Apple Sequencing
The children have been so successful with the following sequencing activity. The lesson was shown at circle time, and then placed at table for the children to complete. These types […]
Language Development
“Through engaging in spoken language actives with the children, we are building our relationship together, and sharing a social connection that is a deeply human quality. As [Montessori’s son] Mario […]
Attributes
As part of the process of preparing the environment for our incoming class in just a few short weeks, I wanted to be sure the Pre-Reading and Pre-Writing activities on […]
More on St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Some of my readers may recall the post about our visit to St. Isaac’s Cathedral last week. Imagine my delight to find a beautiful set of matching three-part cards of […]
Rainbow Letters
We have been seeing a lot of Sandpaper Letter practice these days and the children very much enjoy this writing activity. I also want to give my students as much […]
Name Puzzles and Name Tracing
Many of our students are finding delight in the following pre-reading and writing activities recently introduced to the classroom. They are really nothing novel – just new to our classroom. […]
Ready to Start!
Where did the summer go? I usually have the to opportunity to post periodically throughout the summer, but in all honestly, the time just got away from me… I have […]
We’ve Gone Around the World
One characteristic of a Montessori setting is the mixed age group, which gives the opportunity for students to remain in the classroom for up to three years. This allows for […]
Patterning with Stamps
This has been a lesson has been actively used since it was introduced late last week. It is a an engaging patterning activity which promotes pre-reading, literacy, language, and math […]
Reading Sentences: Animals of South America
Here is a simple reading lesson for readers and pre-readers alike. Readers may sound out words and identify sight words while pre-readers can use the pictures for matching objects. I […]
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“The child should love everything that he learns, for his mental and emotional growths are linked. Whatever is presented to him must be made beautiful and clear, striking his imagination.”
– Maria Montessori