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Montessori in a Minute


Montessori in a Minute: Baric Tablets
Montessori education is unique because we encourage children to learn through sensorial exploration and using materials that engage...
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Montessori in a Minute: Golden Beads
Montessori Golden Beads: A Tool for Concrete Learning in Mathematics One thing that sets the Montessori mathematics curriculum apart is...
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Montessori in a Minute: Toddler Materials Made by Our Teachers
Language, cognitive, and social-emotional skills explode for 2 year olds which is a critical developmental period. Fostering this growth...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sound Baskets
The Sound Baskets are a unique Montessori material used to support early language development. Our teachers use these baskets as a...
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Montessori in a Minute: 45 Layout
The 45 Layout is an essential part of the Montessori Mathematics curriculum. It helps young learners develop a deep understanding of...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sandpaper Globe
Teachers use the Sandpaper Globe as a hands-on tool to teach children about the world, helping them understand the Earth’s geography,...
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Montessori in a Minute: Color Boxes
Dr. Maria Montessori recognized that distinguishing subtle differences in color shades is a skill that students need in many areas of...
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Montessori in a Minute: Metal Fraction Insets
Metal fraction insets are an educational material used in Montessori elementary classrooms to teach our students about fractions and...
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Montessori in a Minute: Cosmic Nesting Boxes
Cosmic Education is a pillar of every stage of Montessori education. It teaches children about the interconnectedness of all living...
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Montessori in a Minute: Geometric Solids
The Montessori Geometric Solids are a versatile foundational tool used in our classrooms as early as our Primary Program. This sensorial...
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Montessori in a Minute: Number Rods
Montessori learning environments revolutionize math education through unique classroom tools like the Montessori Number Rods. This...
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Montessori in a Minute: Color Tablets
Dr. Maria Montessori developed the Color Tablets as part of the Sensorial area to teach children about colors, shades, and gradients. The...
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Montessori in a Minute: Spindle Box
Montessori education places significant importance on hands-on learning and self-discovery using specially designed classroom materials...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Snake Game
Montessori educators teach mathematic concepts through hands-on, sensorially rich materials and experiential learning activities. The...
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Montessori in a Minute: Knobbed Cylinders
Maria Montessori believed that "Play is the work of the child." Montessori classrooms are filled with specially curated materials to...
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Montessori in a Minute: Birthday Celebrations
Creating a caring classroom community is a pillar of Montessori education that is built through collaborative learning and encouraging...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Fifth Great Lesson (The History of Numbers)
The Montessori Great Lessons The Montessori curriculum teaches that the world is a place of purpose. At the elementary grade levels,...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Long Black Strip and Humility
In Montessori education, a simple but profound tool introduces students to one of life's most valuable virtues: humility. The Montessori...
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Montessori in a Minute: Zoology Nomenclature Cards
Zoology Nomenclature Cards are used in Montessori classrooms to introduce toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and elementary-age...
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Montessori in a Minute: Test Tube Division
Montessori education is known for teaching fundamental skills with a child-centric approach emphasizing hands-on learning and...
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Montessori in a Minute: Dressing Frames
Montessori dressing frames are an excellent Practical Life material used in Toddler, Bridge Primary, and Primary Montessori classrooms to...
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Montessori in a Minute: Hand Tools for Pincer Grasp
Pincer grip or grasp is an essential fine motor skill that helps children independently feed themselves, get dressed using buttons and...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Hundred Board
The Montessori approach emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning, and the Hundred Board is an excellent example of this. This engaging...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Decanomial Bead Box
The Decanomial Bead Box is a unique educational tool used for over a century to teach young children about mathematics. The box contains...
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Montessori in a Minute: Montessori Tower
While Dr. Maria Montessori originally designed the Montessori Tower for use in Montessori classrooms; it has become increasingly popular...
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Montessori in a Minute: Infinity Street and Mathematics
To Dr. Maria Montessori, children have a "mathematical mind" that's ready to explore the world around them through numbers. Montessori...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sandpaper Numerals
Young children crave sensorial work and tactile experiences when learning at school or home. From birth to age two, children are...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sensitive Periods
The first six years of a child's life is a time of pure discovery and exploration. With each new experience, their brain absorbs further...
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Montessori in a Minute: Classroom Shelves
One thing that sets Montessori apart from other teaching styles is that the classroom is a carefully prepared environment with shelves of...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Fourth Great Lesson (The History of Writing)
The Montessori Great Lessons The Montessori curriculum teaches that the world is a place of purpose. During the Second Plane of...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Third Great Lesson (Coming of Humans)
The Great Lessons The Montessori curriculum teaches that the world is a place of purpose. During the Second Plane of Development (age...
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Montessori in Minute: Freedom Within Limits
What is Freedom Within Limits? A purpose of the Montessori philosophy is to create an environment where children come to gain a deeper...
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Montessori in a Minute: What Makes Montessori Unique?
Why are so many people introducing their children to the world using the Montessori approach? When you combine a rich academic curriculum...
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Montessori in Minute: The Second Great Lesson (The Coming of Life)
The Great Lessons The Montessori curriculum teaches that the world is a place of purpose. During the Second Plane of Development (age...
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Montessori in Minute: The First Great Lesson (Coming of the Universe and Earth)
The Montessori curriculum teaches that the world is a place of purpose. During the Second Plane of Development (age 6-12), teachers help...
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Montessori in a Minute: Cosmic Education
What Is Cosmic Education? Cosmic education is a pillar of Montessori philosophy that teaches children about the interconnectedness of all...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Third Plane of Development
What Is the Third Plane of Development? Dr. Maria Montessori believed that a child’s development occurs in four planes or stages; each...
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Montessori in a Minute: The Second Plane of Development
What Is the Second Plane of Development? Dr. Maria Montessori believed that a child’s development occurs in four planes or stages; each...
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Montessori in a Minute: the First Plane of Development
What is the First Plane of Development? The first plane of development is where we most clearly see a child’s absorbent mind. In her book...
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Montessori in a Minute: the Brown Stair
What is the Brown Stair? Clear, sharp vision and spatial awareness are key skills that students hone during successful pre-reading and...
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Montessori in a Minute: Grace and Courtesy
One beautiful facet of the Montessori curriculum is the way its focus extends beyond a students’ academic successes. Our teachers...
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Montessori in a Minute: Peace Education
Dr. Maria Montessori’s teaching philosophy laid the groundwork for something far beyond academic success: She wanted it to impact all of...
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Montessori in a Minute: Care of the Environment
Being in an environment that provides a sense of calm and order, that is clean and neat, that has what you need where you need it is...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sandpaper Letters
The Montessori Language curriculum embraces the ways young children explore and understand their world by using their senses. Montessori...
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Montessori in a Minute: Mathematics
Montessori philosophy is based on the idea that children have an “absorbent mind,” made up of sensitive periods of development at...
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Montessori in a Minute: Language
Montessori education is driven by your child’s innate curiosity about the world around them. The main areas of Montessori are Practical...
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Montessori in a Minute: Sensorial Work
Sensorial Work In a Montessori Classroom Sensorial work is one way that Montessori education fosters your child’s sense of wonder with...
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Montessori in a Minute: Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies in a Montessori Classroom One of the most valued and unique facets of Montessori education is cultural competence and...
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Montessori in a Minute: Practical Life
What are Practical Life Activities? Every Toddler and Primary Montessori classroom has a Practical Life area filled with everyday objects...
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Montessori in a Minute: Wet and Dry Pouring
What is Wet and Dry Pouring? Any parent of a toddler or preschooler can tell you the most foundational desire of their child:...
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