how you want things to work and run, it gives you a starting point for fine-tuning, gives you a framework to build out from with the children, and gives you a road map to help you stay consistent.
I spent a couple of years developing the way my classroom runs, and it has changed over time to fit with the current group of children.
Record Book
Student Teacher Conferences
Lesson Planning
Parent Teacher Conferences
Observation
Keeping track of the work you do with your children and plan to do with them is vital. It took a long time to find something that worked for me. Different things work for different people, so there isn’t a one-size-fits-all for record keeping, not by a long shot.
But there are some ideas on the list to the left that may help you get started.
While we want the children to be involved in the running of the classroom as much as possible, ultimately, the adults are responsible for the running of the classroom.
Having a plan for ourselves and any assistants is essential if we are to offer an environment that will support children’s development.
Classroom Assistants Framework
Observers in the classroom
Communication With Parents
AMI Consultation
Setting Up the Classroom
It is my strong belief that we, as Montessori teachers, should work together as a community with a common goal: to follow the child and help them reach their fullest potential.
Not only do I believe this should be accomplished by offering support in training, the classroom, or promoting a life-work balance, but also in our creation of materials and stories.
Below, please find links to material-making instructions or files. All I ask is that you are sure to credit your source in some manner, even if that is a “Oh! I got this from MEC! Let me share the website with you.”
Do you have something you’d like to share? Feel free to contact me, and I would be happy to include it, with credit to you, of course.
History Question Charts
Body Functions
Verb Conjugation Envelopes
Early Reading Language Command Cards
Early Reading Grammar Box Cards
History of Calendars (with Images)
History of Telling Time (with images)
The Mayan People (with images)
Number Tickets
Large Bead Frame Paper
