Guides

Does Montessori Encourage Pretend Play?
Does Montessori Encourage Pretend Play?
Ask five Montessori parents if pretend play is encouraged in Montessori parenting, and you might get five different answers. Some may feel that pretend play doesn't fit Montessori principles, while... Read more...
Does Montessori Allow Screen Time? - A Parent's Guide to Montessori and Technology
Does Montessori Allow Screen Time? - A Parent's Guide to Montessori and Technology
If you’ve ever handed your toddler a phone while you cooked dinner, answered an important email, or simply took a few minutes to catch your breath, you’re certainly not  Read more...
Is Montessori a Good Choice for Autistic Children?
Is Montessori a Good Choice for Autistic Children?
Chances are, if you're researching education options for your autistic child, Montessori has crossed your radar—whether as a school you're considering, for homeschooling methods, or as an approach you could... Read more...
Do Montessori Children Go to School or Are They Homeschooled?
Do Montessori Children Go to School or Are They Homeschooled?
If you are starting out on your Montessori journey with your child, you may ask, “Do Montessori children need to be home-taught or should they attend school?” Really, Read more...
What’s the Best Age to Start Montessori? (Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond)
What’s the Best Age to Start Montessori? (Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond)
If you’re new to the world of Montessori and wondering when the best age is to start Montessori parenting with your child, the honest answer is: now - the earlier... Read more...
What Is Montessori Parenting?
What Is Montessori Parenting?
Montessori parenting is a gentle approach that supports independence, confidence, and natural development from the very beginning. Inspired by the teaching philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, it focuses on respecting... Read more...
How to Choose Montessori Toys for Your Child
How to Choose Montessori Toys for Your Child
Choosing toys for your child can feel overwhelming. Store shelves are packed full of toys with flashing lights, catchy tunes, and plastic gadgets, but will all these toys actually stimulate... Read more...
Is Montessori Good for ADHD?
Is Montessori Good for ADHD?
Gone are the days when ADHD traits were unrecognised, misunderstood, or dismissed as simply “naughty” or “difficult” behaviour. With growing research and awareness around neurodivergence, parents and educators are rethinking... Read more...
Montessori Play for Toddlers: How It Helps Them Overcome Fear and Build Confidence
Montessori Play for Toddlers: How It Helps Them Overcome Fear and Build Confidence
Fear is a natural part of growing up. From fear of the dark to fear of strangers or trying new things, toddlers face many challenges as they begin to explore... Read more...
The Best Montessori Toys for Motor Skills (Ages 1–5)
The Best Montessori Toys for Motor Skills (Ages 1–5)
If you've ever watched your toddler try to scale the couch like it's Mount Everest, you know just how natural movement is for little ones. In the Montessori world, that... Read more...
The Montessori Method
The Montessori Method
The Montessori Method began with a study by Maria Montessori on children with mental disorders. Only later did the method extend to the education of all children. This is because... Read more...
Introduction to Montessori
Introduction to Montessori
Montessori is a child-centric approach to learning. It focuses on hands-on learning as well as activities that are directed by the children themselves. Scientifically speaking, this method is based on... Read more...
Setting Up A Montessori Environment
Setting Up A Montessori Environment
Dr. Maria Montessori talks about the traits of the Montessori Children's House in great detail in her handbook of Montessori educational philosophy. She states that the Children's House acts as... Read more...
Montessori Didactic Material
Montessori Didactic Material
The Montessori system has a unique scientific approach that can be seen in the way it focuses on self-teaching material that is manufactured in a perfect size, color, and proportion.... Read more...
Basic Property of Montessori Materials
Basic Property of Montessori Materials
You may have noticed by now the materials used in the Montessori method are unique. They are carefully designed and selected to cater for each child’s needs. Each set presents... Read more...
Montessori Sensorial Curriculum
Montessori Sensorial Curriculum
The Sensorial Curriculum is a special and unique principle of the Montessori method. It involves a progression through a specially designed set of wooden materials designed by Dr. Montessori herself.... Read more...
Sensitive Period of Growth
Sensitive Period of Growth
We’ve talked a little bit about sensitive periods, but now we will take a closer look at what exactly they entail. A sensitive period can be seen as a child’s... Read more...
Raising a Responsible Montessori Child
Raising a Responsible Montessori Child
Raising a child is not instinctive; care can be, but educating is not. To raise a child, you have to pay keen attention to the details that your child is... Read more...
Practical Montessori Exercises
Practical Montessori Exercises
The Montessori Method was conceived, studied, designed, and created to be made available to the child and their development. As we mentioned previously, Dr. Montessori, went as far as instituting... Read more...
Montessori Teachings For The 6 Month Old
Montessori Teachings For The 6 Month Old
The first six months of a child’s life are marked by the great change of living in the womb to living in the outside world. During this period, your baby... Read more...
Montessori Routines
Montessori Routines
The following are sets of Montessori Routines that will affect the mind of children and bring the best out of them.  These routines can be applied at any time during... Read more...
Montessori Music and Activities
Montessori Music and Activities
Music is considered to be the activity that connects the senses and engages the body more than any other. Many calls it a global language. Everyone is said to possess... Read more...
The Role of a Montessori Parent as a Teacher
The Role of a Montessori Parent as a Teacher
There are two basic types of education: formal and informal. Informal education is where the person is self-taught, without any help or guidance from a proper educator. The person gathers... Read more...
Correcting Your Child's Mistake
Correcting Your Child's Mistake
Maria Montessori believed that it was wrong to associate the child with punishment for their wrong behavior. This is how she introduced the Montessori principle of self-education. Opting for the... Read more...
Why Are Pikler Triangles So Expensive?
Why Are Pikler Triangles So Expensive?
The most common question we see asked is why are pikler triangles so gosh darn expensive? Well, there many reasons for that and we'll explain in detail below. Inorder to... Read more...
Where To Buy Used Pikler Triangles?
Where To Buy Used Pikler Triangles?
At Montessori Climber, we understand buying brand new Pikler Triangles is not only a long term investment but an expensive one to most. To help with that we wanted to touch upon... Read more...
Montessori Guide for 3 to 6 Year Olds
Montessori Guide for 3 to 6 Year Olds
At the age of five or six years, the child's brain is nearing its final size, which will remain almost unchanged throughout adulthood. The stimuli received during the stage between... Read more...
Reading and Writing For The Growing Montessori
Reading and Writing For The Growing Montessori
Reading, unlike speech, is a discipline which has to be taught to children. While all human beings end up learning to speak their mother tongue effortlessly, just by being exposed... Read more...
The Bilingual Montessori
The Bilingual Montessori
The teaching of a second language must begin, ideally, at the time of birth. It’s never too soon to start! If one of the parents can speak a different language,... Read more...
Montessori Guide For 1 to 3 Year Old Toddlers
Montessori Guide For 1 to 3 Year Old Toddlers
During the second year of life, a toddler’s need for independence starts to become obvious. At this point, children start to walk well, and they wish to explore their environment... Read more...
Montessori Baby Guide For 0 To 12 Months Old
Montessori Baby Guide For 0 To 12 Months Old
We can start preparing for the arrival of a new baby from a Montessori point of view, much before the baby is actually born. Preparing Montessori activities is really thrilling... Read more...
What Is The Montessori Method?
What Is The Montessori Method?
The Montessori Method was created at the beginning of the 20th century by the Italian physician and pedagogue Maria Montessori, creator of what we know as scientific pedagogy. Maria Montessori... Read more...