Did you know that in Montessori, children learn to write before they can read? This is because they are taught the alphabet phonically rather than the names of the letters…
Category: Writing

TODDLER/PRESCHOOL: PUSHPIN ACTIVITY
The other morning I was watching E make marks on paper with her pen. She focuses so intently and makes such precise characters. I later observed both her and V…

MONTESSORI TODDLER: WRITING PREP–THE CHALKBOARD
A few weeks ago we to a family vacation. At one point I had to make a run to a small store and happened to come across mini Etch A…