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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 Maria Montessori saw that her method had stimulating effects on children with mental disorders.

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 the developmental stages of children from the time they're born to the time they become adults.

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 an environment that offers maximum developmental opportunities for the child.

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. The subjects in Montessori are also carefully selected and integrated through a broad curriculum that encompasses not only academics but social life skills as well.

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 one concept at a time for the child. However, the materials can be used and reused and the child will learn something new every time.

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. The materials aim to train and refine the child’s senses. They are introduced in a specified sequence to target specific senses and develop a set of skills and awareness.  

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 burning inner fire of interest or excitement, something that really ‘sparks’ their passion for learning that can be seen during engagement with a new skill.

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 constantly expressing. Raising a toddler is a whole lot of work, to such an extent that a lot of parents choose to quit their jobs to focus solely on raising their kids.

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 Children’s Homes with materials and specific activities with the sole purpose of enhancing their growth, autonomy, and freedom.

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 will sleep a lot and enjoy being held, sung and talked to—your baby will enjoy your presence more than anything else. You may feel that all your baby does is eat, sleep, poop and cry.

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 the school period. The main idea is to apply them earlier in the morning and conclude them in the evening. 

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 inborn abilities to isolate different kinds of music. However, the preference for music varies according to culture and natural inclinations.  

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 knowledge and information from their surroundings, making their self-education a priority. 

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 Montessori self-education means being able to empower your children through any action they may do wrong, without the use of a real reprimand. 

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 answer why pikler triangles are so expensive, one must know exactly how a pikler triangle is made. There is a lot of time invested into creating each individual one.

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 buying used pikler triangles.

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 birth and six years will define the quality of the learning basis the child is going to have for the rest of his life.

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 to it during their first years of life, learning to read is different.

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, the best option for your family might be to implement a very well-known and successful technique known as OPOL: one person, one language.

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 on their own. They no longer want to spend the whole day in their mother’s arms: the world has become too interesting for that.

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 and sometimes we, as parents, can get slightly carried away by our early learning goals.

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 was the first Italian woman to finish university training as a medical doctor.