I have found that in the midst of uncertainty and lack of every day routine, that we have needed to put more structure into our day....

Many of our friends at Mountainside are beginning to read books or are already book readers. I have recently had a few families inquire...

One of our practical life lessons, that the children love, is our nut cracking lesson. If we don't have nut sensitivities in our...

In the next few days, your child will receive an envelope in the mail. There will be petals or a flower, a button, a stem and a piece of...

Water coloring, with either card stock or water color paper, is a favorite a lesson in our classroom. When this lesson is prepared in our...

When I first became a trained Montessori Teacher, one of my first awe inspiring moments was related to research. To witness children...

This weekend, my family was delivering a meal to my brother's family. When we peaked in the window, we saw our nephew busy driving his...

One of the four areas of study in the Montessori Early Childhood classroom is our practical life work. We have lessons that range from...

In February, I discovered a podcast that the students loved. It is called Preschool Music, with Jen and Nick. The episodes range from 4...

Materials: Pin puncher ( you could use a long, thick nail), a mat (to protect to working space), construction paper with small black dots...

Handwork is a grounding activity for children. While observing students in the classroom, we'll often see children enter a focused, quiet...

As we continue our time at home, I'm grateful that in the midst of quarantine, we're still able to head outside and enjoy our beautiful...

At Mountainside, when we are completing works related to science we identify the children as scientists. They have amazingly inquisitive...

In each work drawer, the children have a journal. Some have started the journal with the teachers, while others have not started. While...

After yesterday's post, I was outside with my children and was reminded of the great sensory experience that we can enjoy each day. Even...

Maria Montessori developed a set of beautiful materials to develop and refine the five senses of children in the early childhood...

I bet some of you are wondering why the paper strips are in our work drawers. In our montessori classroom, we call them snips. The...