The Montessori framework is grounded in a child-centered approach to education that values fostering a child’s strengths, independence, and natural curiosity. It is an approach that recognizes that children have an innate hunger for knowledge and exploration learning through hands-on experiences, imagination, and experimentation.
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The square of a binomial and a trinomial have several applications in real-life problems and are frequently used in various fields such as physics, engineering, finance, and others.
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By learning about these highways, your learners can better understand how transportation has shaped our nation. From the famous Route 66 to the massive highway system created after World War I, our highways have helped to connect people and places across our vast country.
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Are you ready to embark on a journey to learn about one of the most important elements on planet earth? That’s right; we’re talking about carbon! Carbon is a fascinating element found in many forms and has numerous benefits for our environment, health, and economy.
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How important are number lines? Montessorians know too well the story of Ancient Egyptians who tied knots at equidistance on a rope to measure crops. This is a form of a number line! Every day we use number lines when measuring ingredients, length, or driving along a road. Not only are number lines everywhere, but they […]
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Help your learners create new connections between fractional parts and angle measurements! In the early elementary years, Montessori learners explore various names to describe angles.
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In everyday life, we use estimation and rounding, two skills that help us mentally assess numbers. They can be used to simplify numbers and understand them better, or they can be used to do mental math faster.
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The Decanomial Box Task Cards have been designed to support learners aged 6 and up beginning to work —implicitly—with multiplication. Ultimately, the Montessori Decanomial Box is used to provide learners with a physical model of the multiplication table.
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The Wooden Equivalent Figure Material Complete Set is an affordable version of the unique Montessori math material, Equivalent Figures Material. Equivalent Figures Material allows learners to explore the concept of equivalences by deconstructing shapes to create new shapes that can be used for measuring areas.
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The basics of percentages are usually introduced around ages 8-9, in the late Lower Elementary years. First, children must have extensive experience with fractions and what it means to have parts of a whole. Percentages are comparable to fractions, with the difference that percentage represents the value of a quantity divided into 100 parts