Montessori preschool in Blaine

Building Strong Listening Skills in Early Childhood: The Montessori Way

By Emily / August 17, 2026

A child who pauses to listen is doing more than following directions; they’re learning how to connect, understand, and respond. Listening skills in early childhood form an important foundation for communication, relationships, classroom participation, and future academic learning.   Montessori education supports these skills naturally through respectful conversations, hands-on activities, storytelling, music, and everyday social interactions.…

Why We Don’t Use Math Worksheets: The Power of Concrete Learning

By Emily / June 19, 2026

In many classrooms, math begins with paper, pencils, and memorized facts. In Montessori classrooms, it begins with the hands. Children count beads, build rods, group golden units into tens, and exchange ten tens for one hundred. This is concrete learning in action. Before a child is asked to solve an equation, they experience what numbers mean.…