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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Resources
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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The Moveable Alphabet
The Moveable Alphabet is a material that opens the world of putting thoughts into writing for children. Maria Montessori observed children experience a sensitive period for language from birth to the age of 6. The sensitive period for writing is around age 4. With a strong foundation in letter ...
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When Handwashing Is More Than Just Clean Hands
Toddlers love water and water play. One of the first lessons they receive at VFKH is “Handwashing as an Exercise.” Because toddlers are natural imitators, the mundane, adult tasks, such as handwashing, pique their curiosity. They want to imitate adults and master the same tasks they see them doing. ...
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The Benefits of Mixed-Age Classrooms
One of the first things you notice when you walk into a Montessori classroom is that classrooms are not divided by age. Instead, classrooms are divided into multi-age groupings. For example, a preschool classroom may have children ranging in ages from 3 to 6 years of age.
At VFKH, students ...
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Checkerboard
The checkerboard is used for long multiplication in the lower elementary classroom. The children are already familiar with the glass beads and their values as we saw in the Bead Cabinet. Materials that represent a concept are carried through the Montessori experience.
Now the children have ...
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Cultivating Peace in the Montessori Classroom
One of the things about Montessori that our founder and Head of School, Susan Kelly, was initially attracted by was the concept of Grace and Courtesy and basic respect. Respect flows through the Montessori environment from adult to adult, adult to child, and child to child. If we learn to treat ...
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