Children always enjoy the ‘lifecycle of a seed’ lesson (especially poignant in the spring) because of the many exciting and tactile ways in which the learning can be applied and extended.
There are the five stages of plant life cycle: the seed, germination, growth, reproduction, pollination and seed spreading stages. In a typical Montessori lesson, we…
Young children don’t naturally have an understanding of the great wide world outside of their own context – they live within the confines of home, family, school (and wherever else they spend the majority of their time). The Continent Globe lesson is how children start to learn where they exist in the world in relation…
A primary focus of Montessori learning is to inspire children’s natural curiosity and our cultural lesson on parts of a frog does just that. Frogs are strange little creatures and it is great fun to think a bit more about their lifecycle and role in the ecosystem but to start, we like to teach children…
The introductory lesson to the ‘Structure of the Earth’ will teach children what the earth is made up of and will develop their sense of order. It’s an activity that can easily be replicated at home and as well as stimulating, it’s a great way to spend time with your child and engage in conversation…
The planets are an endless source of fascination to children and Montessori methodology has a really fun way of introducing the solar system to developing young minds. Have a look at this lesson by My Works Montessori:
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As you’ll have noticed, the lesson turns the complicated concepts of the solar system…