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by Tim Seldin | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Primary (3-6), Sensorial
The Pink Tower(left) is one of the Sensorial materials that children enjoy working with early in their Montessori experience. The Pink Tower, or Tower of Cubes, is composed of a graduated series of ten wooden cubes. The largest cube has a square section of 10 centimeters per side and is 10 centimeters high. Thus, it […]
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by Tim Seldin | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Parent Education, Prepared Environment
The following very brief introduction was prepared by Tim Seldin, President of The Montessori Foundation during his years as Headmaster of The Barrie School in Silver Spring, Maryland (1971-1993). Montessori schools are designed to prepare children both for university and for life. There are three key ideas that are central to the mission as a […]
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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 Michael Dorer, EdD | Kindergarten, Language, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webcasts / IMC, Writing
Function of words part 2 slides This week, Dr. Michael Dorer will present the second half of Functions of Words: Making Grammar Exciting and Fun! Is grammar a scary subject to you, or do you even find it useless? Join Michael in a two-part romp through the world of words and their functions in the […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Kindergarten, Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Reading, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webcasts / IMC, Writing
Download PDF of slides Grammar Webinar Part One This week, Dr. Michael Dorer presented the second half of Functions of Words: Making Grammar Exciting and Fun! Is grammar a scary subject to you, or do you even find it useless? Join Michael in a two-part romp through the world of words and their functions in […]
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Administrators, Montessori Charter Schools, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Authorized List of Montessori Materials for Montessori Classrooms Organized and Edited by Michael Dorer Contributors: Michael Dorer, Syneva Barrett, Lois Bobo, Rose Dorer, Peter Hanson, Shanna Honan, Maria Kaminstein, Angela Lord-Carsrud, Ann Luce, Chris Sacerdote, Larry Shankar, Maria Verhaal Copyright Michael Dorer Shared with members and students on the Montessori Foundation and International Montessori […]
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Materials, Prepared Environment, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
> This week we discussed the topic of what belongs in an early childhood Montessori classroom. We share a suggested list of materials and furnishings with you. Our goal was not to cover each material, but to discuss the issue in broader terms and to explore the issue of materials from outside of Montessori.
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by Tim Seldin | Montessori Materials, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), Sensorial, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC, Webinars / MFA
Webcast This week, we will take a look at that most iconic Montessori material, the Pink Tower.: What is it? How is it used? What does it teach? Why is it pink? What about all of those variations and extensions? Where do they fit in?
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by Michael Dorer, EdD | MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Sensitive Periods
hen people first come to study the approach that bears Dr. Maria Montessori’s name, they often see it as simplistic—easily grasped and even more easily implemented. It is not uncommon to hear Montessori principles boiled down: it’s “all about choice”; “independence is the centerpiece”; or “it focuses upon the idea of ‘work.’” Montessori is much […]
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by Lindsay Palmer | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Webinars / MFA
A 3-hour Montessori work cycle.
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by Lorna McGrath | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Webinars / MFA
Tim Seldin briefly discusses the Role of Montessori Materials
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by The Montessori Foundation | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources
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by Maria Kaminstein | Brain Development, Computers in the Classroom, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting
omputers have opened up all sorts of educational opportunities in the last twenty years. Any student pursuing research, from first grade through graduate school, needs to have access to the internet, encyclopedias on CD rom, library data bases, and word processing. Most communications in universities and much of that in the professional […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Language, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Primary (3-6), Webinars / MFA
Sandpaper Letters are one of the top three materials used in the Language area of the 3-6 classroom for supporting children’s learning to associate the sight, sound, and shape of the letters in the English alphabet. They are a brilliantly designed multi-sensory material used in conjunction with the Three Period Lesson to assist young children […]
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by Christine Lowry | Language, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials, Primary (3-6), Webinars / MFA
This is the third in a series of talks about the essential Montessori language materials. Tune in to find out more about what the purpose of the Moveable Alphabet is and how we use it in our classrooms. Montessori said that children can write before they read. Download File
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by Kris Exline | Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting
In November of 1974, young father and husband Herk Exline was just launching into a career in the family printing business, and the dreams of a parent of a blossoming ten-month-old daughter who was the “apple of his eye.” His wife, Kris, had just learned that they...
by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Materials, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)
Economic Struggles Unite a Soup Kitchen, Market, Social Services, & Montessori to Serve a Community in Need Community Montessori School Ft. Myers, Florida everal years ago I met a young Montessori teacher at one of our international conferences. I often keep in touch with many such people because I love hearing about what they are up […]
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by Tim Seldin | Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Materials
The Town Game This is a wonderful activity for either the classroom or home. It helps children learn how to read a map, follow directions, and practice their reading. Materials: Provide a large piece of heavy-grade vinyl (thick enough that it lays flat but can still be rolled up like a rug). On this sheet […]
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