Montessori Guides

Parent pointing at a blue kids learning watch on a child's wrist at the breakfast table
How to Teach a Child to Tell Time: The Montessori Way, Step by Step
A five-step Montessori sequence to teach telling time at home, from "before and after" to counting by fives. Lire plus...
Yellow kids digital microscope on an oak leaf, its screen showing magnified leaf veins
How to Choose a Digital Microscope for Kids (Without Wasting Money)
Optical or digital, slides or no slides, and what "1000x" really means: five checks before you buy a first microscope. Lire plus...
Christmas morning living room with a felt wall tree, a wooden crib mobile and a wooden fishing game on the rug
Montessori Christmas Gifts by Age: A Gift Guide from Baby to 6
Screen-free Christmas gifts sorted by age, from a first crib mobile to a 3D pen, with the four tests every pick had to pass. Lire plus...
Montessori toys arranged by age group, from crib mobile to 3D pen
Montessori Toys by Age: A Practical Guide from Birth to 14
The right toy at two is the wrong toy at six. What each age is working on, from birth to 14, and the Montessori materials that match. Lire plus...