Children at all times and at all ages are engaging curiously with the world, absorbing what they see and building their understanding of the world. In seeking to understand the world, young children ask so many questions! The Montessori geography materials meet that curiosity with simple, beautiful objects that help children put the world into context. As Dr. Montessori explains in Education for a New World, "Children are not able...
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If you come to observe a Montessori classroom, you may notice that the teacher is not the center of attention. You’ll see children moving around, working on various tasks, solving problems, and helping each other, while the teacher moves quietly through the room, watching, waiting, stepping in briefly. This is a careful, deliberate practice (and, for what it’s worth, it may be the hardest thing a Montessori teacher learns to...
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