Montessori Infant and Toddler Road Map

I’ve decided to address my approach to infants and toddlers next, partially because this is probably my favorite age group.  I firmly believe infant and toddlers ideally should not be in group care.  They belong small home environments rather daycare...

Language Map

This will be a long post, but this is pretty much the nuts and bolts of how we teach language using a Montessori approach, including how/when we transition away from Montessori materials.  I have broken the post down into approximate age ranges, but it’s a...

Winter Gardening & Plant Study

   Even though spring, summer, and even fall appear to be more natural times for plant study.  I actually find there is a lot we can do in the winter. Growing things indoor in the winter is good for your health.  Green growing things help keep your...

Planning Research

 I didn’t really mean to start a mini series on research, but I tend to take my posts from what we are actually doing and right now we are doing a lot of research (apparently). It’s been a bit of a break, but I just want to share our proposal form....

Presenting Research

There are many ways to present the research and projects that a child in the Montessori elementary environment completes.  The most important step is THAT they present it.  That could be through a drawing, a paragraph explaining it, a poster, a video, a...

Research Science

 Much of the Montessori Elementary (and beyond) curriculum is founded in research, or projects, that are planned and directed by the students.  This is something I have always been pretty poor about, to be honest.  I’m working on it though and so...