by Lorna McGrath | Adolescence, Book Reviews, Early Adolescence (12-15), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Middle School, Science
Ordinary People Change the World Written by Brad Meltzer illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos his is a great set of books! I checked with our elementary teacher and she said definitely for Lower Elementary age children (6-9 years old). The four books that are in this gift set are: I am Rosa Parks; I am Amelia […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Mathematics, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
Hitch your wagon to a star — Emerson “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.” he words above were the opening lines of Jane Taylor’s classic work The Star (1806). Famous today as a nursery rhyme and song, Taylor’s timeless poem refers to the twinkling stars high above us. Fascinating stars also […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Language, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Reading
omework is intended to support children and their development. This can sometimes mean familiar homework like regular practice on memory work, such as basic math tables. It should also mean expanding the creative and integrative work that the children do from the classroom to the wider world. In this sense ‘homework’ is any activity that […]
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by Greg Hicks | Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Primary (3-6), Sensorial
It was Plato who said, Geometry is the experience of the eternally existent. The study of the ‘One’ is among those that lead the mind on and turn it to the vision of reality.” This is the basis of the sacred work of geometry. It is the study of the universe, the world...
by John Long | Kindergarten, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
his is a story about eight wooden blocks and a five-year-old girl. The eight wooden blocks are nestled in a hinged wooden box. The five-year-old girl is sitting alone at a small wooden table. She is very good at arithmetic, her teacher tells me, but rarely chooses to work with this kind of spatial, three-dimensional […]
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by Robin Howe, EdD | Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori students, Primary (3-6)
ontessori children work with hands-on learning materials that make abstract concepts clear and concrete. The materials allow young students to develop a clear inner image of concepts in mathematics, such as value and the ability to conceptualize how big a thousand is, what we mean when we refer to the ‘hundreds’ column, and what […]
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