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June 25, 2021

The Sandpaper Letters

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The Sandpaper Letters The Sandpaper Letters are one of Maria Montessori’s most beautiful material. A child will trace the letters which will not only support their letter recognition and…

March 16, 2021

The Pikler Triangle

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“Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.” M. Montessori The Pikler Triangle was developed over 100 years ago…

January 29, 2021

Play for infants

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“Play is the work of the child.” – Maria Montessori Let’s Play! Young babies need lots of time with you, being held, cuddled, etc but you can start to encourage…

January 29, 2021

Intrinsic Motivation

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“Montessori education is designed to awaken interest and to allow children to pursue learning about issues that personally interest them. This is necessary to a system that is based on…