Elementary

What Your Child Needs to Hear What Your Child Needs to Hear. We’ve spoken extensively on the theory of parent-child communication – rightfully so, as it is one of the most essential parts of parenting. So here is the practice: concrete examples of the five most useful and important phrases in …

So You Want to Be a Montessori Parent, But… So You Want to Be a Montessori Parent, But… Let’s say you’re sold – you believe that Montessori is the right path for you and your family. What are the most common obstacles between parents and this choice?   Montessori school isn’t …

How Do Children Learn The iconic three-period lesson is a simple, effective tool for concretely presenting vocabulary and concepts to the child through the use of materials. How Do Children Learn The teacher names the objects or qualities in the first period using the key words “this is”: “This is …

It just might have happened like this: One hot, dry afternoon in Madras, India in 1939, Maria Montessori was talking with a group of children in the shade of a great, old Banyan tree. A boy, about ten years old, proudly proclaims the wisdom of his Indian civilization, one of …

The Hand Chart, a key lesson in the Montessori Elementary history curriculum, gives children a first look at the Story of Humans in a condensed form. This lesson helps children appreciate how early humans used their hands to survive, to invent tools, and to make important discoveries. Most of all, …

One of my favorite lessons for lower elementary students is The Fundamental Needs of Humans. It is designed to help children understand that people everywhere have the same basic needs even though those needs are fulfilled in different ways by various cultures. This worldview is at the core of Montessori …