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Color-coded. Durable materials. Replaceable parts. Our appealing teacher-designed sets arrive complete and ready to serve children for years to come.
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Ideas & Insights Articles

Ideas & Insights Articles

Guess Who Will Be Helping with Spring Cleaning?
"The teacher shows the children how to clean out the little corners where dust has accumulated and shows them how to use the various objects necessary in cleaning a room - dust cloths, dust brushes, little brooms, etc."—Maria Montessori, The Montessori MethodLet's do some spring cleaning with our children!In "those good old... Read More
Hosting a Montessori Menagerie
Heard the impish-yelping of a fire-bellied toad lately? Watched a chinchilla stand on its hind legs and peacefully take a seed from a child's hand? Observed firsthand, the ten-inch long tongue of a chameleon light across a tree to obtain an insect? Seen a child supporting the ball-shaped form of a spiky hedgehog curled up i... Read More
She Was Trained by Maria and Mario Montessori Part I
An Interview with Lakshmi Kripalani By Irene BakerI first met Lakshmi Kripalani at a Montessori conference ten years ago. Listening to her first-hand accounts of being trained by Maria and Mario Montessori was thrilling. Recently I had the opportunity to visit Ms. Kripalani in her home in Montclair, New Jersey. At almost 93... Read More
Observing Your Child
"And so we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being."—Maria MontessoriMontessori Education Week: The Last Week of FebruaryThis time of year, we Montessorians celebrate the history and success of the Montessori method, ... Read More
Let Us Help!
Let Me Help: Supporting the Young Child at Home By Karin Salzmann. Reprinted from Montessori Talks to Parents, NAMTA; with permission from NAMTA and the author. In primitive societies, and even in quite recent times, children always participated in the life of the home. A sense of belonging, along with pride of accomplishme... Read More
Social Justice, Environmental Justice, and the Elementary Child
"I care about climate justice and the living planet... I've learned you are never too small to make a difference."—Greta Thunberg1When I present the Timeline of Life to elementary students, discussing how life began on Earth, I enjoy pointing out my favorite illustrations: the Ice Ages, the Carboniferous Period when dead pl... Read More
Sensorial Games and Variations: Keep it Fresh!
"What we call education of the senses is in reality an aid to the construction of intelligence."—Maria Montessori, Creative Development in the Child, Vol. 1A five-year-old boy had been working with the Geometric Solids in my classroom. On the weekend, his family took a drive out to the countryside. His mother reported that ... Read More
Create a Travel Kit with Montessori in Mind
In 1914 Maria Montessori wrote a succinct guide to her discoveries, Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook. According to Nancy Rambusch's introduction, Montessori aimed to deliver "a practical message of Montessori to the American home, " offering parents the means for understanding and applying basic Montessori themes in the home.O... Read More
Music Education at Home
Explore the "universal language" of music with your children Children have a wonderful capacity to appreciate and make music. Early exposure to a music of all types has intrinsic value -- it can tell a story, set a mood, and reflect the character of a culture. Music stimulates the part of the brain associated with pattern r... Read More
Choosing a Pet for Children to Keep at Home
"Look!" My seven-year-old's finger pointed up, to the top of the wainscotting - a butterfly! It calmly fanned its new wings as we set the groceries down. I scanned the paneling and sure enough, there was the second butterfly, wings still damp and crumpled, perched on the edge of the coffee can that had served as its nursery... Read More