I had stage fright when I first presented the pink tower to a student under the watchful eyes of our directress. When presenting the sensorial equipment you had to make sure you did the presentation without correcting any movements or placement of the material. If you slightly corrected …

I worked for a directress who was educated in Montessori schools in Holland. She said that these schools were run under Mario Montessori’s branch, or what we would call AMI today. Her insight of how Montessori theory worked was profound because of her Montessori experience as a …

During my student teaching I was surprised by a few of the teaching methods used by my directress that didn’t seem very Montessori.
One of the first difficult activities our preschool students were required to complete was sorting about 100 different colored wooden beads …

I’ve been reading an article by Dr. Mario M. Montessori, Fantasy and Reality in Children’s Games.
Here are some excerpts I’d like to share.

Montessori education has always sparked debate. I think this article clarifies the role of play and fantasy in the Montessori classroom.  …