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Among the many carefully designed materials in the Children’s House, the metal insets occupy a special place in the preparation for writing. Deceptively simple in appearance, they are in fact one of the most purposeful materials in the environment. Their purpose is to help children refine their hands for writing, and a great deal of preparation has already taken place before ...

Have you ever watched a child trace the outline of a window with their finger, or carefully line up blocks into a perfectly symmetrical row? They may not have a name for what they're doing, but they are already exploring geometry.

Dr. Maria Montessori understood that geometry is not an abstract school subject. It is part of the world children live in from the ver...

Summer is the perfect season to explore the question: what does a plant actually need to survive?

Rather than focusing on abstract information through books, this is a chance to really experiment with our children. What happens to a seedling when you take away its water? Its light? Its warmth? What if you give it everything? What if you give it almost nothing?

Have you ever stumbled upon your children acting out an imaginary scene? Perhaps you've found them "playing school" or witnessed them use a Lego person to boss a Beanie Baby around a bit. Play is a way for children to process and make sense of their lives.

They need play, and as Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, so eloquently explains in his book, Playful Parenting