I'm always looking for a better way to organize the materials on my shelves, especially since I am working in a very small space. Recently I discovered that combining one of my teacher store favs (library pockets) with brochure holders from Office Max results in a perfect way to display card materials...
The Underlying Organization of a Montessori Classroom
This is the time when many schools and homes are setting up for the coming school year. Commonly, classrooms go through several incarnations before teachers and parents hit the combo that's "just right"...
My Montessori Closet
Well, folks, here it is! After this, I have no secrets (well, maybe a few). When we bought this house 8 years ago, one thing I really liked was that someone had thoughtfully put a closet under our staircase that leads upstairs...
The Organizational Dilemna
With spring around the corner, now seems like a good time to talk about how to organize Montessori materials. I'm sure there are many Montessori classrooms (either at home or school) that look beautiful at first glance - with gleaming materials on polished shelves. A closer look might reveal drawers, cabinets, and closets that would require a team of excavators to find that elusive tray or dusty puzzle...
Tricks & Tips for the Montessori Classroom
As promised, a few more pictures of my elementary Montessori classroom. As I browsed through the pictures, I noticed a few things that I used to do with the materials to make them easier to organize and display...
My Former Classroom
I thought it might be nice to share some pictures I have of my last classroom. The school I taught at was The Montessori School of North Hoffman - a really fantastic school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago...
A Change in Perspective
Something about spring makes me want to clean, clean, clean. The sun shines through my windows at certain angles and seems to highlight dirt and dust. Along with more traditional spring cleaning activities like reorganizing closets and straightening the attic, I also take a look at the materials on my shelves...
Organizing Your Montessori Materials
As I've mentioned before, I use plastic bins to organize cultural materials (especially 3-part cards). They have several great features - one is that they don't take up much room in a shelf or cabinet...
My Homeschool Classroom
I thought I'd start by showing you a picture of my living room - should I say, "former" living room! I explained to my husband when we started homeschooling that whatever is important to you is reflected in your house, so if homeschooling was important to us it was okay to devote our living room to it...
