Adrian started legibly writing letters at around three years of age (see a post "Writing his own name at 37 months" here), but numbers for some reason are harder for him to trace. So, he practices daily in his numbers workbook (buy here), and he also likes to refer to... Read more →

Today, we are using a traditional Montessori material: ➕Addition Strip Board (buy here), where a child is introduced to adding numbers a little bit more abstractly. This material should be presented to a child who has a very strong understanding of quantity to a numeral concept because here there is... Read more →

Even though Adrian recognizes numbers one through twenty, he still needs to practice writing numbers properly (for example, the number one is written from top to bottom, not from bottom up). We usually pick a number (or letter) of the day, where Adrian would practice proper tracing in his work-book,... Read more →

Practical Life 🙌 activities provide the foundation for all other activities in Montessori education, fulfilling a child's plea: "Help me do it myself!" Through daily living exercises, such as pouring, a child gains confidence and mastery of the environment. After the refinement of individual skills, children apply them in purposeful... Read more →