If your child brings home math work, you may be surprised to see enormous numbers. What’s this all about?
The Montessori Elementary Math materials and practices support the manipulation and comprehension of large numbers. Using large numbers is not the goal, but it happens that Montessori Math ...
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Resources
Why the Experience of the Third Year Is Irreplaceable
We want to share with you this article by Peter Davidson. It is a good explanation of the benefits of the third year of Montessori school and why it is so important for students.
By now it must be second nature to you all that Montessori Primary classrooms are multi-age environments that follow a ...
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The Brown Stairs
The brown stairs are ten wooden brown prisms that are all the same length, but vary in breadth and height.
The student scatters the ten prisms on a mat and then proceeds to place them in their right order of graduation upon the same mat. These kinds of activities help the student to develop a ...
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Water Pouring
Through the water pouring exercise, the child gains a wonderful sense of left to right eye-hand coordination and concentration.
These exercises consist of a small tray, and two or more vessels – one of which holds liquid. As a child is guided through the various levels of progression, they are ...
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Let’s Talk Lunch
Lunch is part of the Montessori experience. We encourage families to pack nutritious lunches and provide guidelines in our Parent Handbook. As we start a new school year and a new year of lunches, let’s talk about the lunch experience as a learning opportunity.
We all want to be able to take our ...
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Introducing the Pink Tower
The Pink Tower is the iconic Montessori material. Often called the ‘symbol of Montessori’, it is a welcoming sign in any Montessori primary environment and a favorite with educators globally.
This series of cubes develops visual discrimination of size in three dimensions.
Exploration with ...
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Snow Days at VFKH Are Fun!
Snow! Snow! Snow! During the winter months, students at VFKH still enjoy time outside even in the snow.
Playing in the snow offers different experiences that promote imagination and creativity. It is also a great sensory activity for toddlers.
When there is snow on the ground, sledding at ...
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Traveling Around the World
"He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." ~ Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind
Puzzle Maps
The Phoenixville Primary classroom was busy traveling around the world during the month of February. ...
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