Articles tagged with "Montessori Method"
Lesson of the Day 96: Color Tablets — Montessori Visual Discrimination of Color with Boxes 1, 2, and 3
May 26, 2026
"The senses, being explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge." — Maria Montessori Of all the beautiful materials in the Montessori Sensorial area, the Color Tablets may be the most visually stunning. Imagine a child quietly arranging sixty-three tablets into nine perfect gradients — from the deepest, richest …
Montessori Reading: A Complete Guide to Teaching Your Child to Read
May 15, 2026
Reading the Montessori Way: A Complete Guide Teaching your child to read is one of the most rewarding journeys in Montessori education. Unlike conventional approaches that jump straight into phonics drills and sight words, the Montessori method builds reading readiness through a carefully sequenced progression of sensorial experiences, hands-on letter …
Montessori Baby — From Birth to 12 Months
March 22, 2026
Babies are such delightful and mysterious creatures. One day your baby is lying on his or her back, and a few minutes later baby is two feet away on his or her tummy! The first activities we do with our babies are hold them, touch them, look them in the …
Montessori Reading
March 20, 2026
Reading the Montessori Way: A Complete Guide to Teaching Your Child to Read Teaching a child to read is one of the most rewarding milestones in a Montessori education — and it doesn't happen by accident. Dr. Montessori discovered that when children are given the right sensorial foundation, the right …
Presenting Materials
June 11, 2012
Presenting a Montessori material with calm, deliberate movements. Presenting Materials: The Montessori Art of the First Impression In the Montessori classroom and home, the way we introduce a material to a child matters profoundly. Dr. Maria Montessori understood that children absorb information with extraordinary clarity during their first encounter. This …
What is the Montessori Method
June 30, 2007
"I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori method." — Dr. Maria Montessori If you are new to Montessori, welcome. You are about to discover an approach to education that honors your child …
The Three Period Lesson
June 30, 2007
The Three Period Lesson The three period lesson is one of the most important teaching tools in the Montessori method. It is a gentle, three-step way to introduce your child to a new name, concept, or idea — and it works for everything from colors and shapes to letter sounds, …