How To Use the Montessori Moveable Alphabet
The Montessori Moveable Alphabet is a box of letter cutouts for each of the 26 letters in the English alphabet. Children take the letters out, put them together, and move them around to form words and sentences. There are multiples of each letter to allow several...
How to Use Montessori Phonemic Sound Objects
Pre-reading skills begin with phonemic awareness. Phonemic Awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. Words are made up of small sound units. We can isolate sounds and blend them together to make meaning. Teaching...
How to Use the Montessori Geometry Stick Box
The Montessori Geometry Stick Box contains wooden sticks of different lengths and colors with holes at each end allowing them to be connected to create any shape or angle needed in geometry investigation. This math material makes geometry concepts beautifully visual...
The Montessori Racks and Tubes Division
The Montessori Racks and Tubes Division material teaches long division with dividends into the millions. It is sometimes called Test Tube Division, Division Hierarchical Material, or simply Long Division Material. It is one of my Top Ten Math Materials for elementary....
The Montessori Fraction Circles for Elementary
The Montessori Fraction Circles are red plastic or wooden circles representing fraction pieces from 1-10. Children can easily understand the concepts of fraction families, equivalence, improper fractions, mixed numbers, and operations with fractions using the circles....
The Montessori Bead Boards for Multiplication and Division
The Montessori Bead Boards for Multiplication and Division enable children to memorize the facts in a visual kinesthetic way that supports memory recall. The "why" behind the mathematical process of multiplying and dividing becomes transparent and ingrained in a...
How to Plan a Homeschool Welcome Fall Party
Fall evokes cozy feelings of warmth and light as we gather around traditions and comfort. The days grow cooler and shorter. We welcome the change with cozy blankets, flickering scented candles, flavors of spiced apple and pumpkin, and an appreciation for the...
The Montessori Multiplication Checkerboard
The Montessori Multiplication Checkerboard math material is one of my Top Ten math materials for elementary. It is a 9x4 grid on a board or cloth mat consisting of 36 squares; nine horizontally across the bottom and 4 vertically up the side. The squares repeat a...
The Montessori Bead Frames for Lower Elementary
The Montessori Bead Frames are used to do addition, subtraction, and multiplication; but not division. The Small Bead Frame allows operations into the units of thousands, while The Large Bead Frame allows operations into the units of millions. Place value is...
First Week Homeschool Activities
The first week back to homeschool sets the tone for the rest of the school year. Fortunately, enthusiasm and excitement naturally accompany the first days of school! We only have to capitalize on that excitement with first-week homeschool activities! I wrote a...